We are actively seeking to increase our
Self Employed GP workforce within Medvivo across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire to work overnight shift patterns.
As an Independent, autonomous Prescribing Clinician you will work as part of our multidisciplinary team to deliver safe and timely care to those accessing our Integrated Urgent Care Service, providing a variety of shift opportunities to include:
- Face to face shifts based at one of our Primary Care Centres in Chippenham, Salisbury, Keynsham and Swindon
- Mobile shifts undertaking home visits to patients who are unable to travel to a primary care centre, supported with a fully equipped medical car
- Triage shifts based at Head Office in Chippenham
What we offer:
- Highly competitive sessional rates
- A supportive and open working environment
- Sessional contracts: Our GPs work with us on a sessional basis, effectively meaning they are self-employed. This has the enormous benefit of being able to pick and choose which shifts fit in with your lifestyle and other commitments
- Paid orientation programme for new starters
- A fully stocked car at each base and a driver in order to complete home visits
- A variety of shifts available with some potential for remote triage working
- GP Audit: Useful evidence for annual appraisals and PDPs
Our service works to coordinate health and care services to patients and where clinically appropriate, utilise alternative pathways to emergency admission.
About The Role
Our Sessional GPs are able to flexibly and work at each base covering our all aspects of our Urgent Care service, inclusive of telephone triage, face-to-face patient appointments and attending patient home visits.
We operate an appointment only system which is managed centrally by our dedicated team of Coordinators.
The key elements of the role include but are not limited to:
- Working as an autonomous practitioner providing clinical assessment, diagnosis (where possible), and treatment (where appropriate) for adult and paediatric patients invited to attend our Primary Care Centres or during remote consultations
- Accurately triaging & prioritising all patients, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event / illness including past medical and drug history
- Undertaking home visits to patients who are unable to travel to a primary care centre, supported with a fully equipped medical car and a driver
- Referring patients to alternative care settings, where appropriate
- Supporting our Care Coordination Service from our head office in Fox Talbot House, Chippenham
- Supporting with triage of calls that have come via the NHS111 pathway during the core daytime surgery opening hours
Please note that the support of a senior clinician is always available remotely during your shift.
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To obtain a full job description or to arrange an informal conversation about this role, please contact
[email protected]About Us
Medvivo Group has been providing a range of health and urgent care services since 2004. Commissioned by the NHS, Medvivo's core business involves the provision of Integrated Urgent Care services, incorporating NHS111 and out of hours care, in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.
Medvivo has been part of the HealthHero, group since 2020 and is the group's NHS service provider. As the European leader in digital primary care, HealthHero caters to millions across the UK, Ireland, France, and Germany, with our mission to improve lives and simplify healthcare. We cater for whole health, from prevention to long-term health management.
We're proud to be recognised as a
Great Place to Work, which reflects our commitment to creating a supportive and engaging culture. We have also been featured as the fastest growing digital healthcare company of scale in the first
Sunday Times 100 Tech list. This recognition shows our impact in the digital health sector and our dedication to innovation and excellence.
Committed to achieving excellence in the delivery of person-centred care, we invest in people, resources and technology to continuously improve the quality of its services and organisational culture. This is testified by two consecutive outstanding ratings by the Care Quality Commission.
Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity
In line with our commitment to Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity, we welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. We are committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and aim to establish an inclusive working environment. As such, we welcome diverse applications from candidates irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Medvivo is a certified Disability Confident Employer and is committed to affording equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any part of your application process, please let us know by contacting us on
[email protected]Safeguarding
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