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The Out of Hours department is responsible for the provision of high quality Out of Hours General Medical Services across Dumfries and Galloway. The department employs a range of staff including General Practitioners, Advanced Practitioners, Communication Co-ordinators and Healthcare Support Workers.
We are looking for someone to efficiently communicate and co-ordinate all professional and patient calls received into the Out of Hours Service Hub requiring the attention of a clinician. Calls can be received electronically from NHS24 or as a direct call from agreed professional as well as some groups of patients ie Palliative/End of Life. You will be responsible in co-ordinating the deployment of calls to available staff including support staff and duty clinicians.
Bank staff are crucial to supporting the delivery of the service playing a key role working with a multi-disciplinary team. You should be prepared to cover short notice shifts to cover annual leave, sickness, public holidays.
You will be required to undertake training / shadow shifts for a month (approx. 2 shifts per week) prior to commencing any shift work unsupervised.
The Out of Hours service operates from 8am – 8am 365 days working a variety of shifts 8am – 4pm, 4pm –midnight and midnight – 8am. Training will be covering all shifts listed with an expectation once trained you would ensure to keep skills up by covering all shifts.
Any shifts undertaken in the out of hours period will receive an unsociable hours payment.
Informal enquiries to - di.anderson@nhs.scot or Donna.reid3@nhs.scot
Please Note: Bank posts are not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.
RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk
Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.
UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).