Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Redbridge, by accessing this video link: Working for NELFT in our Essex Medical Directorate

You will be expected to:

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing respiratory care to adult people across Thurrock, Basildon, and Brentwood.

Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team

Work directly with adult people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals

Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative

Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

To be successful in your application, you will need:

To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFTs values,

To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about respiratory health,

Essential understanding of current developments in community adult respiratory health care,

To be a team player

Rationale for post:This is a new post, created from funding received from commissioners, to support thecommunity respiratory service.This is a new, fixed-term for 12 months, part-time post - 2 sessions (8 hours) a week with 1hour protected time for supervision and personal development. This post might beextended following the initial 12 months period.GPs with extended roles are very well established in Mid and South Essex (MSE), whichoffers a package of benefits alongside the opportunity to take up a role outside primarycare.Portfolio roles and GP with extended roles (GPwER) positions support mid and latercareer GPs to work within primary care whilst enjoying the variety that a portfolio interestoffers, supporting a balanced career and wellbeing.The GP role in the Community Integrated Respiratory Team aims to: Support GPs to have increased opportunities within MSE to further their career throughattractive portfolio placements Recruit and retain GPs in MSE Increase collaborative cross-system working and understanding through developingGPs with a wider understanding of other parts of the system and allowing GPs to sharetheir knowledge and expertise whilst working in the Community Respiratory Teamsetting. Support system partners with recruitment of appropriately qualified GPs for respiratorymedicine training opportunities Offer a variety of opportunities to inspire practicing GPs to increase job satisfaction, diversify their careers, and remain in the workforce longer term.

This is the first time our Integrated Respiratory team will have a dedicated GP with a specialist interest in respiratory medicine, who can contribute to the development and shaping of the service.

This is a portfolio development role designed for either a GP already experienced in respiratory medicine to become part of the service and grow in the role, or to support a GP to develop an area of expertise in respiratory medicine, whilst remaining part of the GP workforce.

All applicants should hold a substantive (partner or salaried) GP role of at least 2 sessions a week within the MSE footprint and would be required to continue within their substantive role for the 12 months duration of the post.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GMC

Desirable

• Substantive GP post holder of at least 2 sessions a week commitment in Mid and South Essex

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Standard of health that enables demands of job to be met

Desirable

• Works in accordance with GMC Good Medical Practice guidance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mayflower Community Hospital

Blunts Wall Road, Billericay

Essex

CM12 9SA