Virtual Ward GP Support Service

Descriptions

A seven day per week service supporting the Trust Virtual Ward consisting of:•Daily attendance and patient review at a VW virtual ‘board round’ to discuss patients – as appropriate•Medical decision making & prescribing as required for VW patients•Escalation to ESHT Consultants from relevant specialties to support the VW team•Medical advice – available during working hours – for the Virtual Ward team•Occasional home visiting (rarely required) if it is clearly beneficial and will •Support the Virtual Ward team in communication and working with carers and relatives•Support the Trust in the development of Virtual Ward pathways, VW awareness, and efficacy of access/referral/discharge processesThe GPs supporting the service are required to be able to offer face to face reviews occasionally and attend in person some development or service meetings, in a timely fashion and at short notiice – i.e. need to be working within East Sussex, able and willing to travel.The GPs also need to be experienced in general, skilled in supporting acute illness and in particular for patients with Frailty. The GP service must include GPs experienced in supporting virtual wards (to help with their own supervision and development).The GPs supporting also need to be familiar with local systems and processes (e.g. HSCC, JCR, UCR, PSL etc arrangements). GPs in the service need to be able to maintain good relations with ESHT Consultants (where relevant) and other primary care colleagues in East Sussex.