Salaried GP for Urgent Treatment Centre

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trust in Manchester is seeking a passionate General Practitioner to join their Urgent Treatment Centre. The role involves assessing patients, delivering high-quality urgent care, and working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team in a dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity for GPs committed to making a significant impact on patient care and improving health outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible working

Annualised hours

Qualifications

• Experience of working in primary and urgent care settings.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical management or leadership.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients presenting to the UTC with urgent primary care needs.
• Deliver high quality, safe, and efficient patient care.
• Facilitate smooth patient flow through the UTC.

Skills

Clinical skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

General practice with MRCGP examination or equivalent

Job description

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Main area General Practitioner Grade MQ00 Contract Permanent Hours

• Flexible working
• Annualised hours

2 sessions per week (Number of sessions can be discussed at interview) Job ref 349-NMGH-7247055-RL4

Site Urgent Treatment Centre, North Manchester General Hospital Town Crumpsall Salary £73,113 - £110,330 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/07/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are developing the Urgent Treatment services at NMGH. The UTC will be open 8am-10pm 365 days a year and will be staffed by GP’s and ENPs alongside support staff. They will be seeing patients with minor illness and minor injuries that would otherwise be seen in the main Emergency Department.

We have an exciting opportunity for GPs to work directly for MFT within the NMGH UTC.

The post holder will be a GP who will work within the UTC alongside the wider team in the ED. They will be passionate about delivering high quality urgent care to the local population whilst working to ensure effective performance of the UTC.

Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities:

• Assessing and managing patients who present to the UTC with urgent primary care presentations, including carrying out appropriate investigations to aid with this.
• Provide support to staff within the UTC and wider emergency department where required.
• Deliver patient care in a high quality, safe and efficient manner.
• Facilitate a smooth and efficient flow of patients through the UTC.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) with MRCGP examination or equivalent
• On the relevant medical performers list (with no conditions preventing working or restrictions on practice)
• Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check
• UK driving licence
• UK work permit (if required)
• Current level 3 safeguard for adult and Children
• Full professional indemnity
• Must be authorised to work in the EEC
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience of teaching
• Record of on-going CPD and learning
• Clear understanding of professional responsibility and accountability
• Postgraduate qualification in medical management or medical leadership

Experience

• Previous and current experience of working in primary care and an urgent care setting
• Experience of working in an ED setting

Skills

• Excellent clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and management of acute Primary care presentations
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• Time management - able to prioritise and work under pressure
• IT skills - computer literate, able to adopt and work with new clinical IT systems
• Experience and skills in assessing patients with injuries and type 1 presentations
• Able to deal with difficult situations
• Able to manage a rapidly changing workload
• Providing mentoring and clinical supervision to other clinicians
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams
• Willingness to learn new skills and problem solve on a regular basis
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a larger team
• Personal resilience and ability to work calmly in a potentially pressurised environment
• Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner
• Able to identify health inequalities and work to address these to improve patient care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Geraldine Hughes Job title Directorate Manager Urgent and Emergency Care Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 604 5837 Additional information

Dr Chris Taylor, Lead GP for UTC.

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