Job summary
Are you a GP? Primary Care 24 (PC24) are seeking highly skilled and motivated GPs to join our bank workforce with opportunities within Intermediate Care Beds, supporting our Southport sites.

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate the safe and timely admission, rehabilitation and discharge of patients
• Provide medical oversight and support for the assessment, treatment and management of patients within the PC24 bed base.
• Conducting ward rounds both independently and with wider MDT colleagues
• Completing clinical reviews and summarising patients current and previous treatment
• Formulating comprehensive management plans with a focus on patient centred care.
• Referring to different clinical disciplines for expert opinion when required. Prescribing medication, including anticipatory medication, with careful consideration of patient needs.

About us
Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 2004, predominately delivering NHS contracts. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients. Come join our proud team! This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Job responsibilities
Salary: £76.43 per hour for Bank staff
Department: Intermediate Care Beds.
Location: Southport
Shifts: Shifts available between our operational hours of Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17:00

Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
• Up to date Enhanced DBS Certificate (we will apply for one for you if you aren't a member of the DBS Update Service)
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek further advice from colleagues as appropriate
• Ability to manage own time and workload in line with SLAs
• Excellent interpersonal skills ability to communicate sensitively
• Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication
• Competent in the use of IT systems including ADASTRA and EMIS systems

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).

Employer details
Employer name: Primary Care 24
Address: Primary Care 24, Chase Heys, SOUTHPORT, Merseyside, PR9 1LG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://primarycare24.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Talent and Engagement Coordinator
Daniel Keane
daniel.keane@pc24.nhs.uk
07856932730

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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.