Specialty Doctor

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Northampton is looking for salaried GPs to join their Busy Urgent Treatment Centre. This role offers the opportunity to undertake surgery and telephone consultations while supporting a diverse patient group. The Hospital is committed to inclusivity, promoting a collaborative environment. The ideal candidates will have a medical degree and experience in primary care. Positions are available on a flexible contract basis.

Qualifications

• Medical degree required for GP role.
• Experience in primary care is essential.
• Ability to make professional decisions autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Undertake surgery and telephone consultations.
• Make assessments of healthcare needs.
• Deliver enhanced services and care plans.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Patient assessment

Care plan development

Surgery consultations

Telephone consultations

Education

Medical degree

GP training

Job description

Northampton General Hospital is looking for 2 salaried GPs (Specialty Doctors) to join our busy Urgent Treatment Centre. We can offer opportunities on a fixed term contract basis and although we would ideally like 10 sessions per week, we would be happy to discuss this.

We use Symphony as our clinical system and offer an open access model to our patients. Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion;
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation;
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems;
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness;
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols;
• Delivering enhanced services;
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions;
• All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ethan Dawson Job title: Directorate/Deputy Divisional Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07745661187

Dr Tristan Dyer,
Deputy Divisional Director for Urgent & Emergency Care, & Chief Clinical Information Officer
[e-mail]
07701 372764