Salaried GP- Same Day Access NRES Pilot

Job summary

Job summary

Join our team of GPs and ANPs in the New Models of Care programme for the Northamptonshire Rural East & South (NRES) Neighbourhood.

Work within one of the practices across the neighbourhood to deliver high-quality, same-day care to our patients.

We're looking for GPs to join our Neighbourhood Access Service, part of the innovative New Models Programme. You'll work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team within primary care to provide expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation for patients presenting with undifferentiated primary care presentations.

This is your chance to shape integrated neighbourhood services and make a real difference to patient outcomes across our 88,938 registered patients.

We are pleased to offer flexible base locations across one of our member practice sites.

Springfield Surgery, Brackley

Brackley Medical Centre

Bugbrooke Medical Centre

We will work with successful candidates to identify a primary location that best suits your preferences and our service needs.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

As a GP in the New Models of Care programme, you will provide autonomous care for our patients presenting with undifferentiated presentations mainly in same day settings. You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making and provide expert care by undertaking initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care, including appropriate follow-ups.

Working with other GPs and nursing team in the neighbourhood Practices and Hub you will continually review and evaluate services and work with the management team in implementation of change.

Key Relationships

Patients and Carers

Practice GPs, Senior GPs working in New Models of Care, Nursing Staff and Patient Services Team

Community and hospital clinicians

Pharmacists

Services for people with Mental Health Problems

Social Care

Voluntary Agencies

Nursing Homes, Residential Homes, Sheltered Housing Units

Clinical Nurse Specialists/specialist teams for Chronic illness

About us

About us

The Northamptonshire Rural East & South (NRES) Neighbourhood, consisting of 7 GP Practices serving 88,938 patients, is developing an innovative new model of care as part of the NHS New Models Programme.

You will be working with a team of GPs and specialist ANPs to deliver same day care to the Rural East & South population

Our member practices are:

Brackley Medical Centre

Towcester Medical Centre

Brook Health Centre

The Parks Medical Practice

Springfield Surgery, Brackley

Bugbrooke Medical Centre

Denton Village Surgery

Job responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Provide clinical care to our patients. This will include reducing the demand on the core neighbourhood GP practices by the assessment and management of patients by means of telephone triage and clinic appointments.

Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to assess the physical and psycho social needs of patients with undifferentiated primary care conditions including minor illness and instigating therapeutic treatments based on best available evidence to improve health outcomes.

Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to make comprehensive and focussed assessments, independently and proactively managing care of the patients.

Promote patient independence and self-care where appropriate

Support and work cohesively in a team with other GPs/ANPs and ACPs working in the new model of care settings, including providing oversight and mentorship for more junior colleagues.

Review pathology results to ensure appropriate treatment and care

Support and lead the practices for the delivery of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and NHS England, ICB, Federation Contracts

Person specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Excellent communication (verbal, written, and IT)
• Evidence of self motivation, the ability to work independently and effective decision making

Qualifications

Essential

• CCT qualification
• On the performers list register for Northamptonshire
• Medical degree
• Current GMC registration

Experience

Essential

• Extensive clinical experience in primary care
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• In depth knowledge base in the management of patients with chronic illness and minor illness
• Ability to maintain and monitor high standards of evidence based care
• Ability to direct and co-ordinate care working autonomously and collaboratively
• Understanding of clinical governance issues