Title: Vhi Physician
Location: Old Naas Road, Dublin 12
Reporting to: The Vhi Physicians report to the Clinical Lead.
About us
Our purpose at Vhi is to help our customers and patients live longer, stronger and healthier lives. A big part of delivering this purpose is to create a workplace culture where all colleagues feel connected, informed and motivated to do their best work. At Vhi, we have a set of shared values that drive the kind of behaviour we want and that will support colleagues to grow, develop and play a key part in our success.
Leading the way in private healthcare, we now offer an extensive range of healthcare services, including: urgent care, planned care, primary care, health screening, hospital @ home, women's health, digital health, out of hours emergency dental care, and nurseline 24/7. The efficient running of these services is made possible by our teams of highly skilled healthcare professionals.
What will you do:
To provide effective, efficient and appropriate professional clinical care to patients of Vhi. one of Vhi's key service areas with a planned expansion and development over coming years to enhance current provision. This role offers an excellent opportunity to be part of a team working on the development of pathways, enhanced scope and wider geographical footprint using a combination of strong clinical knowledge and Leadership and innovation.
This role may be interest to you if:
* You are a GP with an interest in acute care / supporting early discharge from hospital-based services
* A Registrar / SHO who would like to experience acute care within a community setting with opportunities for collaboration, innovation and service development
What you need to be successful
Skills and ability
Technical:
* Experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision-making
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills and has the ability to manage multiple complex tasks.
* Ability to analyze and interpret data to measure success of health and wellness initiatives.
Demonstrate a commitment to fostering partnerships, multi-professional and multi- disciplinary relationships
* Demonstration of research and clinical excellence through peer reviewed research and publications desirable
Interpersonal:
* Operate with professional and personal integrity coupled with an overarching humility and proven ability to build strong working relationships.
* Demonstrate an interest in, and be an advocate for all aspects of patient care
* Demonstrated alignment to Vhi values
Education & Knowledge:
Essential
* Registration with Irish Medical Council
* 3 years post qualification.
* Medical Indemnity Insurance
Desirable
Post Graduate qualification MICGP/ MRCGP/ MRCPI or equivalent (ABIM)
* Eligible for registration with Medical Council as GP or specialist in internal medicine.
Experience
* Experience and skills in internal medicine and post-operative procedures
* Experience of managing patients
Key Accountabilities
* Deliver and Develop Hospital at Home services within the Vhi network, providing clinical care in the patients homes in collaboration with referring Physicians/Hospital Consultants
* Support an integrated care approach across Vhi H&W and related services
* Review all patients in their homes on admission to the service and collaborate with referring teams
* Support the Senior Nurse Managers and Clinical Lead to ensure adherence to operational standards and prioritization of tasks.
* Champion clinical excellence and patient-centric healthcare engaging voice of customer and capturing patient reported outcomes
* To participate in the delivery of effective clinical governance and to ensure that processes are in place which address clinical effectiveness and outcomes, clinical risk, clinical incidents, patient experience and complaints.
* Work with the relevant Quality, Safety & Risk (QSR) team members to ensure that the design and delivery of enhanced primary care services adhere to H&W QSR policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines (PPPGs) and external standards / statutory requirements (e.g. HIQA).
* To identify education requirements and opportunities and provide education to staff.
* Review and interpret results and ensure critical results are escalated appropriately.
* Communicate to patients, provide relevant lifestyle advice and ensure patient understanding of their results.
* Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. Work as part of a team to ensure patients receive excellent clinical and customer-focused experience.
* Participate in clinical meetings and stay up-to-date with latest evidence based clinical practice and guidelines.
* Provide advice to other clinical colleagues when or as required as set out in SOPs.
* Maintain ongoing CME.
* Demonstrated alignment to Vhi values
What's on offer:
* Competitive salary
* Performance related bonus
* Unsocial hours allowance
* Company pension – up to 10% employer contribution
* Health insurance
* Income protection
* Medical indemnity paid for by Vhi
Sustainability
At Vhi, we believe that the health of people and the health of the planet are interconnected. That's why we're on a journey towards an integrated model of healthcare that puts people and the planet at its heart.
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Accessibility
At Vhi, we are on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations at every stage of the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities, neurodivergence, or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation, please contact, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch via email.
Any information you provide will be treated confidentially within the recruitment team and used solely for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations during the application and recruitment process.
Vhi is an equal opportunities employer
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