Job summary
Registered General Practitioner
Sessional
The North East Ambulance Service operates a fully integrated service
providing both 111 and 999 services to the North East region.
We are seeking sessional GPs to work within our Integrated Urgent Care Clinical
Assessment Service (IUC-CAS).
You will work within a multi-disciplinary team
comprising Doctors, Advanced Practitioners and Pharmacists, along with administrative
support.
The CAS provides remote telephone and video assessment for urgent
care cases initially triaged via a health advisor or clinician. As a sessional
GP you may also be required to support the ambulance dispatch function, supporting,
and advising our clinicians and/or crews on scene, who require senior clinical
decision-making guidance.
Feedback and support - both ongoing and in
relation to revalidation - will be provided through a managerial structure that
includes a Lead GP and Deputy Medical Director.
Candidates must be able to undertake remote
assessment utilising both telephone and video.
We have a range of sessional shifts available
covering both the in hours and out of hours period: weekdays, evenings, bank holidays and
overnight working.
Roles are varied and may include a
combination of working on site, undertaking home visits supporting the out of
hours palliative care service or working off site, based at home.
Our sites are located at Newcastle Newburn, Hebburn
and Wynyard.
Competitive sessional rates offered.
Main duties of the job
Job Summary
Sessional GPs can be based onsite and/or work
remotely in response to patient demand to form part of the regional
Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) Multi-Disciplinary Team.
This service will promote
self-care, provide advice, support for patients at home and act as the
gatekeeper to the wider urgent care system, facilitating onward referral where
necessary to a range of primary and secondary care services.
In addition to supporting the CAS you will give clinical support to our Advanced Practitioners in support of the out of hours contracts, this may requrie occasional home visits.
You will provide enhanced clinical assessment,
diagnosis via telephone or video triage and revalidation of ambulances
disposition, to patients who have contacted the NHS 111 or 999 services. You
will also provide clinical leadership to our multi-disciplinary teams, inclusive
of Call Handlers, Nurses, Paramedics and Advanced Practitioners within our CAS.
The GP will be based at one of our Ambulance
Emergency Operation Centre'sin Newcastle, South Tyneside, or Wynyard.
.
About us
We
employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square
miles.
Many
people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take
them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic
skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more
treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We
have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients
with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We
have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions
or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately
patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of
"safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We
value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a
workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from
people from all backgrounds. To
ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold
employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer,
Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work
Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across
all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council (GMC)
- Inclusion in a GP Performers List
- Completion of Formal General Practice Training (or equivalent)
- Current CPR Training
- Current Safeguarding Children Level 3
- Current Safeguarding Adults Level 3
Desirable
- Care of the Sick Child on-line course (within six months of engagement)
Personal attributes
Essential
- Able to listen carefully in order to understand the needs of others
- Flexible approach to working pattern across entire Out of Hours period
- Able to provide clinical leadership in differing styles as the situation
- requires within a multi-disciplinary team to quickly establish rapport and credibility with others in the team
- Able to maintain confidentiality at all times with regards to staff and patients
- Organised, systematic and flexible - Good time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Demonstrates tact and sensitivity when working with others
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously
Knowledge and Key Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.
- Evidence of computer literacy and keyboard skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent decision-making skills
- Familiarity with use of electronic clinical systems
Experience
Essential
- Working in general practice
Desirable
- Experience of the Out of Hours environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council (GMC)
- Inclusion in a GP Performers List
- Completion of Formal General Practice Training (or equivalent)
- Current CPR Training
- Current Safeguarding Children Level 3
- Current Safeguarding Adults Level 3
Desirable
- Care of the Sick Child on-line course (within six months of engagement)
Personal attributes
Essential
- Able to listen carefully in order to understand the needs of others
- Flexible approach to working pattern across entire Out of Hours period
- Able to provide clinical leadership in differing styles as the situation
- requires within a multi-disciplinary team to quickly establish rapport and credibility with others in the team
- Able to maintain confidentiality at all times with regards to staff and patients
- Organised, systematic and flexible - Good time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Demonstrates tact and sensitivity when working with others
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously
Knowledge and Key Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.
- Evidence of computer literacy and keyboard skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent decision-making skills
- Familiarity with use of electronic clinical systems
Experience
Essential
- Working in general practice
Desirable
- Experience of the Out of Hours environment
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
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House
Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer's website
https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
