Urgent Care GP - Cross-Site UTCs, Flexible Hours

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 89,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive NHS salary and benefits

Substantive employment and career dev.

Cross-site working across Poole &

Poole/Bournemouth UTCs

24/7 Poole UTC development

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Salaried GP to support the transformation of urgent care across Poole and Bournemouth UTCs. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to assess and treat patients with urgent and minor illness, delivering high-quality primary care across two Urgent Treatment Centres.

The role offers a competitive NHS salary, substantive employment, and opportunities for career development, with cross-site working and a 24/7 Poole UTC development.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a Licence to Practise.
• CCT in General Practice or CESR equivalent.
• MRCGP or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP).
• Additional postgraduate qualification relevant to Urgent or Emergency Care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and safely manage patients presenting with urgent, undifferentiated illness and minor injury within the Urgent Treatment Centres.
• Deliver high-quality urgent primary care across both Poole and Bournemouth Urgent Treatment Centres, supporting service resilience and equitable patient access.
• Provide senior clinical decision-making, ensuring safe, effective and timely management of patients in accordance with national and local clinical guidance.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated patient-centred care.
• Determine the most appropriate onward management for patients, including discharge with advice or referral to community/primary care services or escalation to secondary care.
• Support the avoidance of unnecessary Emergency Department attendances and hospital admissions.
• Contribute to maintaining patient flow through timely assessment, treatment and discharge planning.
• Participate in clinical governance activities including audit, quality improvement, incident investigation and learning.
• Work flexibly across both Urgent Treatment Centre sites to meet service demands.

Education

GMC Registration with Licence to Practise

MRCGP or equivalent

CCT in General Practice or CESR

FRCGP

Postgraduate qualification in Urgent/Emergency Care

Job description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Salaried GP to support the transformation of urgent care across Poole and Bournemouth UTCs. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to assess and treat patients with urgent and minor illness, delivering high-quality primary care across two Urgent Treatment Centres.

The role offers a competitive NHS salary, substantive employment, and opportunities for career development, with cross-site working and a 24/7 Poole UTC development.