Overview
Oxfordshire's GP OOH service provides urgent medical advice and assessment to all patients living in the local area when normal primary care is closed. Operating between 6:30pm to 8am and 24 hours across weekends and bank holidays, the service provides advice and treatment for patients that have either called 111 or have entered the service through other means and require urgent primary care management. The service is provided by a multi-disciplinary team that includes GPs, Nurse and Paramedic practitioners, administrative and operational colleagues, all working together to provide clinical care from up to 6 bases, over the telephone or during a home visit. The service now requires additional Bank GPs to join our team to provide triage and face to face patient care. The current vacant shifts are predominantly available in the evening and overnight period so priority will be given to GPs who can commit to working evenings and night shifts. We are keen to recruit GPs to our team that are at any stage of their career and can work any number of hours up to full time. This may be colleagues who have recently completed GP training or GPs that are further along in their career and wish to develop their portfolio career or are simply looking for a new challenge. We can offer an individually tailored induction programme to help you settle into your role followed by ongoing professional support from case review and peer feedback, all of which is designed to help you become an experienced and skilled OOH clinician. Generally, the role requires similar skills to those of an in-hours GP although the following additional skills are desirable but not essential (as support and learning opportunities can be provided).
Responsibilities
* Base visiting (patients attending a clinic appointment) or home visiting sessions available throughout the week including overnight sessions or a combination of all (support with telephone triage is required between face to face patients).
* Telephone triage shifts are available and can be worked from any base.
* Regular, advanced block booking and ad hoc sessions available.
* Minimum commitment of 1-2 sessions per month.
* Locations in Banbury, Bicester, Oxford, Witney, Abingdon and Henley.
* Typical session is 4-5 hours, which can be combined with further sessions (back-to-back).
* Overnight sessions are usually 9 hours (11pm to 8am).
* For home visiting and overnights, the GP is accompanied by a driver in a trust vehicle.
* Individual induction programme with scheduled follow-up meetings.
* Clinical performance feedback and opportunities to discuss cases.
* Access to NHS Pension.
* Online or app-based booking system for shifts.
* Opportunity to pick up additional sessions when volumes are high.
* Online payslips and P60s; streamlined mandatory training requirements.
* Dedicated GP liaison officer for non-clinical issues and support from a growing operational and back-office team.
* Shift-based work with prompt start and finish times and regular clinical leadership support.
* Opportunities to undertake Quality Improvement, research, and other innovation projects.
Qualifications and Skills
* Qualified GP eligible to practice in the UK; experience in out-of-hours care is desirable.
* Desirable but not essential: experience in palliative care and use of controlled drugs.
* Catheter management experience is desirable.
What we offer
* Induction and ongoing professional support, with peer feedback and case reviews.
* Supportive multidisciplinary team in a community-based setting.
* Opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement.
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