GP in Rapid Investigation Service

at  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
You will be a GP for the Wessex Rapid Investigation Service and will have an instrumental role in the running of this service.
You will provide a strong clinical presence; assuring the provision of a safe, effective and evidence based medical care to patients.
You will be motivated and enthusiastic with personal drive and ability to use your own initiative.
You will be joining an exciting service, established since 2020, the Wessex Rapid Investigation Service (RIS).
This is a regional service which is delivered using a virtual model, to provide a cancer fast track referral route for patients seen in Primary Care with non-specific symptoms.
The RIS aims to speed up diagnosis for this typically hard to diagnose group and to improve overall patient experience and you will be working as part of a small.

What you’ll do

• You will work within the existing service for suspected cancer patients presenting with nonspecific symptoms.
• You will be a qualified GP either working in General Practice or having recently done so.
• You will have excellent, proven, leadership and communication skills.

What we’re looking for

• Experienced General Practitioner
• You will have the ability to work with a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate collaborative working with a range of stakeholders, and to develop good working relationships with key partners.
• Clinical judgement experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
• A ble to work in a ‘virtual setting’ receiving primary care referrals.