Job summary
A wonderful opportunity to come and work, live and play within North Cumbria and the beautiful surrounding Lake District. We are looking to recruit a Community Ward GP to deliver high quality medical care to patients in the Community Hospital wards by providing proactive medical assessment, advice, and treatment. NCIC has 6 Community Hospitals across North Cumbria. (Brampton, Penrith, Keswick, Cockermouth, Workington and the Copeland Unit in Whitehaven.) The GP will provide medical care to patients admitted to the Inpatient Units, appropriately interact with and support the wider multidisciplinary team including nursing, social care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, secondary care consultants; and any other agency to the benefit of patients.
Main duties of the job
The General Practitioner (GP) in Community Hospitals is required to deliver high quality medical care to patients in the Community Hospital wards by providing proactive medical assessment, advice, and treatment. NCIC has 6 Community Hospitals across North Cumbria. (Brampton, Penrith, Keswick, Cockermouth, Workington and the Copeland Unit in Whitehaven.) We are looking for a GP to work primarily on one site with coverage across them all as required.
The GP will provide medical care to patients admitted to the units, appropriately interact with and support the wider multidisciplinary team including nursing, social care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, secondary care consultants; and any other agency to the benefit of patients.
The Hospital inpatient units offer assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, end of life care and support services that bridge the gap between health services currently delivered in patients homes and those services delivered within an acute hospital setting, To do this each community hospital has a multidisciplinary team who work together in this aim.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The wards have various amounts of beds. The GP will be expected to undertake proactive ward rounds and respond to concerns from patients or the MDT. They will need to see and assess new admissions, keep notes on Emis, prescribe using the trust ePMA system, refer and arrange investigations as appropriate, communicate effectively with patients, their relatives and the wider MDT, prescribe for discharge and ensure the patients GP is informed of the information they need to know on discharge.
The ward work is undertaken Monday to Friday during daytime hours. There is no expectation that the post holder will undertake on call or out of hours working.
The role offers opportunity to develop skills in elderly care and the management of frailty. Whilst the wards can be busy there is an opportunity to get to know the patients and their relatives, initiate and complete treatment for patients and provide continuity of care working as part of a team. There is paid study time to allow the development of additional interests or areas of expertise. We would be interested in considering candidates who would be able to work all of or a portion of the sessions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The wards have various amounts of beds. The GP will be expected to undertake proactive ward rounds and respond to concerns from patients or the MDT. They will need to see and assess new admissions, keep notes on Emis, prescribe using the trust ePMA system, refer and arrange investigations as appropriate, communicate effectively with patients, their relatives and the wider MDT, prescribe for discharge and ensure the patients GP is informed of the information they need to know on discharge.
The ward work is undertaken Monday to Friday during daytime hours. There is no expectation that the post holder will undertake on call or out of hours working.
The role offers opportunity to develop skills in elderly care and the management of frailty. Whilst the wards can be busy there is an opportunity to get to know the patients and their relatives, initiate and complete treatment for patients and provide continuity of care working as part of a team. There is paid study time to allow the development of additional interests or areas of expertise. We would be interested in considering candidates who would be able to work all of or a portion of the sessions.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
- Appropriate qualification to practice medicine in the UK
- Hold a JCPTGP certificate of exemption
- Registered on a PCT Principle or Performers List with no restrictions on practice
- Member of a medical defence organisation
- Not suspended or disqualified from practice or on any conditional inclusion list with any PCT.
- Recent general practice experience
- Medical and elderly care management
- Able to triage, diagnose and manage complex medical problems/ conditions
- Able to use computers for recording clinical data, data analysis, administrative purposes and communication.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to safely and confidently triage and prioritise patients
- Ability to identify and assess complex medical problems/ conditions
- Evidence of ability to motivate self and others
- Evidence of ability to take the lead clinically
- Be prepared to take part in and react positively to changes in practice and the work environment
- Good organisational skills
- Current driving licence
- Transport to enable mobility across Cumbria, if required by the Trust.
- Able to work flexibly to the needs of the service, working shift patterns which include daytime, evening, weekend and Bank Holiday working.
- Ability to deal with representatives from other health services and other organisations in a positive and productive manner
- Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and in a manner that will minimise emotional upset
- Ability to demonstrate coping mechanisms for dealing with stressful situations
Desirable
- Member of the RCGP
- Experience of paediatrics, palliative care and mental health
- A&E experience
- Knowledge of minor injuries management
- Knowledge of ALS, IMPACT and IPLS
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
- Appropriate qualification to practice medicine in the UK
- Hold a JCPTGP certificate of exemption
- Registered on a PCT Principle or Performers List with no restrictions on practice
- Member of a medical defence organisation
- Not suspended or disqualified from practice or on any conditional inclusion list with any PCT.
- Recent general practice experience
- Medical and elderly care management
- Able to triage, diagnose and manage complex medical problems/ conditions
- Able to use computers for recording clinical data, data analysis, administrative purposes and communication.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to safely and confidently triage and prioritise patients
- Ability to identify and assess complex medical problems/ conditions
- Evidence of ability to motivate self and others
- Evidence of ability to take the lead clinically
- Be prepared to take part in and react positively to changes in practice and the work environment
- Good organisational skills
- Current driving licence
- Transport to enable mobility across Cumbria, if required by the Trust.
- Able to work flexibly to the needs of the service, working shift patterns which include daytime, evening, weekend and Bank Holiday working.
- Ability to deal with representatives from other health services and other organisations in a positive and productive manner
- Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and in a manner that will minimise emotional upset
- Ability to demonstrate coping mechanisms for dealing with stressful situations
Desirable
- Member of the RCGP
- Experience of paediatrics, palliative care and mental health
- A&E experience
- Knowledge of minor injuries management
- Knowledge of ALS, IMPACT and IPLS
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 Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Workington
Workington Community Hospital, Park Lane, Workington, CA14 2RW
Workington
CA14 2RW
Employer's website
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
