GPwER in Headaches

This post will work alongside the existing Neurology team to enhance the outpatient capacity of the service, specific focus on headaches. The postholder will work with commissioners and primary care locally to support development of innovative for managing patients present with headaches.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work alongside the Neurology Team to deliver outpatient-based headache services at Torbay Hospital and some community hospitals, including:

• Assessing new referrals into the headache service
• Providing advice and guidance to GPs
• Reviewing and diagnosis of new patients
• Follow up of existing patients
• Prescribing appropriate medications
• Provision of Botox and GONI
• Supervision of Headache Specialist Nurses

The post holder will be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring safe, quality care is delivered and sustained.

The job will involve proactively liaising with clinicians, nurses and managers within and outside the Department to address any issues arising that may the affect the service.

We would encourage the successful applicant to develop GPwER competencies and practice with the RCGP approved competency framework.

Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person specification Qualifications

• Full registration and licence to practice with the GMC
• MRCGP or equivalent
• On the GP Performers' list and up-to-date with annual appraisal requirements and revalidation
• Membership of British Association for the Study of Headaches (BASH)
• Competency in Botox and/or GONI injection tecchnique

Knowledge

• Experience in managing patients with migraine
• Wide experience of working effectively in an integrated way with multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrates the under-pinning subject-specific competencies, ie knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role, setting and scope
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement in management of headaches

Skills

• Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients, employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent/autonomous practitioner
• Ability to demonstrate familiarity and understanding of NHS structures, including awareness of national strategic plans and constraints.
• Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with and confidence in others.
• Communicates effectively and is able to share decision-making with patients, relatives and other professions. Treats patients as individuals, promoting a person-centred approach to their care, including self-management.
• Demonstrates awareness of good decision-making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
• Evidence of interest and experience in teaching including GPs and other health care professionals.
• Demonstrates willingness to teach and supervise trainee roles including doctors and nurses
• Evidence of active participation in audit.
• Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research
• Service design and review experience
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies

You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.

If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a 'Staff Carers' policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer's Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly.
• Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
• Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
• Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Please ensure you check your email and Trac account regularly.
• Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
• If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.

The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.