Job overview
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
We are looking for a GP to work as part of a primary care and nurse led clinical team providing direct patient care to the HMP Swansea patient population.
Experience of substance misuse and experience or additional qualifications in mental health would be welcomed.
Main duties of the job
The role comprises 1 day a week consisting of 2 clinics in person at HMP Swansea plus 08--1830 on call and additional remote weekend cover.
The post holder is expected to provide direct patient care for routine and urgent presentations including substance misuse. To provide appropriate health promotion and preventative health care advice to all patients and to manage long term conditions as per national guidelines.
To initiate an MDT approach to patient care where appropriate to ensure a holistic and prudent approach to patient care.
Alongside clinical care the role includes supporting the clinical lead with appropriate clinical governance, management and quality improvement activities as well as supervision, teaching and training of allied health professionals.
There is the potential for the appropriately experienced candidate to take a lead on primary mental health assessment and prescribing, including ADHD.
Working for our organisation
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself.
Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Full GMC Registration with a license to practice and entry on the GP Register
2. RCGP part 1 Substance misuse and Alcohol (or willing to undertake)
3. Included on a Welsh Medical Performers List
4. Experience of working as a General Practitioner
Desirable criteria
5. RCGP Part 2 Substance Misuse
6. Qualifications in the assessment and management of ADHD
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Experience of working as a General Practitioner
8. Experience of and/or willingness to provide mentoring and support to alternative Clinicians
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of working in the prison setting
10. Experience of working with patients with a history of substance misuse
11. Experience of working with patients with Mental Health
12. A&E experience
13. Experience working with homeless
14. Additional experience within a mental health team for instance around assessment and or review of patients with ADHD
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
15. Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
16. Proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care based caseload and respond flexibly to workload fluctuations
17. Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior colleagues as appropriate Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
18. Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
19. Ability to draft letters, reports and protocols in a timely manner
Desirable criteria
20. Ability to speak Welsh
21. Audit
22. Teaching / Training experience
23. Experience with SystmOne clinical IT system.
Other
Essential criteria
24. Able to work hours flexibly
Values
Essential criteria
25. Show empathy and compassion towards others – a natural disposition to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Sees and treats others as individuals (patient, families, colleagues) and treats people with dignity and respect.
26. Shows resilience, adaptability and flexible approach as situations arise and positivity when times are tough.
27. Shows respect for others’ views and appreciate others’ inputs and encourage colleagues to display our values.
28. Motivated to use initiative to recognise problems and seek solutions whilst understanding the importance of empowering and enabling others (patients, families, colleagues).
29. Friendly and helpful disposition, awareness of how our own and others’ behaviours impact on people’s experiences and the organisation’s reputation.
30. Willing to seek out learning, give and accept constructive feedback and committed to continuous improvement
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable