General Practitioner GP – 111 Calls

Athona Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking an experienced General Practitioner to support urgent care services in London. The role involves clinical assessments, providing leadership to a multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring safe patient care. Successful candidates will need to be registered with a professional body and have significant experience in urgent or emergency care settings. This position offers an hourly pay range of £85 to £95 and is part of a partnership with the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Benefits

Up to £300 referral bonus for successful candidates

Qualifications

• Registration with a relevant professional body required.
• Significant post-registration clinical experience is essential.
• Experience in urgent or emergency settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex clinical assessments in urgent care.
• Provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to clinical governance and triage processes.

Skills

Registration with a relevant professional body (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)

Significant post registration clinical experience

Experience in a primary, urgent, emergency or ambulance setting

Ability to provide clinical leadership

Familiarity with NHS Pathways systems

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Tools

Enhanced DBS

Job description

Overview

The London Ambulance Service has selected Athona as a preferred supplier for their Immediate and Urgent Care services. We are working closely with this historic organisation to support them in delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care across two sites in London.

Job Details

Job Title: General Practitioner
Specialty: Integrated Urgent Care
Grade: General Practitioner
Location: London
Salary: £85- £95 per hour

Role

Are you an experienced General Practitioner looking to play a pivotal role in delivering safe, efficient, and digitally enabled urgent care across London? We are working as part of an exclusive partnership with the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, acting as a trusted staffing provider and giving our candidates priority access to new and ongoing locum roles within the Integrated Urgent Care service.

Scope and Impact

As a senior member of the Integrated Urgent Care Clinical Assessment service, you will deliver complex clinical assessments, manage undifferentiated presentations, supporting safe and effective care for patients. Using your clinical expertise, you’ll offer holistic advice, promote self-care, and coordinate referrals across the urgent care system where needed.

This role will include clinical leadership to the wider Integrated Urgent Care service multi-disciplinary team including Call Handlers, Nurses, Paramedics and Advanced Practitioners and act as a point of clinical support for community-based professionals such as ambulance crews, nursing teams, and home care staff. Helping to shape and lead a responsive, patient-focused service that delivers care in the right place, at the right time.

You’ll also contribute to clinical governance, digital triage processes, and the professional development of others helping to shape urgent care delivery across the wider healthcare system.

Requirements

• Registration with a relevant professional body (NMC/HCPC/GPhC)
• MBBS or equivalent
• Inclusion on a CCG Medical Performers list
• Significant post registration clinical experience in a primary, urgent, emergency or ambulance setting
• Experience of providing complex clinical care, advice and support to patients
• Ability to act as the senior clinician and provide clinical leadership to the Clinical Assessment Service multidisciplinary team as well as the wider community support function
• Familiarity with NHS Pathways systems
• Enhanced DBS
• The right to work in the UK

Application

Apply today: If this sounds like the right role for you, apply now and one of our consultants will be in touch to discuss further.

Know someone else who might be interested? Refer any candidate to Athona for a role with London Ambulance Service IUC and receive up to £300 for every successful recommendation. (Terms and Conditions apply)