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Overview Title : Vhi Hospital@Home Physician – 12-month FTC
Reporting to : The Vhi Hospital@Home Physicians report to the Clinical Lead.
Salary And Benefits Bonus: Performance related bonus
Health Insurance: Top of the range cover for yourself and your family
Pension: Up to 10% employer contribution
Income Continuance: 3 months full pay and half pay from thereafter up to 6 months
Other Benefits: Life Assurance
Medical indemnity: paid for by Vhi
Role Purpose To provide effective, efficient and appropriate professional clinical care to patients of Vhi Hospital@Home. Hospital@Home is one of Vhi’s key service areas with 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
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
Participate in the delivery of effective clinical governance and ensure processes address clinical effectiveness and outcomes, clinical risk, incidents, patient experience and complaints
Work with the Quality, Safety & Risk (QSR) team to ensure design and delivery adhere to H&W QSR policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines (PPPGs) and external standards / statutory requirements (e.g. HIQA)
Identify education requirements 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 required as set out in SOPs
Maintain ongoing CME
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 effective planning and ability to manage multiple complex tasks
Ability to analyze and interpret data to measure success of health and wellness initiatives; fosters partnerships and multi-disciplinary relationships
Demonstration of research and clinical excellence through peer-reviewed research and publications desirable
Interpersonal Operate with professional integrity and build strong working relationships
Demonstrate an interest in and advocacy for all aspects of patient care
Aligns with Vhi values and commits to care for patients by leading with heart and courage
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 in internal medicine and post-operative procedures
Experience of managing patients
Note: This role profile provides an overview of main responsibilities and may be amended from time to time with reasonable notice.
Vhi is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility: reasonable accommodations available in recruitment process.

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