NHS Tayside is looking for a General Practitioner to undertake a fixed term post (until 31.03.2024) as a clinical referral advisor for planned Care.

This is an exciting opportunity for a practicing General Practitioner who is looking for a new opportunity, in addition to clinical practice, to act as a clinical interface between community and hospital teams.

The post holder will be working as part of a multi professional team across NHS Tayside to develop clinical pathways.

In addition the post holder will provide clinical leadership to the implementation and development of the Tayside Referral Guidance System.

RefGuide is a local referral management e-resource, with the purpose to be a robust decision-making tool to support NHS Tayside Referrers with their referrals to Secondary Care and Specialist services. RefGuide creates instant access to accurate, reliable, up-to-date guidance, to help referrers make the best possible referral decision within Tayside. It reflects a consensus between local clinicians, reducing variation & improves efficiency at the interface point within care settings. The post holder will be influential in providing clinical advice into the development and deployment of this new system.

The post holder will work flexibly and across NHS Tayside, meeting clinicians and teams, both in person and virtually.

The post attracts 4 clinical sessions per month and the hours can be flexible around clinical commitments.

Hours of work are:  Maximum 4 sessions a month

NHS Tayside is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

For further information please contact Suzanne Echelle, Planned Care Project Manager suzanne.echelle2@nhs.scot or Dr Johnathon Kirk, GP Referral Advisor Jonathan.Kirk3@nhs.scot

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email.   Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.