Job Description

Overview:

Our Additional Primary Care (APC) service is looking for a regular team of?Consultant?GPs who will?be responsible for?providing supervision to?our?multi-disciplinary team?of non-medical?prescribers and?acting as a source of clinical?expertise?to the team, enhancing skills and knowledge.

Triage to,?and supervision of,?our NMP team is an integral part of this role.

The post holder will autonomously undertake assessment and treatment of?both?acute?and?chronic,?differentiated?and undifferentiated, patient presentations.

The post holder will?determine?a clinical diagnosis, if?appropriate?and treatment plan and appropriate discharge, or refer,?as?indicated,?whilst?maintaining?accurate?patient records and ensuring patient safety. They will be a source of clinical?expertise?to less experienced staff, enhancing skills and knowledge, and work in partnership with a multidisciplinary team.

Hours of work:

8am-8pm Saturdays and Sundays (Flexible hours negotiable)

Tenure:

Flexible - Fixed term contract to 30th June 2027 with potential extension (zero hour contract considered

Base:

Hybrid working. Predominantly remote working with some requirement to come to the ABC offices at Crawley and Horley.

About us:

Alliance for Better Care CIC is a GP Federation that unites 77 NHS GP practices across 24 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues as well as their patients, to transform how healthcare is managed within the community.

As a membership organisation, our focus is to work in partnership with our members and help them to improve the provision of General Practices in the local area.

We work with and listen to our GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community Organisations and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships ensure that, together, we deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and expertise needed to effectively serve our communities.

More about our organisation: www.allianceforbettercare.org

Job responsibilities:

Clinical responsibilities include:

Triaging patient?appointments?and?allocating?them to the most?appropriate clinician. To provide clinical supervision to all members of the multidisciplinary team working within the APC service Patient consultations Issuing medication To independently undertake specialised clinical assessments, diagnose,?treat?and discharge, or appropriately refer, patients with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans To adapt styles of communication appropriately to promote empowerment, self-management, and health education for patients To attend clinical meetings?if?required To be a source of clinical?expertise?to less experienced staff within the team To delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate To?identify?actual or potential clinical risks and take?appropriate action?using, when?required, the?appropriate reporting?structure

Leadership / Service Delivery responsibilities

1. To ensure that patient records and documentation are?maintained?in line with recognised standards and ABC policies and use of the electronic patient records system. This includes

Documenting full and?accurate?record of assessments?and?treatment Supporting colleagues to?maintain?good and complete records. Working closely with the administration and/or operations team, ensuring all records pertinent to patients are filed as?appropriate. Contributing to the read-coding of patient data.
2. Work within local and national guidelines and protocols

3. To?participate?in audits and use the results, current?research?and government guidelines, to make recommendations for changes to service delivery and clinical practice, and to share knowledge with other healthcare professionals.

4. To collect data and provide service information to the Service Manager as?required.

5. To contribute to the development and establishment of systems to gather feedback from patients.

6. To ensure that?stakeholders?are kept informed on service issues and potential risks.

7. To work with the team in delivering and promoting the needs of the service.

8. To work with the Service Manager and Clinical Lead to meet the clinical governance needs of the service; including investigation of incidents (including serious incidents) and complaints, where?required, sharing learning that arises from investigations.

To provide clinical supervision / mentorship (where appropriately trained) to junior practitioners. To remain updated on the use of all equipment used and to report any technical problems or issues with that equipment. To?participate?in clinical team meetings to discuss day-to-day operation issues.

Research / Audit:

1. Evaluate the care of patients through a process of audit to examine,?benchmark?and develop evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness

2. Collaborate with other health care professionals in initiating and promoting research. Support colleagues in the conduct of research and promote dissemination and implementation of findings

3. To support an ongoing programme of audit to evaluate practice ensuring that the data is used to develop and improve the service.

4. Support multi-disciplinary clinical audit and research across the?service implementing?innovations in clinical practice and supporting the utilisation of research and?evidence-based practice.

5. Support quality improvement and the use of methodologies to promote good clinical practice.

6. Using computer software to input, extract and analyse data as required and to develop and create divisional/specialty reports and other reports as?required.

Experience required:

To be skilled in routine and specialist skills

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct To keep abreast of developments in clinical practice and topical issues ensuring that skills are?maintained?and enhanced through continued professional development. To collaborate in the continued development of the?general?practice role. Show self-motivation toward expanding practice and developing advanced skills and knowledge. To?identify?own education and training needs in line with competency framework within speciality, and statutory and mandatory training. Ensuring these are addressed though the appraisal process with the clinical supervisor/line manager. Development of others Be a mentor and clinical supervisor, where?appropriate, to members of the multi-disciplinary team. Provide a supportive environment for all staff which encourages learning and professional development. To actively?participate?in the development of future education and training provision which recognises the needs of patients and is in line with national and local priorities. Deliver presentations and teaching sessions?if?required
Qualifications/Skills required:

Qualified GP - essential General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT) - essential Full GMC Registration - essential National Performers List registration - essential Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU) - essential MRCGP - essential Clinical Supervisor Certification - essential Diploma in Acute Medicine? - desirable
Experience required:

Experience of working in a primary care environment - essential Experience of continued professional development - essential Experience of working in an urgent care environment (UTC/ED/MIU) - essential Experience of leading, and working within, a team of clinicians and GPs - essential Proactive approach and?strong communication?skills to build trust and rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds and reduce health inequalities - essential Experience of working effectively in collaboration with other organisations??- desirable
Skills & abilities:

Patient focused? - essential Ability to work independently and to lead a team? - essential Interest in education and mentoring of allied health care professionals? - essential Interest in primary?care services, workforce and at scale provision? - essential Ability to motivate a team? - essential Ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations? - essential Knowledge of primary and urgent care pathways? - desirable Familiarity with commissioning pathways? - desirable Knowledge of local systems / services? - desirable
Pay: 63.03 per hour

Expected hours: 6 - 24 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Health & wellbeing programme
Ability to commute/relocate:

Crawley RH11 0PR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Are you a certified Clinical Supervisor?
Licence/Certification:

GMC registration (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Crawley RH11 0PR

Application deadline: 10/02/2026