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About Vertis Health
Vertis Health is a federation of general practices delivering high-quality NHS services across Worcestershire. We were founded by local primary care clinicians and are owned by the practices we serve. As a purpose-led limited company, the money we generate is reinvested into the local healthcare economy, helping to strengthen services, support innovation and improve patient care.
Depending on the role, our benefits include access to the NHS Pension, structured learning and development, clinical leadership opportunities, career progression and genuine flexibility.
Why this role exists
This innovative service provides responsive out-of-hours clinical cover for adult inpatients residing in Worcestershire community hospitals and other local inpatient settings.
Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you will support timely clinical decision-making, assessment, prescribing, treatment planning, escalation decisions, end-of-life care and safe transfers of care during evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Your contribution will help ensure patients continue to receive safe, effective and person-centred care whenever they need it.
This role offers the opportunity to work with a wide range of patients and clinical presentations across multiple community hospital sites, whilst maintaining a high degree of professional autonomy and clinical responsibility.
About the Service
Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you will support timely clinical decision-making, assessment, prescribing, treatment planning, escalation decisions, end-of-life care and safe transfers of care during evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Your contribution will help ensure patients continue to receive safe, effective and person-centred care whenever they need it.
This role offers the opportunity to work with a wide range of patients and clinical presentations across multiple community hospital sites, whilst maintaining a high degree of professional autonomy and clinical responsibility.
Base/Location
The role will involve clinical review, advice and face-to-face visits across Worcestershire sites as clinically required.
Hours of Work
The service operates during the following out-of-hours periods:
Saturday shifts either 10:00-14:00 or 14:00-20:00
Key responsibilities
The successful clinician will play a key role in delivering timely clinical interventions, supporting nursing teams and ensuring patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
Clinical Triage, Assessment and Response
Autonomous Clinical Practice
Prescribing, Medicines Optimisation and Treatment Review
VTE Assessment and Admission Support
End of Life Care and Escalation Planning
Clinical Documentation and Digital Systems
Governance, Safety and Quality
Communication and Multidisciplinary Working
Person specification
The full person specification is available to download by clicking the button below.
Location(s)
Vertis Health
38 Kenilworth Close
Crabbs Cross
Redditch
B97 5JX
This role will involve working at multiple locations, such as:
Evesham - WR11 1JT
Malvern - WR14 1EX
Pershore - WR10 1PS
Bromsgrove - B61 0BB
Tenbury Wells - WR15 8AP
Worcester - WR5 2DD
Kidderminster - DY11 6RJ