Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified salaried GP role with real variety. We are looking for GPs to work across the Enhanced Access hub, a local GP practice and care homes in Southwark.
This combines dealing mainly with acute, on-the-day problems at Enhanced Access, chronic disease management of complex elderly patients in care homes, as well as routine GP work at New Mill Street Surgery.
The development session is an opportunity to further an individual interest, develop a clinical service or a leadership role.
Should QHS receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert early.
Main duties of the job
In accordance with the QHS rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including face to face consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, prescribing & dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation or external organisations
Screening patients for disease risk factors & early signs of illness
Contributing to QOF / enhanced service requirements and recording data appropriately
In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health related illnesses
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
Prescribing in accordance with the accepted prescribing formulary (or generically) and the ICB QIPP program whenever this is clinically appropriate
Proactively supporting the EA Clinical Lead or Practice Manager in day to day delivery of primary care services, for example: coordination of the EA operational service delivery on a day to day basis; governance and risk management, CPD & keeping clinical protocols up to date
Please see the attached job description for more main duties
About us
Fourteen practices in North Southwark have come together as Quay Health Solutions (QHS) Community Interest Company to jointly deliver services that improve outcomes for our 200k registered patients. As a GP Federation, QHS provides the building blocks for at scale service delivery and wider system integration through five neighbourhoods that are the delivery units of PCN, bringing together local health and care organisations (including social care, the voluntary sector and patient groups) to work collaboratively to deliver more joined up, patient-centred services.
Quay Health Solutions does not hold a VISA Sponsorship Licence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached document for the full job description.
QHS GP
Care Home Service provides primary medical care for residents of
all older adults care homes across Southwark. There are seven care homes which
all receive dedicated weekly visits for GP ward rounds ensuring continuity of
care. The QHS GP Care Home Service team also includes a dedicated clinical
pharmacist, nurse extensivist, nurse associates, dementia specialist nurses and
a care coordinator. There are regular MDT meetings with the care homes, local
geriatricians, social workers, mental health team and dieticians that enable us
to deliver truly holistic, long-term, multidisciplinary care not seen in most
primary care settings.
QHS, has been appointed by North Southwark PCN to
deliver Enhanced Access Service to
the North Southwark population. This
service was initially designed to provide additional capacity for member
practices catering acute presentations, however over the recent years, we
expanded to incorporate selective routine primary care services to support
local needs.
New Mill Street Surgery is a small, but dynamic and forward thinking GP practice of 7,000
patients in the heart of Shad Thames. As it is run by Quay Health Solutions,
New Mill Street Surgery is at the forefront of testing new ways of working in
the borough and hosts a variety of clinicians (including GP's, ANP's, Nursing
Associates, FCP Physios, Clinical Pharmacists and Mental Health Practitioners)
resulting in a well-rounded and diverse clinical team.
QHS
is also working with NHS Southwark ICS on a programme of development to support
transformation of local health services.
We are working collaboratively with providers and patients to co-produce
solutions to the challenges we face and maximise the impact of our services on
quality and outcomes of patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached document for the full job description.
QHS GP
Care Home Service provides primary medical care for residents of
all older adults care homes across Southwark. There are seven care homes which
all receive dedicated weekly visits for GP ward rounds ensuring continuity of
care. The QHS GP Care Home Service team also includes a dedicated clinical
pharmacist, nurse extensivist, nurse associates, dementia specialist nurses and
a care coordinator. There are regular MDT meetings with the care homes, local
geriatricians, social workers, mental health team and dieticians that enable us
to deliver truly holistic, long-term, multidisciplinary care not seen in most
primary care settings.
QHS, has been appointed by North Southwark PCN to
deliver Enhanced Access Service to
the North Southwark population. This
service was initially designed to provide additional capacity for member
practices catering acute presentations, however over the recent years, we
expanded to incorporate selective routine primary care services to support
local needs.
New Mill Street Surgery is a small, but dynamic and forward thinking GP practice of 7,000
patients in the heart of Shad Thames. As it is run by Quay Health Solutions,
New Mill Street Surgery is at the forefront of testing new ways of working in
the borough and hosts a variety of clinicians (including GP's, ANP's, Nursing
Associates, FCP Physios, Clinical Pharmacists and Mental Health Practitioners)
resulting in a well-rounded and diverse clinical team.
QHS
is also working with NHS Southwark ICS on a programme of development to support
transformation of local health services.
We are working collaboratively with providers and patients to co-produce
solutions to the challenges we face and maximise the impact of our services on
quality and outcomes of patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see the attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see the attached job description
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
