Senior Clinician/GP with Special Interest

Job overview

This post is intended for applicants who have completed their General Practice or acute medicine training (with involvement with community) and the ideal applicant will have generalist skills and have obtained MRCGP or equivalent.

The post will involve  remote outpatient work  monitoring patients with MGUS or treated prostate cancer in order to meet the needs of our local population.

Appropriate supervision will be available as required and opportunities for further training and personal development will be provided where possible.

Funding is committed until the end of March 2026.

Please see the full job description attached for further details.

Main duties of the job

The post requires the post-holder to understand and identify with the ethos and values of the GP role and its relations with secondary care, and to demonstrate this in their professional behaviour and dealings with the public.

The postholder is directly responsible to Service Manager for all organisation and administration issues and the Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care (WSFT) for clinical issues.

They will monitor patients with abnormal MGUS and PSA levels (and any future conditions identified in conjunction with the West Suffolk Alliance) on behalf of the patient’s own GP and secondary care provider, ensuring the highest standards of care.

The post-holder will be responsible for remotely running clinics as part of an agreed weekly timetable and will be expected to take an active role in supporting other staff in the department and participate in training other stakeholders if required.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

In accordance with the number of sessions for which they are employed, the post-holder will

• Make him/herself-available to undertake a variety of duties, including liaison with practices and colleagues, telephone or video consultations and queries, ordering and checking pathology reports, addressing correspondence in a timely fashion
• Develop care plans for health on behalf of the patients’ GP, in consultation with patients and in line with current agreed disease management protocols
• Record clear and contemporaneous notes to agreed standards using SystmOne, Emis and relevant WSFT systems
• Report significant events
• Collect data for audit and quality management purposes
• Participate in service evaluation

Please see the full job description attached for further details.