Job summary

Are you an experienced GP currently working in the UK and seeking an exciting opportunity to join our GP Out of Hours service? An opportunity has arisen for a 12 months fixed term post within Wirral Community Trusts GP out of hours service, providing weekday (18:30-08:00) and weekend (24hr) support for the Wirral population.

This is a GP led service which provides primary care consultations, assessment and treatment on the phone or face to face. The face to face consultations may be at the centre or on a home visit to the patients home or temporary residence. In addition, it provides an opportunity work alongside Emergency Department colleagues to provide support for face to face adults and children with primary care needs.

Main duties of the job

• Provide comprehensive and competent assessment, advice and treatment for primary care problems following relevant guidance where appropriate
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of all consultations
• Make appropriate referrals to secondary care or other agencies when appropriate.
• Work collaboratively and supportively with other health care professionals.
• Advise patients of the scope and limitations of the service and direct them to other services where appropriate.
• Prescribe according to national and local evidence based guidelines.
• Maintain appropriate professional standards as defined nationally by General Medical Council and with relevant locally agreed standards

About us

At Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust our priority is to provide safe, high quality care to our communities every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We strive to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care.

Located in Wirral in North West England, we provide primary, community health care services to the population of Wirral, Cheshire East, St Helens & Knowsley. We play a key role in the local health and social care economy as a high-performing organisation with an excellent clinical reputation.

Our expert teams provide a diverse range of community health care services, seeing and treating people right through their lives both at home and close to home.Our vision recognises the important role we play in delivering integrated care with partners in the local health economy. Our hard working staff support us to embed an open, just and compassionate culture and in turn we support them by providing an inclusive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Job summary

Overview

At Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in providing the best possible care for our patients and we can only achieve this through our dedicated and committed staff. We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Urgent Care team.

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking Urgent Care service committed to delivering high quality, patient centred care. Our multi-disciplinary team thrives in a fast-paced environment, responding to a wide range of acute presentations with compassion, expertise and efficiency.

You will play a pivotal role in assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with minor injuries and illnesses, working autonomously and collaboratively to ensure timely and effective care.

We are seeking a clinically astute, motivated, and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our well established, experienced and friendly team. You will work to deliver timely and quality care, working closely with the Lead Nurses, medical and nursing team to manage and provide exceptional leadership and clinical guidance. This is a valuable opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work in an established but ever evolving service in which they will further develop and practice their nursing, clinical and leadership skills and contribute to its development.

You will be working within a caring, compassionate team who truly put the patients at the forefront of everything they do.

Main duties of the job

Main duties:

• To work autonomously to assess, diagnose and treat patients presenting with urgent care needs.
• Prescribe medications and initiate appropriate investigations.
• Work closely with Nurses, GPs and other healthcare professionals.
• Support the service to provide care in line with defined performance indicators including quality standards, quality goals and patient experience.
• Contribute to service development and clinical governance.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior staff.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based nursing & clinical care.
• To provide expert advice and clinical practice.
• To participate in the education and development of self and other staff.
• To work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.

About us

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.

As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, at all times.

The Trust offers access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

o Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)o Pension schemeo Flexible working and job share opportunitieso Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemeso Staff discount schemes e.g. discounted leisure centre membershipo In house trainingo Free on-site parking (dependent on site)o Personal resilience trainingo Mindfulness supporto Staff counselling serviceo Active staff councilo Support for carerso Fast track physiotherapy service