Primary Care Hub Practitioner - Kernow Health CIC

Summary

Job summary

You have an opportunity to be part of this exciting project of practitioner-led minor illness units throughout Cornwall, which will free up practices to focus on proactive care, prevention and continuity of care.

As we approach winter and pressures increase across the system due to seasonal minor illnesses, it is even more important to support and proactively bolster Primary Care in readiness. Hence, we are looking for prescribing clinicians to join our team, especially for the winter months. However, we would welcome longer-term interest.

These hubs will provide additional appointments for people who present on the day with minor illness symptoms. Practices can direct some of their patients to attend the hubs against set criteria.

You will be a confident practitioner who will be comfortable working under your own autonomy, and you will not be expected to work outside of your competency. Less experienced individuals will be paired with GPs or others more experienced. We understand this work may be a little outside of what practitioners are used to; however, it is a really exciting opportunity to change how we deliver care to people in Cornwall and will go some way to making primary care a sustainable space to work in the longer term.

Main duties of the job

You will be a registered practitioner with experience of minor illness, such as a GP or a prescribing advanced practitioner. These roles are being offered as a short-term portfolio opportunity in addition to your existing working hours. It is essential that you are able and comfortable to work autonomously, although clinical oversight will be available either on site or remotely.

The roles offer flexible working patterns to fit around time commitments across 5 days a week. However, if you have availability on a weekend, please let us know.

Potential locations are:

• Stratton
• Launceston
• Liskeard
• Saltash
• Callington
• Bodmin
• St Austell
• Newquay
• Truro
• Falmouth
• Redruth
• Pool
• Mount Hawke
• Helston
• Penzance
  
  

About Us

To apply for this role, please visit our Kernow Health website job opportunities page to complete an expression of interest form, which is a short application that will capture your details, availability and suitability for the role.

Once we have received your expression of interest or application, we will arrange a short informal conversation to confirm your suitability for this role.

To enable us to rapidly recruit you, we have created a Passport to Employment and Employer Waiver form, this form will be sent to you following an expression of interest. You need to ask your current employer to complete this form. By doing so, your employer is endorsing your suitability for this role and is acknowledging that you are picking up additional hours.