Duties and Responsibilities The day-to-day treatment decisions including prescribing will be carried out by the specialist practitioners in the primary care team with the GP post holder advising predominantly on comorbid physical health conditions, acting on abnormal physical health monitoring results, and participating in multidisciplinary care for complex cases. The post holder will escalate and access further care where needed from specialist teams in the acute trust and community services. The GP post holder and primary care specialists will have rapid and priority access to secondary care specialist mental health and neurodiversity services for help, advice and escalation of care when required. The GP post holder will attend regular and ad hoc (in-person or remote) meetings with other clinicians either on their own or with patient(s) and carers.
The GP post holder will have or develop a close relationship with their local secondary care services, (as above, as well as occupational therapy, educational psychology, specialist speech and language therapy). They should be confident and competent in performing physical health assessments, have knowledge of local shared care agreements and have a good understanding of the medications used for ADHD and mental health problems and the physical health aspects of common mental health conditions. The post holder is not expected to be a specialist in mental health, eating disorder, ADHD or neurodevelopmental disorder but apply their generalist skills to the care of this patient group. Risk issues will be managed appropriately by escalation to secondary care.
The GP post holder will act as the signatory to shared care agreements between the specialist trust and the primary care provider (STHC) in their role as the clinical presentative of this organisation Referrals: Patients are accepted by request from primary care, step down from specialist services and referral from other partner agencies where necessary. Governance: The GP post holder works autonomously as a GP, employed by STHC and in partnership with other clinical professionals employed by other NHS organisations mental health trust and acute and community trust. The GP post holder will liaise and coordinate care with GP practices within South Tyneside where needed. The GP post holder will undertake ongoing professional development, and engagement in activities associated with mental healthcare and ADHD management.
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