Bank General Practitioner - Crewe, Cheshire, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Description

Main area Elderly Care / Rehabilitation Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP Contract Bank Hours Part time hours per week (shifts are 5 hours per day - am shift Job ref 412-DCSS-01414

Employer Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Salary £81.92 per hour Salary period Hourly Closing 23/04/2024 23:59

Bank General Practitioner - Ward 21b/27 NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP Job overview

Applications are invited for Bank General Practitioners at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidates will be based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, supporting cover for the Division of Diagnostics and Clinical Support Services, working across Wards 27 and 21b which are GP led step down and rehabilitation wards. supporting patients to improve their function alongside their planning for discharge home or other place of care.

Main duties of the job

The GP step down wards have an exceptional team of multidisciplinary staff who will work together to facilitate the safe and timely admission, rehabilitation and discharge of patients. The GP will be responsible for the assessment, treatment and management of the patient on the ward, supported by the wider multi-disciplinary team, ensuring patients treatment and management plans are updated daily, and respond appropriately to any changes in patient's clinical condition in line with the Trusts escalation policy.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Wards have 5 hours of GP cover per day which enables regular review of patients, assessment of new patients, and escalation of any patients who become unwell and may need to be repatriated back to core wards. The GPs are supported by a team of Junior Medical Staff and Advanced Clinical Practitioners, alongside the Ward Manager. An MDT comprising Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Pharmacy staff support the Nursing Team. The Team have a Divisional Matron and Head of Nursing / Healthcare Professions who provide professional leadership and monitor the wards patient safety and quality agenda.

The Division have a small team of GP's who are required to work collaboratively to cover the 2 core bed bases of Ward 27 and 21b.

Going forward the GP's will be supported within the Division by the Associate Medical Director from a leadership and governance perspective.

Applicants must have full registration with the GMC including a License to Practice and on the GP register.

Person specification Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• Hold appropriate medical qualification to practice medicine in the UK
• MB ChB or equivalent certificate of prescribed/equivalent training in General Practice
• Inclusion on the Performers List with no restrictions to practice

Experience

• Experience of medical, surgical, elderly care, rehabilitation and mental health.
• Over six months' experience of working independently in General Practice

Knowledge

• Understanding of the principles of evidence-based medicine and rational prescribing
• Ability to take a risk-based approach to support discharge planning
• Awareness of NHS plans and ongoing developments in healthcare.

Key Messages

• Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.

• We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.
• All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
• Recruitment is based on the Trust's values and behaviours and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
• Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
• Appointments are subject to a 6 month probationary period.

• LED Doctors are subject to a 3 month probationary period.

• Please provide a contact email address for referees. We will not request references until after you have been made a formal job offer.

• You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done through installment from your payroll.
• We do not reimburse any travel to interview expenses.
• Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. It is your responsibility to assess the potential impact that the post may have on your NHS Pension arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website:
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Ruth Heaton Job title Divisional Head of Nursing /Healthcare Professions Email address Telephone number Additional information

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