Job summary
Provide an integrated model of care between primary and secondary care for cardiovascular services. This will increase accessibility to cardiology services locally which in turn will improve patient experience.
Our approach to this community cardiology model is to recruit and train a group of motivated and pro-active general practitioners who are committed to improving the standards of care for those patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease in the community setting.
Main duties of the job
To deliver a community-based service for cardiovascular services
To improve the patient experience by providing care closer to home.
Provide expert advice in this specialist area and to enhance holistic patient assessment and treatment / management.
To strengthen primary care by enhancing interactions with secondary care which in turn will provide a wider variety of career opportunities for GPs.
About us
Frimley Health represents the merger of Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Acute Trusts in the South East in 2014.
The Trust provides inpatient services on 3 sites:
- Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley
- Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot
- Wexham Park Hospital in Slough.
In addition, the Trust provides outpatient and diagnostic facilities at:
- St Mark's Hospital in Maidenhead,
- King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor,
- Upton Hospital in Slough and within Bracknell Forest and the Chalfonts.
The Trust has an excellent record of service delivery of quality clinical care. This success has been achieved by excellent relationships between clinical staff, management and colleagues throughout the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for reviewing and assessing patients in a community setting.
To communicate the outcomes from the patient consultation and complete all necessary administration relating to the consultation including reviewing and requesting diagnostics and endorsing the results of investigations.
The GPwSI will make a diagnosis and provide recommendations to include lifestyle changes, medication, and request further investigations if requried. They will also be responsible to arrange any follow up required either in the community clinic or secondary care.
The GPwSI will be able to interpret results from the physiologist reports and communicate findings to the patient / GP.
The GPwSI will be responsible for triaging all GP cardiology referrals which can be triaged directly to the community cardiology service or to specific services within Frimley Health for example the heart failure service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for reviewing and assessing patients in a community setting.
To communicate the outcomes from the patient consultation and complete all necessary administration relating to the consultation including reviewing and requesting diagnostics and endorsing the results of investigations.
The GPwSI will make a diagnosis and provide recommendations to include lifestyle changes, medication, and request further investigations if requried. They will also be responsible to arrange any follow up required either in the community clinic or secondary care.
The GPwSI will be able to interpret results from the physiologist reports and communicate findings to the patient / GP.
The GPwSI will be responsible for triaging all GP cardiology referrals which can be triaged directly to the community cardiology service or to specific services within Frimley Health for example the heart failure service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- 2 years working within the NHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- 2 years working within the NHS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Successful candidates will be placed in community hubs / satellite sites across the system
Slough
SL24HL
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
