Job summary
To work as a skilled GP within the integrated clinical team at the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) providing acute primary care patient assessment and management.
A key part of the role will be to support other professionals, i.e. emergency nurse practitioners triage nurses and healthcare assistants, in the UTC.
Main duties of the job
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - exciting opportunities GP's in Urgent Treatment Centres in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
The Trust has Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) in North Tyneside General Hospital, Hexham General Hospital and Wansbeck General Hospital. We are now expanding our team of GPs and wish to recruit GPs who can provide flexible cover arrangements.The work that you will manage will include a range of minor illness and minor injury conditions some of which will self-present and some will be given appointments via 111.
UTC services are commissioned to augment acute local primary care services and also to make the use of ED more appropriate by managing conditions in the environment most suited to their presentation.
You will have access to diagnostics including radiology and with support and advice available from within the integrated team on site and from ED consultant colleagues at NSECH.
Training and clinical supervision would be provided.
The posts will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, and in Northumberland at Wansbeck General Hospital and Hexham General Hospital, Urgent Treatment Centres .
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to work within the limits of their competency in minor illness and minor injury and will be an integral part of a team which also includes primary care GPs, emergency nurse practitioners, health care assistants and advanced clinical practitioners. The post holder is expected to be as flexible as possible with regard to the locality of their work.
Patient contact will be by both planned appointments arranged via 111 and the walk in see and treat model. At busy times this may change to triage and wait but it will not usually involve the use of telephone advice except to clinical colleagues on request.
Patients will normally be seen within a 20-minute consultation time which may increase with those presenting with less well differentiated problems or more severe illness. Those patients requiring further investigation or intervention will be transferred to the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) when stabilized.
Diagnoses will be made based on history and examination and access to a basic set of observations including urinalysis. X-ray investigations are available provided the post-holder has completed relevant IR(ME)R training and has the necessary skills in X-ray interpretation. Venous blood testing is possible if this will aid in the management of the patient.
Appointed slots via 111 should be seen within 30 minutes of arrival.
Most patients are seen, treated and discharged from the UTC. Only a minority are referred on for same day secondary care intervention.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to work within the limits of their competency in minor illness and minor injury and will be an integral part of a team which also includes primary care GPs, emergency nurse practitioners, health care assistants and advanced clinical practitioners. The post holder is expected to be as flexible as possible with regard to the locality of their work.
Patient contact will be by both planned appointments arranged via 111 and the walk in see and treat model. At busy times this may change to triage and wait but it will not usually involve the use of telephone advice except to clinical colleagues on request.
Patients will normally be seen within a 20-minute consultation time which may increase with those presenting with less well differentiated problems or more severe illness. Those patients requiring further investigation or intervention will be transferred to the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) when stabilized.
Diagnoses will be made based on history and examination and access to a basic set of observations including urinalysis. X-ray investigations are available provided the post-holder has completed relevant IR(ME)R training and has the necessary skills in X-ray interpretation. Venous blood testing is possible if this will aid in the management of the patient.
Appointed slots via 111 should be seen within 30 minutes of arrival.
Most patients are seen, treated and discharged from the UTC. Only a minority are referred on for same day secondary care intervention.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- UK Medical Degree or recognised equivalent MRCGP or equivalent, qualification
- Full registration on the National Performer's List
- Clinical skills necessary for managing acute presentations in primary care
- BLS (or higher level) training within the last 12 months
- Good communication skills
- Sensitivity to patient needs
- Identification of poor performance and the reporting of such matters
- Firm duty of candour
- Ability to work flexibly across the organization when required
- Good timekeeping
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Experienced in primary care ways of working
- Experienced in using GP IT clinical systems
- Knowledge of how to access local safeguarding systems
- Awareness of local protocols and formularies
- ILS /ALS qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- UK Medical Degree or recognised equivalent MRCGP or equivalent, qualification
- Full registration on the National Performer's List
- Clinical skills necessary for managing acute presentations in primary care
- BLS (or higher level) training within the last 12 months
- Good communication skills
- Sensitivity to patient needs
- Identification of poor performance and the reporting of such matters
- Firm duty of candour
- Ability to work flexibly across the organization when required
- Good timekeeping
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Experienced in primary care ways of working
- Experienced in using GP IT clinical systems
- Knowledge of how to access local safeguarding systems
- Awareness of local protocols and formularies
- ILS /ALS qualification
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
