GP in Primary Care and GP Out of Hours - fixed term

The Methodist Church in Britain; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Annual leave

Study leave

Protected CPD time

Job summary

Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time GP for the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre. The role covers front-door care, GP Out of Hours, and supervising ACPs within a 24-hour rota, including evenings, weekends, and overnights.

Applicants must have Full GMC registration and eligibility for specialist status or CESR pathways, with commitment to audit, CPD and safeguarding standards in a busy acute setting.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification.
• MRCGP or equivalent specialist qualification.
• Full GMC registration and licence to practise, with GMC number confirmed.
• Eligible for the specialist register with CCT within 6 months of interview, or CESR application submitted and specialist registration within 6 months of obtaining it.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and manage undifferentiated and acute presentations, including children, in the UECC primary care stream and GP Out of Hours
• Make complex clinical decisions and manage clinical risk as a senior decision-maker
• Support patient flow, prioritisation and coordination across the UECC
• Deliver front-door streaming, face-to-face and telephone consultations, including patients referred via NHS 111
• Run booked clinics and home visits within the local area
• Initiate treatment and facilitate safe discharge or referral
• Supervise and support ACPs and junior clinicians
• Work with ACPs, Emergency Medicine clinicians and the wider team, giving clear advice and handover
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and incident review
• Maintain CPD, appraisal requirements, training and teaching
• Work within GMC standards, confidentiality, information governance and safeguarding responsibilities

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Risk management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Time management

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCGP or equivalent

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

This part-time fixed-term GP post sits in the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, running to August 2027. The work centres on assessing undifferentiated patients, including children, across the front door, urgent primary care and GP Out of Hours, with senior decision-making and supervising ACPs and junior clinicians. Shifts run on a 24-hour rota with evenings, weekends and overnights, shared across a supported team. Full GMC registration and specialist-register eligibility, or a CESR route, are required.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose and manage undifferentiated and acute presentations, including children, in the UECC primary care stream and GP Out of Hours
• Make complex clinical decisions and manage clinical risk as a senior decision-maker
• Support patient flow, prioritisation and coordination across the UECC
• Deliver front-door streaming, face-to-face and telephone consultations, including patients referred via NHS 111
• Run booked clinics and home visits within the local area
• Initiate treatment and facilitate safe discharge or referral
• Supervise and support ACPs and junior clinicians
• Work with ACPs, Emergency Medicine clinicians and the wider team, giving clear advice and handover
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and incident review
• Maintain CPD, appraisal requirements, training and teaching
• Work within GMC standards, confidentiality, information governance and safeguarding responsibilities

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
• MRCGP or equivalent specialist qualification

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise, with GMC number confirmed
• Eligible for the specialist register with CCT expected within 6 months of interview, or CESR application submitted and specialist registration within 6 months of obtaining it

Experience

• Experience of working with undifferentiated and acutely unwell patients
• Experience of autonomous clinical practice
• Experience of multidisciplinary teamworking
• Ability to commit to evening, weekend and overnight working
• Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent written and verbal communication with people of all backgrounds
• Strong clinical decision-making and risk management
• Effective organisation, prioritisation and time management, with an example such as developing training programmes
• Knowledge of NHS systems and processes or equivalent
• Awareness of current NHS priorities and the urgent care agenda
• Resilient and able to work under pressure and at pace

Other

• Strong commitment to high quality clinical services and corporate responsibility

Nice to have

• Experience in urgent care, GP Out of Hours or emergency care settings
• Experience in clinical coordination, including supporting patient flow
• Teaching or supervision experience, including of ACPs or junior clinicians
• Experience using clinical systems such as SystmOne or equivalent
• Evidence of audit and/or quality improvement activities
• Relevant research published in a peer-reviewed journal
• Experience contributing to service development, quality improvement or change
• Understanding of local care pathways and community services

What’s offered

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Annual leave
• Study leave
• Protected CPD time