Overview
GP with Extended Role in Respiratory
This role can be Sessional/Locum or fixed term contract for 12 months
Rate - dependant on experience
Hours - multiple sessions available (session = 4 hours)
Location - multiple sites across the city available
South Doc Services supports 9 Primary Care Networks covering a population of 445,000 and oversees SDSmyhealthcare GP Federation of over 65 Practices across the Birmingham area.
As part of the commitment to improve access to healthcare across the local area we are establishing a GP Led Specialist Respiratory Clinical Review Service to provide a community-based service to improve asthma and COPD care across the Birmingham. The service will deliver enhanced respiratory care and diagnostics (Spirometry/FeNO) from multiple sites across the city to promote patient choice and accessibility and deliver quality care closer to home.
As an accredited GP with Extended Role in Respiratory will undertake a lead clinician role in reviewing and assessing patients with respiratory disorders, referred directly by GPs to the specialist service. The main aspects of the role include: clinical assessment, confirm diagnoses, risk stratify, develop care management plans and initiate therapies, arrange further tests and referrals to specialist services or back to General Practice.
If you have a passion, drive and ability to deliver high quality person centred care in accordance with our Organisations mission we would love to hear from you.
Key responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to undertake the normal duties and responsibilities associated with being a respiratory medical practitioner within a community clinic; responsibilities to include:
1. Maintaining the highest clinical standards at all times and in accordance with accepted good medical practice.
2. Ensuring they will make him/herself available to undertake virtual and face-to-face consultations as expected from an Respiratory medical practitioner within a community clinic, in accordance with the timetable as agreed.
3. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems
4. Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
5. Consulting with patients and in line with evidence-based best clinical practice developing treatment plans.
6. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
7. Championing the organisations clinical governance programme for the provision of safe, high quality patient care.
8. Referring the patient back to their own GP for on-going management, whilst promoting upskilling.
9. Prescribing in accordance with local prescribing formulary (and generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
10. Ensuring that when referrals are made for patients to see other medical service providers, adequate information is given to the personnel to whom the patient has been referred for proper assessment to be made.
11. Supporting any incident and complaints policies and procedures to ensure proper investigation and appropriate follow up action.
12. Maintaining patient confidentiality in line with professional standards
13. Working supportively alongside clinical and administrative colleagues in ensuring the highest standard of care for all patients
14. Engage with individuals during routine interactions to promote healthier lifestyle choices, in line with the Making Every Contact Count (MECC) approach
About us
South Doc Services supports 9 Primary Care Networks covering a population of 445,000 and oversees SDSmyhealthcare GP Federation of over 65 Practices across the Birmingham area.
As part of the commitment to improve access to healthcare across the local area we are establishing a GP Led Specialist Respiratory Clinical Review Service to provide a community-based service to improve asthma and COPD care across the Birmingham. The service will deliver enhanced respiratory care and diagnostics (Spirometry/FeNO) from multiple sites across the city to promote patient choice and accessibility and deliver quality care closer to home.
As an accredited GP with Extended Role in Respiratory will undertake a lead clinician role in reviewing and assessing patients with respiratory disorders, referred directly by GPs to the specialist service. The main aspects of the role include: clinical assessment, confirm diagnoses, risk stratify, develop care management plans and initiate therapies, arrange further tests and referrals to specialist services or back to General Practice.
Details
* Date posted: 01 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Other
* Salary: Depending on experience
* Contract: Locum
* Duration: 12 months
* Working pattern: Part-time
* Reference number: A3716-25-0021
* Job locations: West Heath Medical Centre, 194-196 West Heath Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 3HB
Employer details
* Employer name: South Doc Services
* Address: West Heath Medical Centre, 194-196 West Heath Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 3HB
* Employer's website: http://southdocservices.co.uk/
Qualifications and Registration
* Full and current unrestricted GMC (UK) registration on the GP Register
* Performers List licence to practice
* Hold current and appropriate medical indemnity from a recognised medical defence organisation
* Up to date CPR training
Desirable
* Advanced Life Support training
Experience
* Experience of leading a Respiratory community service
* Experience of Microsoft Office applications
Desirable
* Experience of leadership
* Experience of working with hard to reach groups
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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