Salaried General Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Salaried General Practitioner to join the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) team at SaTH. You will work within the UTC alongside Emergency Department colleagues to provide primary medical services for patients presenting with minor illnesses or injuries.

Based at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, you will assess patients, prescribe and coordinate care, supervise junior colleagues, and help deliver national and local

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems suitable for primary care
• Work as part of the ED and UTC team to provide safe, effective and timely care to patients
• To demonstrate clinical competencies and to supervise and train junior colleagues to develop skills as required.
• To always exercise professional accountability
• Support the UTC Lead to ensure that UTC policies and procedures are up-to-date and that all staff comply to agreed policies and maintain best practice.
• Perform assessment of patient needs, plan and implement clinical treatment
• To access diagnostics including bloods, ECGs and X-Rays.
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Centre at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (SaTH) for a Salaried General Practitioner to join the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) team.

The UTCs are co-located within the Emergency Departments at both sites (Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital) and will receive patients who present with a minor illness and/or injury. The team will comprise of Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Nurse Practitioners with medical cover from GPs and trainees. In addition, the team will work very closely with the Emergency Department, secondary care, Social Services, Mental Health and other specialist services.

The Salaried General Practitioner will be a key member of the UTC and ED team at SaTH and will be providing primary medical services to patients who either self-refer or are referred to the service from ED, 111 or other health care providers.

The post holder will be a GP who will work within the UTC alongside the wider team in the Emergency Department (ED). You will be expected to provide evidence based clinical care to all patients who are attending the service and undertake duties consistent with it, including but not limited to:

• Reviewing and assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems suitable for primary care
• Work as part of the ED and UTC team to provide safe, effective and timely care to patients,
• To demonstrate clinical competencies and to supervise and train junior colleagues to develop skills as required.
• To always exercise professional accountability
• Support the UTC Lead to ensure that UTC policies and procedures are up-to-date and that all staff comply to agreed policies and maintain best practice.
• Perform assessment of patient needs, plan and implement clinical treatment
• To access diagnostics including bloods, ECGs and X-Rays.
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.