Principal Medical Limited

Bank GP- UCC

The closing date is 31 December 2025

Job summary

The Banbury Urgent Care Centre was commissioned in 2021 to aid with redirection of primary care type presentations from the Horton Hospital Accident & Emergency Department. Seeing primarily non-emergency cases. Patients are also referred in from local GP Surgeries (Mon- Fri) and from NHS 111.

About the Job:

You will be a motivated and independent clinician, with interest in providing high quality clinical services to undifferentiated patients across the age range. The successful applicant will be expected to work flexibly and subject to agreement this may include some weekend hours in their pattern of work.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

1. To provide high-quality, evidence-based practice

2. Mix of 20-minute face to face consultations and 10-minute telephone consultations

3. Using the EMIS clinical system

4. To provide clinical leadership/guidance within the Urgent Care Centre to more junior members of staff, allowing for a cohesive, inclusive working environment.

5. Appropriately refer patients to both primary and secondary care streams as per patient presentation in line with agreed pathways.

About us

PML is a successful not-for-profit, GP-led organisation providing various NHS community and primary care clinical services to patients across Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. We have evolved as a NHS healthcare provider since 2004 and in the last few years have grown significantly, now employing around 300 staff with a turnover of circa £16m. PML holds GMS contracts, as well as being a GP Federation representing circa 50 GP practices covering approximately 650,000 patients.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and circumstances and people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010

Date posted

11 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10,710 a session hourly equivalent

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0176-25-0051

Job locations

The Fiennes Centre

Hightown Road

Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX16 9BF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties

1. To provide high-quality, evidence-based practice

2. Mix of 20-minute face to face consultations and 10-minute telephone consultations

3. Using the EMIS clinical system

4. To provide clinical leadership/guidance within the Urgent Care Centre to more junior members of staff, allowing for a cohesive, inclusive working environment.

5. Appropriately refer patients to both primary and secondary care streams as per patient presentation in line with agreed pathways.

Clinical Responsibilities:

The post-holder will practice in accordance with accepted good medical practice and the various clinical policies of the Service, to include:

In accordance with the appointed individuals agreed job/work plan they will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including UCC face to face consultations, telephone consultations and queries, completing paperwork in a timely fashion

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, irrespective of referral source

Assessing the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately

In consultation with patients and in line with current service disease management protocols, developing care plans for health-related illnesses

Screening patients for health education and signposting appropriately

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the service audit programme as required

Compiling and issuing computer-generated & FP10 acute prescriptions

Prescribing in accordance with the accepted prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

Potential for taking a lead role in some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example: co-ordinating aspects of governance, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date

The main duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely be regarded as a guide. The post-holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the business needs at that time. These will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the challenging needs of the business. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.