Applicant Information
Post: Portfolio General Practitioner (Full Time)
1 Post
MD0617083
CONTENTS
Copy of Advertisement / Page 3Introduction / Page 4
The Forth Valley Area / Page 4
NHS Forth Valley Acute Services / Page 6
Further Departmental / Specialty Information and Portfolio General Practitioner – Responsibilities / Page 7
General Employment Information / Page 10
Selection Criteria / Page 12
Application Process / Page 13
PORTFOLIO GENERAL PRACTITIONER
Full Time
Salary Scale - £69,698 - £80,364 per annum
Applications are invited to join a team of Portfolio GPs based within NHS Forth Valley Community Services Directorate. This innovative post offers the postholder a key role in delivering community based patient care within Community Hospital, General Practice, and the Substance Misuse Service.
In addition to providing general medical services, the postholder will be supported and enabled to develop additional expertise in specific healthcare settings and with specialist services. The Portfolio GP will also have the opportunity to participate in the redesign of care pathways for wider community based models of care.
The job plan for the portfolio role will include working within NHS Forth Valley’s Community Hospital inpatient wards which will be arranged in conjunction with a retained session/s with a General Practice. In addition, the postholder will work two days/week in the Substance Misuse Service. The Portfolio GPs will work within a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals for all elements of work undertaken.
The successful candidate will be a key partner in helping to audit and evaluate the current model of care with an aim to support the development of future guidelines and improved ways of working, linked with the evolving model of inpatient care within Forth Valley. As well as the post providing an opportunity to develop your own skills, a key role will be to support and provide mentorship within multi-disciplinary teams allowing the development of extended roles in areas such as Independent Prescribing and Advanced Clinical Assessment.
As an experienced primary care practitioner with a firm grasp of issues surrounding Community Hospital Inpatient Services, you will require to hold a Certificate of Prescribed Experience from JCPTGP or equivalent and be eligible for the NHS Forth Valley Performers List. RCGP qualification is preferred.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service deliveryis essential for this post.
There is no requirement for out of hours work. Applications for job share/part-time working are welcome.
For further information/discussion contact Dr Leslie Cruickshank, Clinical Lead on 01324 614651.
Applicant Information, including the job description for the post is available from Medical Workforce by telephone on 01324 618327 or by email at
To apply, applicants must submit a fully completed Medical and Dental application form to the above address by noon, Thursday 27th July 2017
Please quote reference on all correspondence: MD0617083
NHS Forth Valley is an equal opportunities employer.
INTRODUCTION TO NHS FORTH VALLEY
NHS Forth Valley is a single, integrated healthcare system comprising acute care facilities and community based services, which are delivered through Forth Valley Community Services Directorate.
NHS Forth Valley Board aims to improve health and healthcare for the people of Forth Valley. In recent years we celebrated the opening of the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital and we are now embarking on a new and exciting chapter of quality improvement as we continue to design and deliver healthcare services fit for the future, with the launch of our new Healthcare Strategy.
For further information on NHS Forth Valley please visit our website where you will find copies of our Healthcare Strategy and Annual Review. www.nhsforthvalley.com
NHS Forth Valley is the largest employer in the area, with approximately 8000 staff from a wide range of professional and support occupations. Currently, services are provided in one acute hospital, four community hospitals and fifty-six health centres. Acute Services are based in purpose built 860 bedded Forth Valley Royal Hospital, which opened in 2011 and provides inpatient and outpatient services for a population of approximately 310,000.
THE FORTH VALLEY AREA
The working environment is excellent, as is the quality of life that Forth Valley has to offer them and their families. The area has stunning scenery, such as the Trossachs and Loch Lomond. It is steeped in history with Callander House in Falkirk, Stirling Castle, Bannockburn and the Wallace Monument to name but a few of the sites in the area. It also has many cultural and leisure facilities such as the Falkirk Wheel (the largest canal barge wheel in the world), the MacRobert Arts Centre at Stirling and the National Sports Academy at Stirling University.
Forth Valley also lies equidistant between Scotland’s two largest cities; Edinburgh and Glasgow. With their respective airports, both are little over half an hour from most parts of Forth Valley, on the Falkirk, Larbert and Stirling area lines.
