LR257209 General Practitioner - Walk-In Service (GMED)

NHS Grampian; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian's WalkIn Service in Elgin is recruiting a Salaried GP to deliver urgent primary care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and onward referral. You will work with the Clinical Lead and the wider team to ensure high-quality, safe care and contribute to service development.

Contract is fixed-term for 12 months, with options for secondment or Bank. Up to 40 hours per week with flexibility for evening and weekend sessions; enhanced pay rates apply for these sessions.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration to practise is required.
• Experience in urgent primary care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of general medical services including urgent assessment, diagnosis, treatment and onward referral.
• Work with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager and multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
• Participate in continuing development of the WalkIn service.

Job description

The WalkIn Service, hosted by the Out of Hours Primary Care (GMED) team, is looking to recruit a Salaried GP to join our dynamic and responsive service.

WalkIn services provide same-day access to urgent primary care without the need for a booked appointment and form part of a major national pilot programme funded by the Scottish Government. This programme is helping to shape future models of urgent and unscheduled care across Scotland.

You may be an experienced GP seeking a new challenge in a fast‑paced environment, or a GP looking for an opportunity to develop further and contribute to an innovative service model. Either way, this role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of urgent primary care.

As a Salaried GP within the WalkIn Centre, you will provide a full range of general medical services including urgent assessment, diagnosis, treatment and onward referral. You will work closely with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager and wider multidisciplinary team to ensure high‑quality, safe, person‑centred care. You will also play an active role in the continuing development of the service.

Location: Elgin.

Flexibility is essential, as the role includes evening and weekend working, and GPs are expected to contribute to cover arrangements for colleague annual/study leave. Enhanced pay rates apply for agreed evening and weekend sessions.

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months, secondment or Bank.

Hours: Up to 40 hours per week (flexible working considered).

Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post).

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all.

• please note - if this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.

NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.