Acute GP – Gateway Hub

Join our diverse and dynamic team to drive better care at the interface between the hospital and community.

We have availability in a front door clinical role with the opportunity to develop skills and drive development of future healthcare.

About the Role

The Acute GP Service is based in the Gateway Hub and works alongside specialty physicians to support access to urgent care for people with medical problems. We link with community GPs, SWASFT and community services to facilitate hospital admission and alternatives to hospital care.

We provide clinical cover for our Acute Virtual Ward to provide high quality, patient-centred care in the comfort of their own homes, reducing hospital admissions and length of stay in hospital and enhancing overall well-being through enhanced care coordination.

This role maximises the impact of skilled GPs with the ability to deliver holistic and flexible care, accessing the resources of the acute hospital with opportunity to promote mutual learning and understanding. We use the SystmOne clinical system to coordinate care. The roles include paid non-clinical time and an expectation to participate in governance activity.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a 7-day service.
• Take referrals from clinicians in the footprint of the acute hospital for a variety of specialties and appropriately explore the request for admission from those clinicians.
• Take an active part in accepting referrals and communicating with the Emergency Department.
• Take an active role in accepting referrals and providing clinical management for Acute Virtual Ward patients.
• Appropriately redirect the patient if admission is not required by taking all relevant details and facilitating appropriate care elsewhere.
• Clear intended management plan for the patient once a referral has been accepted, and agreeing the onward care plan.
• Offer an on-site assessment facility for selected patients where they may require further investigation and diagnostics.
• The GP would take a history, perform an initial examination and request any pertinent diagnostic tests, following which if admission was required, the relevant information would be passed to the receiving clinical team.
• Communicating with other members of the MDT and planning for discharge at the point of admission.
• Maintaining high clinical standards.
• Maintain a professional image of the organisation.
• Work with colleagues to improve non-elective care pathways in the hospital.
• Working with colleagues to develop new pathways of care within the community as alternatives to hospital admission.
• Contribute to the development and teaching.