House hunters in the Forth Valley area are spoiled for choice. On offer are a large array of established and new properties in a variety of attractive settings.
Education in the area is first class, with excellent provision of pre-school, primary and secondary education. State schools in the area have strong reputations and there is also easy access to the area’s private schools in Bridge of Allan, Dollar and Crieff.
On the further education front, Stirling boasts an excellent University and access to the University cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh is easy. There are also further education Colleges in Falkirk, Stirling and Alloa.
In addition to its scenery, history, culture and shopping facilities, residents in Forth Valley have on their doorsteps a varied range of leisure and sporting facilities. There are marvellous golf courses, hills and mountains and everything from sailing and windsurfing.
Further information on the area can be found on the following websites:
www.falkirk.gov.uk - Falkirk Council www.stirling.gov.uk - Stirling Council
http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/ - Clackmannanshire www.visitscotland.com - Tourism
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/nhsfv/ - NHS Locally www.stirling.ac.uk - Stirling University
Living & Working in Scotland
http://www.scotmt.scot.nhs.uk/living-and-working-in-scotland.aspx
Web Sites of Interest for Candidates
Scottish Health on the web : www.show.scot.nhs.uk
Scottish Executive: www.scotland.gov.uk
NHS FORTH VALLEY ACUTE SERVICES
Services and Facilities
Specialty / Inpatient / Out-Patient / Day PatientEmergency Department / * *
Cardiology / † / * / *
Clinical Haematology / † / * / *
Dermatology / * / *
Diabetes & Endocrinology / † / * / *
ENT / * / * / *
Gastroenterology / † / * / *
General Medicine / * / * / *
General Surgery / * / * / *
Genitourinary Medicine / *
Geriatric assessment / * / * / *
Gynaecology / * / * / *
Intensive Care (medical & surgical) / *
Medical Genetics / *
Neonatal Intensive Care / *
Neurology / † / * / *
Obstetrics / * / * / *
Oncology / * / *
Ophthalmology / * / * / *
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery / * / *
Orthodontics / *
Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery / * / * / *
Paediatric Medicine / * / * / *
Paediatric Surgery (limited to over 3 year-old) / * / * / *
Pain Relief / *
Rehabilitation for Younger Physically Disabled People / *
Respiratory Medicine / † / * / *
Rheumatology / * / * / *
Special Care Baby Unit / *
Stroke Medicine / † / *
Sub-fertility / * / *
Urology / * / * / *
Vascular Surgery / † / * / *
† in-patient services are provided within General Medicine and/or General Surgery
* service currently provided
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Job Details
Job Title: Portfolio General Practitioner
Professionally Responsible to: CSD Clinical Lead
Operationally Responsible to: Clinical Nurse Manager
Background
The Portfolio General Practitioner will play a key role in delivering community based patient care both within general practice and across a range of community settings in Forth Valley. The postholder will provide general medical services and be supported and encouraged to develop expertise in specific healthcare settings and services. The postholder will have up to three separate care elements within their portfolio. These will be a retained role within a general practice, specific input into community hospital inpatient wards and work within the Substance Misuse Service. In all settings the postholder will deliver patient care as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team.
2. Job Purpose
The Portfolio GP will:
· In all settings work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of professional and administrative colleagues to provide a range of appropriate services to patients and with others will ensure optimal and well managed team performance.
· In all settings, provide consultation and appropriate clinical management while maintaining effective communication and networking with other team members
· Keep contemporaneous, accurate and legible records of all patient contacts and contribute to electronic data recording as directed by the clinical lead and clinical nurse manager
· Have responsibility for personal CPD and developing and maintaining the skills required to deliver high quality medical care
· Have a key role in clinical governance including participating in shaping future service development through guideline development and implementation as well as participating in audit and developing and initiating new systems of working in consultation with the clinical lead and clinical nurse manager.
· Play a key role in the development and mentoring of other practitioners in the wards, particularly nursing colleagues
· Have a key role in influencing the strategic development of Services.
