Job summaryThe Community GP is the senior clinical decision-maker within the TeamUp integrated neighbourhood team. This is a frontline clinical role. The post holder is expected to be visible, accessible and present across the service's clinical settings on a daily basis, providing the medical leadership and decision-making capacity that enables the wider team to function safely.
Main duties of the job- Attend the daily TeamUp situational awareness meeting: caseload review, new referrals, urgent work and capacity
- Workload allocation: home visits, identification of patients requiring senior input, triage of acute referrals
- Community visits, ward rounds, home visit triage and direct integrated neighbourhood team clinical support
- Board round for patients under the service
- Follow-up visits, clinical advice, medication review, governance tasks, supervision and training
- Responsive availability for urgent clinical advice and team queries until end of operational day
About usErewash Health Partnership (EHP) was established on 1 April 2018 and is a single GP Partnership comprising of six constituent practices (see below). EHP employs approximately 250 people who work within the constituent practices and central team.
As well as providing high quality core primary care services, EHP is the prime provider for delivering services to Erewash Primary Care Network (EPCN), as well as operating its own services for EHP Partners.
Erewash PCN consists of 11 practices and covers a population of approximately 102,000 patients.
Job responsibilitiesCare Homes- Holds clinical responsibility for patients on the TeamUp care home caseload
- Attends the care home ward round and provides senior clinical input for patients discussed
- Reviews and authorises investigations, prescriptions and medication changes for care home patients
- Leads or contributes to Advance Care Planning and RESPECT form completion
- Supports GSF identification and end-of-life planning
- Works with the community pharmacist to support medication reviews and deprescribing
- Provides oversight of monitoring for frail patients actively reducing unnecessary investigations where clinically appropriate
- Leads or co-leads the fortnightly care home integrated neighbourhood team meeting as the GP representative
Housebound Patient Care- Provides senior medical assessment for housebound patients with acute or complex needs
- Contributes to development of personalised care and support plans
- Supports structured annual reviews for housebound patients on the TeamUp caseload
Acute Home Visiting Service Triage and Support- Triages referrals from GP practices and community teams to the Acute Home Visiting Service
- Assesses urgency and clinical suitability for community management
- Allocates visits to appropriate clinicians where a presentation is unsuitable for AHVS
- Provides real-time telephone or remote clinical advice to ACPs and paramedic practitioners during acute visits
- Attends acute home visits directly where clinical complexity requires GP-level assessment
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Understanding of adult safeguarding and Deprivation of liberty procedures.
- Experience of senior clinical triage for the to determine the urgency and type of response needed, according to clinical need.
- Experience of using SystmOne.
- Experience of medical education/clinical supervision
Desirable- Knowledge and experience of carrying out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
QualificationsEssential- GMC Registration Full registration with valid licence to practise must be maintained
- NHS Performers List Must be maintained
- CCT in General Practice Required
- Significant previous experience in elderly care, frailty, community services or relevant acute care speciality
Desirable- Recognised qualification in medical education/clinical supervision
- Evidence of leadership development
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
