Salaried GP - UCN

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Free parking

Birthday leave

Health cash plan

Job summary

DHU Healthcare’s Urgent Treatment Centre offers a salaried GP post, requiring full GMC registration and GP training. You will assess and manage urgent cases, perform point-of-care tests, ECGs and imaging where authorised, and adhere to governance and CPD requirements.

The role emphasises safe assessment, timely decisions, and collaboration with clinical and operational colleagues to ensure patient safety and smooth flow in a 24/7 UTC setting.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Completion of GP training or equivalent experience appropriate to the role.
• Experience in general practice, urgent care, out of hours, emergency medicine or other unscheduled care.
• Experience assessing and managing undifferentiated presentations safely.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and manage patients with urgent undifferentiated illness and minor injuries within UTC scope and local pathways.
• Take clinical histories, examine patients and make decisions based on evidence.
• Request, interpret and act on investigations available in the UTC, including point-of-care tests, ECGs and imaging where authorised.
• Maintain GMC registration, licence to practise, Performers List inclusion, appraisal, revalidation, mandatory training and CPD.
• Prescribe and provide treatment within competence and organisational policy.
• Recognise when a patient needs escalation to ED, specialty care, ambulance transfer or other onward referral.
• Provide safety netting, follow-up advice and clear discharge information.
• Work within DHU clinical governance and contribute to a culture of openness and continuous improvement.
• Report incidents, near misses and safety concerns and take part in investigations or reflective reviews.
• Support learning from complaints, feedback, audits and significant events in clinical practice.
• Work with reception, triage, nursing, ACP and operational colleagues to support safe patient flow.
• Balance timely decisions with safe assessment, without operational pressures compromising patient safety or experience.

Skills

GP experience

Urgent care

Prescribing

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GP training completed

Job description

This salaried GP post sits in DHU Healthcare's Urgent and Emergency Care teams, working in an Urgent Treatment Centre. The core of the work is assessing and managing patients with urgent undifferentiated illness and minor injuries, with point-of-care tests, ECGs and imaging where authorised. The service runs 24/7 across urgent treatment, out-of-hours and community care, so the setting is fast-paced. Fit depends on full GMC registration, licence to practise and NHS Performers List inclusion.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose and manage patients with urgent undifferentiated illness and minor injuries within UTC scope and local pathways
• Take clinical histories, examine patients and make decisions based on evidence
• Request, interpret and act on investigations available in the UTC, including point-of-care tests, ECGs and imaging where authorised
• Maintain GMC registration, licence to practise, Performers List inclusion, appraisal, revalidation, mandatory training and CPD
• Prescribe and provide treatment within competence and organisational policy
• Recognise when a patient needs escalation to ED, specialty care, ambulance transfer or other onward referral
• Provide safety netting, follow-up advice and clear discharge information
• Work within DHU clinical governance and contribute to a culture of openness and continuous improvement
• Report incidents, near misses and safety concerns and take part in investigations or reflective reviews
• Support learning from complaints, feedback, audits and significant events in clinical practice
• Work with reception, triage, nursing, ACP and operational colleagues to support safe patient flow
• Balance timely decisions with safe assessment, without operational pressures compromising patient safety or experience

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Completion of GP training or equivalent experience appropriate to the role

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Inclusion on the NHS Performers List

Experience

• Experience in general practice, urgent care, out of hours, emergency medicine or other unscheduled care
• Experience assessing and managing undifferentiated presentations safely

What’s offered

• NHS pension scheme
• Honouring existing NHS pension pot and holiday entitlement on transfer
• Free parking at most sites
• Birthday leave
• Health Cash Plan for employee and family, including dental, optical, therapy and 24/7 GP access after six months
• Wellbeing perks and flexible working
• Salary sacrifice Car Lease Scheme with low-emission options
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave