General Practitioner Primary Care and GP Out of Hours

Job responsibilities

The Department

The UECC brings together Emergency Department services with Primary Care and GP Out of Hours provision, enabling a coordinated and patient-centred approach to urgent care delivery. GPs within our service work across a 24-hour rota, including evenings, weekends and overnight shifts, as part of a shared and supported rota model.

This is a varied and rewarding clinical role. GPs contribute across key areas of the service including Urgent Primary Care, GP Out of Hours and front-door streaming. You will assess and manage a broad range of undifferentiated presentations, including children, minor illness, injury and appropriate acute conditions.

The role requires confident senior clinical decision-making, risk management and the ability to support and supervise other clinicians within the team. You will work alongside ACPs and Emergency Medicine colleagues, providing clinical leadership, supporting patient flow and ensuring safe and timely care delivery.

The Post

Rotherham UECC delivers primary care within an integrated urgent care model, with GPs and ACPs working together to assess and manage patients presenting to the front door.

This role involves providing high-quality clinical assessment, diagnosis and management for undifferentiated patients, including children presenting to the primary care stream of the UECC and/or the GP Out of Hours service.

You will work as a senior decision-maker within the team, supporting clinical flow, providing advice and guidance to colleagues, and ensuring safe and effective patient care.

You will be expected to work across services, delivering a wide range of consultation skills including:

• front-door streaming
• face-to-face consultations
• telephone triage and consultations, including patients referred via NHS 111
• booked clinic appointments
• home visiting within the local area

You will also contribute to the supervision and support of ACPs and junior clinicians, and play an active role in maintaining safe, effective service delivery across the wider team.

Job Purpose

The post holder will work as a General Practitioner within the UECC, providing high-quality clinical assessment, diagnosis and management for patients presenting with undifferentiated conditions.

The GP will act as a senior clinician within the service, supporting clinical decision-making, managing risk, and contributing to patient flow and prioritisation across the department.

The post holder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including ACPs and Emergency Medicine clinicians, to ensure timely, safe and effective care delivery.

In addition to direct patient care, the GP will contribute to service delivery through clinical leadership, supervision, education and quality improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

• Provide clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with undifferentiated and acute presentations, including children
• Make complex clinical decisions and manage clinical risk
• Initiate treatment and facilitate safe discharge or referral
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records

Service Delivery and Clinical Leadership

• Support patient flow within the UECC, including prioritisation and coordination of patients
• Provide senior clinical input to support the wider team
• Contribute to safe and effective service delivery during periods of high demand

Communication and Teamworking

• Work collaboratively with ACPs, Emergency Medicine clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Provide clear clinical advice, support and handover
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues

Education and Development

• Support and supervise ACPs and junior clinicians
• Contribute to training, teaching and shared learning within the team
• Maintain professional development and appraisal requirements

Leadership and Quality Improvement

• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Participate in governance processes, including audit and incident review
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement

Professional Responsibilities

• Work within GMC standards and professional requirements
• Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to information governance policies
• Recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns
• Work within own scope of practice and seek support when required

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with undifferentiated and acutely unwell patients
• Experience of autonomous clinical practice
• Experience of multidisciplinary teamworking
• Ability to commit to evening, weekend and overnight working

Desirable

• Experience in urgent care, GP Out of Hours or emergency care settings
• Experience in clinical coordination, including supporting patient flow
• Experience in supervision or support of ACPs or junior clinicians
• Experience using clinical systems such as SystmOne or equivalent

Education and Teaching

Desirable

• Teaching or supervision experience

Research and Audit

Essential

• Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit

Desirable

• Evidence of audit and/or quality improvement activities
• Relevant research published in peer review journal

Management Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate effective team working skills
• Time management and organisational ability. An example may be that you have developed and run training programmes
• Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
• Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
• Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation
• Excellent communication with people of all backgrounds
• Strong commitment to high quality clinical services and team working
• Resilient and able to work under pressure and at pace when required

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC.
• Please confirm your GMC Registration number
• Eligible to be included on the Specialist register - CCT expected within 6 months of interview date Or
• Evidence of CESR application submission and within 6 months of obtaining Specialist Registration via CESR
• MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification.
• MRCGP specialist qualification or equivalent

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, with clear written and verbal abilities
• Strong clinical decision-making and risk management skills
• Effective organisational and prioritisation skills
• Ability to work within and contribute to a multidisciplinary team
• Awareness of current NHS priorities and the urgent care agenda

Desirable

• Experience contributing to service development, quality improvement or change initiatives
• Understanding of local care pathways and community services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).