GP Severnside

Assess and manage the full breadth of clinical presentations and age groups which present in the urgent primary care setting, including physical and mental health needs.Take telephone referrals from Health Care professionals within the BNSSG area for appropriate adult medical admissions whilst being sensitive to the capacity issues of the hosting acute trust.Demonstrate excellent communication skills with referring HCPs, in order to build positive relationships so that alternative management ideas can be discussed without confrontation.Gain familiarity with the other urgent care services available in the BNSSG system, and how to access these for patientsUndertake clinical work by telephone +/- video, consulting with patients and/ or their representatives and healthcare professionals in the community to appropriately assess the current concerns, establishan appropriate differential diagnosis and management plan.Seek to support community management wherever possible, but be able to recognise serious illness and emergency situations requiring admission and/ or an ambulance responseBe able to prescribe appropriately for the urgent primary care context, including initiating and changing end of life medicationsDocument the key findings from their assessment, such that the notes provide appropriate detail to log the assessment at the time, and support other clinicians who may be involved later in the patientsjourneySeek clinical advice from the senior GP on shift (the Clinical Coordinator) when required to support clinical decision making and access to appropriate servicesBuddy with new clinicians working their first shift in the Severnside service, as required, to support them to become familiar with the systems and processes following inductionBe encouraged to contribute to on call clinician rotas at times of peak demand.Use all IT systems required for safe clinical work in IUC, including the clinical systems (Adastra, PACS and EMIS), resources available to support clinical decision making (the Clinical Toolkit, BrisDoc weblinks, Remedy) Be proactive about identifying and reporting concerns and incidents, to support continued learning and improvement in the service provided to patient