Salaried General Practitioner, Urgent Treatment Centres

NHS; North East; Hybrid; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is looking for General Practitioners to join their team in out-of-hours Urgent Treatment Centres. Candidates will provide urgent and emergency care, receiving referrals and managing a varied workload. Essential qualifications include UK medical credentials and GMC registration. This role offers salaries ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 on a permanent contract, with various shifts available across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant medical qualifications to practice medicine in the UK.
• Fully registered with GMC with a current Licence to Practice.
• Strong verbal, written and electronic communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent care consultations in a collaborative team environment.
• Receive referrals and prioritize patient care effectively.
• Work across various centres to ensure effective service delivery.

Skills

General practice experience

Telephone consultations

Paediatrics

Palliative Care

Mental health

Minor Injury Management

Good verbal communication skills

Good organisational skills

Education

UK medical qualification

General Medical Council registration

Certified GP qualification

Job description

Job Summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has five urgent care centres across the Trust.

We are looking to recruit forward‑thinking enthusiastic General Practitioners to join our team of salaried GPs working in our out‑of‑hours Urgent Treatment Centres.

Vacancies/various shifts available in Bishop Auckland, Peterlee, Shotley Bridge and Durham centres.

Our urgent care centres provide a home‑visiting service, telephone advice and face‑to‑face consultations for patients requiring urgent and emergency care.

Main Duties

Working on SystmOne in our out‑of‑hours service you will receive referrals from 111, paramedics and walk‑in patients.

You will be expected to prioritise and co‑ordinate your workload in collaboration with the Shift Coordinator, which includes telephone and face‑to‑face consultations, laboratory results, home visits and walk‑in patients who attend our service with minor injuries and illnesses.

You will be working alongside advanced practitioners and healthcare assistant/drivers.

About Us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre‑employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites – Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester‑Le‑Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community‑based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under‑represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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For the most up‑to‑date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

From April 9th 2025 – Healthcare assistants – You must have been employed for a minimum of two years as a HCA within the NHS for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months).

Job Locations: University Hospital Of North Durham, North Road, Durham, DH1 5TW.

Salary and Contract

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year (MSGP scale per annum pro rata).

Contract: Permanent; Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time.

Reference number: C9439‑2526‑1315.

Job Responsibilities

As part of a whole team approach to providing effective cover across all our Urgent Treatment Centres, you may be asked on occasion to work across other sites.

Working in collaboration with our other centres and local Emergency Departments we provide an out‑of‑hours GP‑led urgent treatment service.

Person Specification

Special Requirements (Essential)

• Ability to remain alert at unsocial hours.
• Positive approach to change.
• Flexible to service needs.

Experience (Essential)

• Recent general practice experience including out of hours work.
• Experience of telephone consultations.
• Paediatrics.
• Palliative Care.
• Mental health.
• Minor Injury Management.

Special Skills & Knowledge (Essential)

• Primary Care.
• GP Out of Hours National Quality Requirements.
• Good verbal, written and electronic communication skill.
• Ability to safely and confidently prioritise patients presenting problems.
• Ability to identify and assess complex problems.
• Good organisational skills.
• Knowledge of local services.
• Mobility around the area.

Qualifications (Essential)

• Hold appropriate medical qualification to practice medicine in the UK.
• Fully registered with General Medical Council with current Licence to Practice.
• Hold a certified GP qualification.
• Registered on a regional Performers list with no restrictions to practice.
• Not suspended or disqualified from practice or on any conditional inclusion list with any NHS organisation.

Desirable

• DCH/DCCH and or DRCOG.
• Relevant experience of working independently in General Practice.
• GP Registrar supervisor training.

Statutory Registration (Essential)

• GMC registration with no working restrictions.
• GP Qualification.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit United Kingdom Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here for criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

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

Employer Details

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Of North Durham, North Road, Durham, DH1 5TW.

Employer's website: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/