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To ensure the confidence of referring GPs, and the best outcomes for patients we always recruit the highest calibre of practitioners to work in Get Well UK's services.
The Get Well UK recruitment process has two stages; a written application and a face-to-face interview.
All practitioners must demonstrate the following:
- 2 years post-qualification experience
- Minimum of £2m professional/public liability insurance
- Registered with a regulator or recognised professional association
- Working with at least 20 patients per month
- Commitment to working in the NHS
- Commitment to practice audit
- Commitment to attend monthly clinical supervision
- Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure or equivalent
- 2 professional references
Furthermore practitioners must pass our six point test to demonstrate their suitability to treat NHS patients. Practitioners must:
- ensure that patients are able to clearly understand what the practitioner is doing, how the treatment might help, what they can expect during and after treatment, and what the limitations of the treatment are;
- be able to demonstrate a proven commitment to equal opportunities and work with a diverse patient population;
- demonstrate a positive attitude to inter-professional working and collaboration with other health and social care professionals;
- respect the rights of patients to use all forms of healthcare, including conventional medication, and have a clear understanding of the safety issues involved when patients have a desire to reduce or stop other medical treatment;
- demonstrate an understanding of their own limitations, and know when to refer patients to another professional and to recommend cessation of treatment;
- demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development (CPD), including evidence of what they have completed over the last year.
Practitioners will also be required to complete simple auditing forms at the beginning and end of a course of treatment, to ensure that we can measure the outcomes of the service. Practitioners are also required to attend monthly clinical supervision meetings. As well as fees for practice (which vary according to the funder, we will always try and secure you suitable fees), £1.50 will be put into a CPD fund, retrievable at the end of each year. We will arrange Clinical Meetings in which practitioners can meet GPs, nurses and other colleagues. All practitioners are self employed and we pay monthly on receipt of an invoice detailing all the work completed, which is cross-checked with our records.
