Out of Hours Salaried General Practitioner

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare is seeking dedicated general practitioners(GPs)to join our Urgent CareOut ofHoursservice(WestCall)whichprovides urgent medical advice and assessment to all patients living in theBerkshire Westarea whendaytimeprimary care is closed.

Operatingweekdaysbetween 6:30pm to 8am and 24 hours across weekends and bank holidays,ourservice provides advice and treatment for patientswho have called 111 and require urgent primary care.

We offer an individually tailored induction programme to help you settle into your role followed by ongoing professional support fromclinical meetings,casereviewand peer feedback, all of which is designed to help you become an experienced and skilledout of hoursclinician.

As part of our innovative team, we will provide you with all thediagnostic equipmentrequiredto undertake the roleincluding access to the latest clinical software and point of care testing.We provide a driver and a vehicle for your home visits.Primary Care Centrehealthcare assistants are at hand to take baseline observations on your patients as well as toassist you in conducting ECG and urine analysis on request..

This roleisaface-to-faceclinical rolebasedat ourPrimary CareCentre at theWest BerkshireCommunityHospitalin Thatcham, Berkshire.Thehourswe currently have on offerare,alternateSaturdays1800-2400hrs &alternateSundays1300-1900and1900-2400hrs

Main duties of the job

• Providetimelyclinical care at ourPrimary Care Centres based at theWest Berkshire Community Hospital.

• Access to hospital discharge letters and patient test results whichfacilitatessafe patient care and minimises clinical risk.

• To ensure that whereappropriate, the patient is referred for further management with the relevant service, e.g. secondary care specialities, urgent communityresponseand other community services.

• To contribute to the training and development of Clinical and non-clinical staff, e.g. GP registrars, Trainee Advanced Practitioners, Paramedics.

• Work within local prescribing guidelines (SCAN/Microguide) with the ability to prescribe electronically.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites