GP- Intermediate care in Liverpool

Are you a GP with intermediate care beds experience? We are looking for a GP who will join our bank team and care for our patients. You will be the patients GP for the duration of their stay with the aim of maximising their wellbeing and supporting their rehab and discharge. You will form part of the multidisciplinary team caring for patients, working closely with the local Trust and community teams to support the safe set-up and step down of patients to the bed base.

Salary: £76.43 Per hour

Contract: Bank

Location: Appleby Court Care Home & St Bartholomews Court Nursing Home

Operational Hours: Monday - Friday 9am-5pm (You can choose your shifts around your availability)

What will you be doing:

• Provide high quality holistic clinical care, using skills and experience in accordance with the GMCs Good Medical Practice (2024), demonstrating care, compassion, dignity and respect at all times.
• 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.
• Undertake a variety of duties including:

• 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.
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests including radiology and pathology requests and acting on results promptly.
• Making appropriate referrals to secondary care or other agencies when necessary.
• Recognising and assessing deteriorating patients and escalating care as needed.
• Initiating end of life care with compassion and respect for patient dignity.
• Engaging in safe and effective discharge planning with appropriate handover.
• Completion of statutory certification promptly and accurately.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous electronic medical records with the PC24 clinical system.
• Perform any other duties as agreed with the Medical Director, Clinical Lead or Head of Service to meet the needs of the service/organisation.

What do I need:

• Full GMC Registration and licence to practice.
• MRCGP qualification.
• On the performers list.
• Experience in a similar environment.
• 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.

About us:

Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. 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.

Whats on offer?

• £76.43 Per hour.
• Bank contract, where you can bid for the available shifts that suit you.
• Shifts available are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.
• NHS pension scheme.
• Eligible to apply for blue light card.

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.