Job summary
Our Additional Primary Care (APC) service is looking for a regular team of Consultant GPs who will be responsible for providing supervision to our multi-disciplinary team of non-medical prescribers and acting as a source of clinical expertise to the team, enhancing skills and knowledge.
Triage to, and supervision of, our NMP team is an integral part of this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will autonomously undertake assessment and treatment of both acute and chronic, differentiated and undifferentiated, patient presentations.
The post holder will determine a clinical diagnosis, if appropriate and treatment plan and appropriate discharge, or refer, as indicated, whilst maintaining accurate patient records and ensuring patient safety. They will be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff, enhancing skills and knowledge, and work in partnership with a multidisciplinary team.
Hours of work: 8am - 8pm Saturdays and Sundays (Flexible hours negotiable)
Tenure: Flexible - Fixed term contract to 30th June 2027 with potential extension (zero hour contract considered)
Base: Hybrid working. Predominantly remote working with some requirement to come to the ABC offices at Crawley and Horley.
About us
Alliance for Better Care CIC is a GP Federation that unites 77 NHS GP practices across 24 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues as well as their patients, to transform how healthcare is managed within the community.
As a membership organisation, our focus is to work in partnership with our members and help them to improve the provision of General Practices in the local area.
We work with and listen to our GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community Organisations and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships ensure that, together, we deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and expertise needed to effectively serve our communities.
More about our organisation: www.allianceforbettercare.org
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities include:
- Triaging patient appointments and allocating them to the most appropriate clinician
- To provide clinical supervision to all members of the multidisciplinary team working within the APC service
- Patient consultations
- Issuing medication
- To independently undertake specialised clinical assessments, diagnose, treat and discharge, or appropriately refer, patients with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses
- To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans
- To adapt styles of communication appropriately to promote empowerment, self-management, and health education for patients
- To attend clinical meetings if required
- To be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff within the team
- To delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate
- To identify actual or potential clinical risks and take appropriate action using, when required, the appropriate reporting structure
Leadership / Service Delivery responsibilities
1. To ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in line with recognised standards and ABC policies and use of the electronic patient records system. This includes:-
- Documenting full and accurate record of assessments and treatment
- Supporting colleagues to maintain good and complete records.
- Working closely with the administration and/or operations team, ensuring all records pertinent to patients are filed as appropriate
- Contributing to the read-coding of patient data
2. Work within local and national guidelines and protocols
3. To participate in audits and use the results, current research and government guidelines, to make recommendations for changes to service delivery and clinical practice, and to share knowledge with other healthcare professionals.
4. To collect data and provide service information to the Service Manager as required.
5. To contribute to the development and establishment of systems to gather feedback from patients.
6. To ensure that stakeholders are kept informed on service issues and potential risks.
7. To work with the team in delivering and promoting the needs of the service.
8. To work with the Service Manager and Clinical Lead to meet the clinical governance needs of the service; including investigation of incidents (including serious incidents) and complaints, where required, sharing learning that arises from investigations.
- To provide clinical supervision / mentorship (where appropriately trained) to junior practitioners.
- To remain updated on the use of all equipment used and to report any technical problems or issues with that equipment.
- To participate in clinical team meetings to discuss day-to-day operation issues.
Research / Audit:
1. Evaluate the care of patients through a process of audit to examine, benchmark and develop evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness
2. Collaborate with other health care professionals in initiating and promoting research. Support colleagues in the conduct of research and promote dissemination and implementation of findings
3. To support an ongoing programme of audit to evaluate practice ensuring that the data is used to develop and improve the service.
4. Support multi-disciplinary clinical audit and research across the service implementing innovations in clinical practice and supporting the utilisation of research and evidence-based practice.
5. Support quality improvement and the use of methodologies to promote good clinical practice.
6. Using computer software to input, extract and analyse data as required and to develop and create divisional/specialty reports and other reports as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities include:
- Triaging patient appointments and allocating them to the most appropriate clinician
- To provide clinical supervision to all members of the multidisciplinary team working within the APC service
- Patient consultations
- Issuing medication
- To independently undertake specialised clinical assessments, diagnose, treat and discharge, or appropriately refer, patients with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses
- To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans
- To adapt styles of communication appropriately to promote empowerment, self-management, and health education for patients
- To attend clinical meetings if required
- To be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff within the team
- To delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate
- To identify actual or potential clinical risks and take appropriate action using, when required, the appropriate reporting structure
Leadership / Service Delivery responsibilities
1. To ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in line with recognised standards and ABC policies and use of the electronic patient records system. This includes:-
- Documenting full and accurate record of assessments and treatment
- Supporting colleagues to maintain good and complete records.
- Working closely with the administration and/or operations team, ensuring all records pertinent to patients are filed as appropriate
- Contributing to the read-coding of patient data
2. Work within local and national guidelines and protocols
3. To participate in audits and use the results, current research and government guidelines, to make recommendations for changes to service delivery and clinical practice, and to share knowledge with other healthcare professionals.
4. To collect data and provide service information to the Service Manager as required.
5. To contribute to the development and establishment of systems to gather feedback from patients.
6. To ensure that stakeholders are kept informed on service issues and potential risks.
7. To work with the team in delivering and promoting the needs of the service.
8. To work with the Service Manager and Clinical Lead to meet the clinical governance needs of the service; including investigation of incidents (including serious incidents) and complaints, where required, sharing learning that arises from investigations.
- To provide clinical supervision / mentorship (where appropriately trained) to junior practitioners.
- To remain updated on the use of all equipment used and to report any technical problems or issues with that equipment.
- To participate in clinical team meetings to discuss day-to-day operation issues.
Research / Audit:
1. Evaluate the care of patients through a process of audit to examine, benchmark and develop evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness
2. Collaborate with other health care professionals in initiating and promoting research. Support colleagues in the conduct of research and promote dissemination and implementation of findings
3. To support an ongoing programme of audit to evaluate practice ensuring that the data is used to develop and improve the service.
4. Support multi-disciplinary clinical audit and research across the service implementing innovations in clinical practice and supporting the utilisation of research and evidence-based practice.
5. Support quality improvement and the use of methodologies to promote good clinical practice.
6. Using computer software to input, extract and analyse data as required and to develop and create divisional/specialty reports and other reports as required.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of working in an urgent care environment (UTC/ED/MIU)
- Experience of leading, and working within, a team of clinicians and GPs
- Proactive approach and strong communication skills to build trust and rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds and reduce health inequalities
Desirable
- Experience of working effectively in collaboration with other organisations
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP - essential
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT) -
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- MRCGP
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor Certification
- Diploma in Acute Medicine
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Patient focused
- Ability to work independently and to lead a team
- Interest in education and mentoring of allied health care professionals
- Interest in primary care services, workforce and at scale provision
- Ability to motivate a team
- Ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations
Desirable
- Knowledge of primary and urgent care pathways
- Familiarity with commissioning pathways
- Knowledge of local systems / services
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of working in an urgent care environment (UTC/ED/MIU)
- Experience of leading, and working within, a team of clinicians and GPs
- Proactive approach and strong communication skills to build trust and rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds and reduce health inequalities
Desirable
- Experience of working effectively in collaboration with other organisations
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP - essential
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT) -
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- MRCGP
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor Certification
- Diploma in Acute Medicine
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Patient focused
- Ability to work independently and to lead a team
- Interest in education and mentoring of allied health care professionals
- Interest in primary care services, workforce and at scale provision
- Ability to motivate a team
- Ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations
Desirable
- Knowledge of primary and urgent care pathways
- Familiarity with commissioning pathways
- Knowledge of local systems / services
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).
