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GP with Extended Role (GPwER) in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

Are you a committed and enthusiastic GP -General Practitioner with Extended Role (GPwER) in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (eg ASD, ADHD) to support the delivery of high quality care across Wiltshire. Are you looking for an exciting role within a well-established company working collaboratively with services within HCRG Care Group across Wiltshire and external partners which offers a new way of working and varied patient caseloads, and a fantastic work-life balance?

As our GP, you will need to be a dynamic, proactive, and approachable member of the team, whose skills will ensure the safe and quality-driven services that are being provided in an efficient and systematic manner 

Main Responsibility

The post holder will work collaboratively with other members of the Community Child Health Department.

The post holder will work collaboratively with services within Virgin Care across Wiltshire and external partners.

As an experienced autonomous member of the team the post holder will be overseeing the assessment of health needs following locally agreed pathways – this may include review and development of new care pathways.

The post holder will receive specialist supervision from the Lead Professional and will work closely with the doctors and nurses in the team, and other parallel teams (eg WAAS).

We would encourage the post holder to attend training focused on the specialist area of community paediatrics.

Please see full responsibilities on Job Description

The Ideal Candidate

You will be on the performers list and have full GMC registration.

Essential

  • Recognised Medical Degree
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • Entry on the NHS England National GP Performers List
  • Paediatric experience in training or practice
  • Recognised Child Protection Training
  • Knowledge of safeguarding legislation relating to children and young people and experience in the field of safeguarding / child protection UK recognised medical degree
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Effective clinical skills
  • Demonstrable management, leadership and motivational skills
  • Ability to manage own time and workload and prioritise clinical work
  • Ability to work successfully in a multi professional/disciplinary team and across organisational boundaries
  • Ability to appraise own performance, demonstrate insight and act on feedback
  • Ability to deal effectively with pressure
  • Thoroughness and attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Positive approach to the job planning and appraisal process
  • Ability to use IT and standard Microsoft packages
  • Knowledge of risk management

Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree/Diploma eg MRCPCH, DCH
  • Experience of Children in Care and their medical and emotional needs
  • Knowledge of the Looked After Process
  • An understanding of the role of Medical Advisers to Adoption Panel
  • Ability to critically appraise published research
  • Experience of involvement in a research project and publication or published audit project
  • Commitment to and experience of under graduate and postgraduate learning and teaching

 

Other requirements: Car Driver and access to a car for working purposes

Package Description

  • General Practitioner with Extended Role (GPwER) in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, you’ll be part of our valued team at our Wiltshire service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: 
  • A competitive salary depending on experience – with group pension
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling 
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year 
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
  • Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. 

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. 

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy. 

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