Lead Community GP- Team Up Swadlincote – Swadlincote PCN
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Lead Community GP - Team Up Swadlincote
If you are interested in new ways of delivering Primary care; leading a team of high performing senior clinical staff; a collaborative approach to deliver patient care; supporting the professional development of others and delivering care in a holistic way then this is the job for you.
Employed by DCHS NHS FT you will deliver care for the patients within Swadlincote PCN. You will work closely with the GP’s and other staff within the PCN, the HVS Team and the wider DCHS Community Teams.
This is an exciting time to join the team here in South Derbyshire as we bring together the Health, Social Care and Voluntary sectors to provide the best care in the right place at the right time for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The key responsibility will be triaging and managing referrals to the HVS and allocating them to the most appropriate clinician in the team. Leading the development of the team and the HVS alongside the PCN is a significant part of the role.
Provide day-to-day clinical leadership for the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency service to deliver effective, efficient and high-quality Primary Care services to Housebound Patients.
Mentorship, guidance and support to clinical decision making throughout the whole extended team.
Medical assessment and management on behalf of and in conjunction with members of the team.
Senior clinical triage for the Acute Home Visiting service, to determine the urgency and type of response needed, according to clinical need.
Provide education and mentorship to members of the team, especially those in advanced or extended practice roles, including trainees.
Lead on and contribute to quality improvement and learning activities, including audit, service improvement, PDSA cycles and learning event analysis.
Build relationships across the extended team including, but not limited to social care, ambulance, social prescribers, community, and mental health clinicians.
Working for our organisation
This is a new Team of highly skilled healthcare professionals employed by DCHS with full NHS terms and conditions including access to the NHS Pension scheme.
You will be working on behalf of Swadlincote PCN.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
You will lead a small multi-disciplinary team of Community Healthcare Practitioners to manage and deliver home visits for Swadlincote PCN.
This is direct work with patients and their carers either in person or remotely. You will also contribute to the development of Team Up & the Home Visiting service working with other clinicians.
Working in conjunction with the Team Up operational lead and Home Visiting Service clinical lead(s), the post holder will develop and deliver a safe and effective service, developing new ways of working and clinical pathways in accordance with key local and national clinical standards, for the service areas of Acute Home visiting, urgent community response, enhanced health in care homes and anticipatory care.
The post holder will work with key stakeholders and partners locally to contribute to the ongoing development of the service, promoting a cross organisational and multi-agency approach to the delivery of care for local residents.
Person specification
Current Registration with GMC
Essential criteria
Evidence of current registration
A Doctor on the relevant specialty register e.g. the GP performers list
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff. We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.
We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre. Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community. As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.
DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign. The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.
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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”
Our values:
1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters
The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.
We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis. If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.
If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team, 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 or dchst.recruitment@nhs.net and we will be happy to provide assistance.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
We also wish to support colleagues to work in an agile way where possible (a form of flexible working where colleagues spend some of their working hours or days at a health and social care site and some of their time remotely, usually at their home), provided this does not have a detrimental impact on operational requirements.
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