General Practitioner - Primary Care Streaming

Primary Care 24; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Care 24 is recruiting GPs to join our Primary Care Streaming Service within the Linda McCartney Centre at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. You will provide high-quality assessment and management for patients presenting to urgent and emergency care, in a role that blends primary care with acute hospital challenges.

The position is fixed-term for 5 months with full- or part-time working patterns.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Up-to-date Enhanced DBS certificate.
• Understanding of clinical risk management and governance.
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions.
• Ability to manage time and workload per SLA.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; sensitive communication.
• Strong written and spoken English for effective communication.
• Proficient in IT systems including EMIS.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality holistic clinical care with GMC Good Medical Practice.
• Make independent professional decisions for patient issues.
• Address urgent healthcare needs of undiagnosed conditions.
• Prescribe treatments per guidance and formulary.
• Make autonomous decisions for presenting problems.
• Work with the MDT to refer/admit patients for same-day hospital care.
• Maintain accurate electronic medical records in PC24 system.
• Undertake other duties as directed by Medical Director or Head of Service.

Skills

GMC registration

DBS enhanced

Clinical governance

Independent decision making

Time/workload management

Interpersonal skills

English communication

IT systems (EMIS)

Education

GMC registration/licence to practice

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Job summary

Looking for a GP role that combines the variety of primary care with the pace and clinical challenge of an acute hospital environment? Primary Care 24 (PC24) is recruiting GPs to join our Primary Care Streaming Service within the Linda McCartney Centre at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. You will be providing high-quality assessment and management for patients presenting to urgent and emergency care.

Main duties of the job

What will I be doing?

• Provide high quality holistic clinical care, using skills and experience in accordance with the GMCs Good Medical Practice (2024), demonstrating care, compassion, dignity and respect
• Make independent, professional decisions to address individual patient issues effectively
• Evaluate and address the urgent healthcare needs of patients presenting with undiagnosed and undefined conditions.
• Prescribe treatments appropriately, adhering to national guidance and the local formulary.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate the safe and timely referral and/or admission of patients who require same day hospital care, following the principal that it is preferential to refer on to medical/surgical teams, whilst referral to ED should only occur if a medical/surgical referral is less appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous electronic medical records with the PC24 clinical system.
• Perform any other duties as agreed with the Medical Director, Clinical Lead or Head of Service to meet the needs of the service/organisation.

About us

Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 2004, predominately delivering NHS contracts. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients. Come join our proud team!

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2026

Salary: £108,664 to £130,398 a year

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 5 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: B0368-26-0084

Job locations: 4-6 Enterprise Way, Wavertree Technology Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 1FB; The Linda McCartney Centre, Prescot Street, Liverpool, L7 8XP

Job responsibilities

• Provide high quality holistic clinical care, using skills and experience in accordance with the GMCs Good Medical Practice (2024), demonstrating care, compassion, dignity and respect
• Make independent, professional decisions to address individual patient issues effectively
• Evaluate and address the urgent healthcare needs of patients presenting with undiagnosed and undefined conditions.
• Prescribe treatments appropriately, adhering to national guidance and the local formulary.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate the safe and timely referral and/or admission of patients who require same day hospital care, following the principal that it is preferential to refer on to medical/surgical teams, whilst referral to ED should only occur if a medical/surgical referral is less appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous electronic medical records with the PC24 clinical system.
• Perform any other duties as agreed with the Medical Director, Clinical Lead or Head of Service to meet the needs of the service/organisation.

What do I need?

• Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
• Up to date Enhanced DBS Certificate (we will apply for one for you if you aren't a member of the DBS Update Service)
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek further advice from colleagues as appropriate
• Ability to manage own time and workload in line with SLA
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate sensitively
• Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication
• Competent in the use of IT systems and clinical systems including EMIS

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
• Up to date Enhanced DBS Certificate (we will apply for one for you if you aren't a member of the DBS Update Service)
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance

Desirable

• Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
• Up to date Enhanced DBS Certificate (we will apply for one for you if you aren't a member of the DBS Update Service)
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Primary Care 24

Address: 4-6 Enterprise Way, Wavertree Technology Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 1FB, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://primarycare24.org.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Talent Engagement Coordinator Daniel Keane, [e-mail], 07393191045