Community GP

Job summary

Derby City South PCN is looking for a Community GP to help deliver the Acute Home Visiting Service - 'Team Up'.

This is an unique opportunity to join a new service delivering care to the most vulnerable and complex patients within the PCN. The postholder will work within a multidisciplinary team supporting patients to age well.

Home visits and proactive care in the patients own home, as well as integrating with and leading the broader community response, are key to this role.

The post is for 37.5 hours, working with colleagues to cover Mon-Fri 0800-1830, however we are open applicants desiring fewer hours. Your own transport will be essential to travelling across the PCN.

Main duties of the job

To work flexibly across a wide range of service timetables within a community care setting, providing face to face consultation sessions, clinical sessions, telephone triage, home visits, case management and clinical administration.

To review and action diagnostic test promptly to provide medical support/advice to other primary and community care colleagues.

To promote and implement "end of life" strategies, delivering high quality palliative care. To facilitate and support advance care planning including ceilings to care plans

To provide medical input and cover to virtual wards, care homes, community beds/residential nursing

To work closely with other primary and community care colleagues to deliver high quality patient centred clinical care. This will include where appropriate attendance/participation in multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDTs).

About us

Derby City South PCN is a Primary Care Network covering the south of Derby City, and the north of South Derbyshire district. Consisting of seven practices and a 100,000 population, this is a large PCN delivering the Derbyshire 'Team Up' specification - an ageing well program aimed at integrating care for housebound and complex patients. The PCN places patient care at the heart of everything we do, with safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity being of the upmost importance.

You will be employed by Derby City South Healthcare Limited - the delivery arm of the PCN.