Urgent Care GP (Salaried) - Flexible Hours & NHS Benefits

DHU Healthcare; 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

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.