3. Key Result Areas
· As part of a core team of Portfolio GPs, provide high quality day to day medical input to patients within each of the portfolio settings.
· Work within a specified General Practice for an agreed number of session within the NHS Forth Valley Health Board area.
· Provide day to day medical assessment and prescribe general medical care for patients as required, depending on their medical condition.
· Actively support the multidisciplinary team in delivery of high quality, “best practice” care focussed around the needs of patients, particularly:
Ø Supporting prompt, safe and effective discharge, including completion of the electronic discharge summary and liaison with other primary care colleagues as appropriate.
Ø Take a proactive approach to anticipatory care planning
Ø To promote best practice and work to relevant locally and nationally agreed pathways and protocols. This should include:
· End of life palliative care
· Complex Care of the Elderly
· Rehabilitation (may include stroke and acquired brain injury)
· Old Age Psychiatry
Best practice should reflect up to date practice guidance appropriate to the models of care for community wards.
· Provide first medical point of contact (in hours) when a patient becomes unwell and requires medical input.
· Support the evolving model of inpatient care with all efforts aimed at evolving a sustainable model with a multidisciplinary team that is enabled and empowered to manage most day to day care and decisions.
· Provide mentoring and support for other non-medical colleagues to allow development and delivery of enhanced roles such as prescribing and advanced clinical assessment.
· Maintain a close working relationship with the multidisciplinary team including the relevant Consultant for each ward and support appropriate multidisciplinary team meetings and ward/departmental case conferences when appropriate.
· Pursue continuing professional and personal development.
4. Assignment and Review of Work
The Portfolio GP will work closely with relevant senior clinical and managerial staff (such as the GP practice lead, CSD clinical lead, Ageing and Health Consultant, Clinical Nurse Manager) to agree specific requirements for appropriate management of the work of the team.
5. Communications and Working Relationships
Internal Clinical Nurse Manager
CSD and GP Clinical Lead
CSD Management Team
Multidisciplinary ward Team
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Consultant Geriatrician
Community Mental Health and Addiction Teams
Clinical Director
External NHS24
Scottish Ambulance Service
General Public
6. Qualification and/or Experience specified for the post
Certificate of Prescribed Experience from JCPTGP or equivalent.
An experienced primary care practitioner with a firm grasp of issues surrounding integrated healthcare systems and knowledge of Community Hospital inpatient services. (or substitute other job area depending on portfolio)
Self motivated, able to work without supervision, using own initiative to complete tasks.
Able to communicate effectively and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Well developed influencing skills combined with a facilitative and supportive style of working.
RCGP qualification preferred.
Previous experience of working with Older People preferred.
Recent evidence of continued academic and professional development.
Requires to be included on or eligible for inclusion on the NHS Forth Valley GP Performers List
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Equality in Employment
NHS Forth Valley fully supports the principle of equality in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful and / or unfair discrimination which cannot be shown to be justified. NHS Forth Valley is committed to ensuring equality of treatment for both present and potential employees.
Human Resources Policies and Services
NHS Forth Valley is the largest employer in Forth Valley, and is committed to ensuring its employment and Human Resources policies and procedures reflect best practice. As a progressive employer, NHS Forth Valley is committed to supporting and developing all employees.
The Medical Workforce Team
In recognising the needs of services, operational requirements and medical staff, the operational Medical Workforce team provides a range of services for all grades of medical and dental staff. For assistance or information, please contact:
Jacqui Crilley Medical Workforce Manager 01324 618334
Laura Bayley Medical Workforce Adviser 01324 618332
(Contracts)
Lynsey Doherty Medical Workforce Adviser 01324 618330
(Contracts)
Elspeth Gillespie Medical Workforce Adviser 01324 618329
(Contracts)
Janice Soroka Medical Workforce Adviser 01324 618322
(Recruitment)
Pre-Employment Screening
Criminal Convictions - Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme
The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme has replaced the previous disclosure arrangements for people who work with vulnerable groups. The duties of this post require the post holder to undertake regulated work with children and young people (individuals aged under 18 years) and / or protected adults (individuals aged 16 or over who is provided with (and thus receives) a type of care, support or welfare service).