Job responsibilities
Further to recent organisational growth, we have an exciting opportunity for Self Employed General Practitioners to join our forward thinking team in Wiltshire.
Whether you are looking to supplement your existing commitments or prefer the structure of evening, overnight, or weekend work, we are able to offer a range of shift patterns to suit your availability.
About the role
As an Independent, autonomous Clinician working to support our mission to deliver high-quality, patient-centred services, you will work as part of our multidisciplinary team to deliver safe and timely care to those accessing ourproviding a variety of shift opportunities to include:
- Face to face shifts based at one of our Primary Care Centres across the Wiltshire locality (Chippenham, Keynsham, Salisbury and Swindon).
- Mobile shifts undertaking home visits to patients who are unable to travel to a primary care centre, supported with a fully equipped medical car.
- Triage shifts based at our regional Head Office in Chippenham.
Our Sessional GPs are able to flexibly and work at each base covering our all aspects of our Urgent Care service, inclusive of telephone triage, face-to-face patient appointments and attending patient home visits.
We operate an appointment only system which is managed centrally by our dedicated team of Coordinators.
The key elements of the role include but are not limited to:
- Working as an autonomous practitioner providing clinical assessment, diagnosis (where possible), and treatment (where appropriate) for adult and paediatric patients invited to attend our Primary Care Centres or during remote consultations.
- Accurately triaging & prioritising all patients, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event / illness including past medical and drug history.
- Undertaking home visits to patients who are unable to travel to a primary care centre, supported with a fully equipped medical car and a driver.
- Referring patients to alternative care settings, where appropriate.
- Supporting our Care Coordination Service.
- Supporting with triage of calls that have come via the NHS111 pathway during the core daytime surgery opening hours.
Please note that the support of a senior clinician is always available remotely during your shift.
About you:
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List
- MRCGP or equivalent qualification
- Up-to-date indemnity cover appropriate for OOH work
- Experience in urgent or unscheduled care settings (preferred)
- Proficiency with Adastra (preferred)
- A calm, methodical approach to clinical decision-making
- The ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- A commitment to maintaining high standards of clinical governance and patient care
This role is well-suited to GPs who value autonomy, enjoy clinical variety, and are looking to contribute meaningfully to patient care during evenings, weekends, and overnight periods.
What we offer:
- Highly competitive sessional rates
- A supportive and open working environment
- Sessional contracts
- Paid orientation programme for new starters
- A fully stocked car at each base and a driver in order to complete home visits
- A variety of shifts available with some potential for remote triage working
- GP Audit: Useful evidence for annual appraisals and PDPs
About us
Medvivo, now known as HealthHero Integrated Care became part of the HealthHero, group in 2020 providing Integrated Urgent Care service provision and expertise. As the European leader in digital primary care, HealthHero caters to millions across the UK, Ireland, France, and Germany, with our mission to improve lives and simplify healthcare. We cater for whole health, from prevention to long-term health management.
Were proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work, which reflects our commitment to creating a supportive and engaging culture. We have also been featured as the fastest growing digital healthcare company of scale in the first Sunday Times 100 Tech list. This recognition shows our impact in the digital health sector and our dedication to innovation and excellence.
We are committed to achieving excellence in the delivery of person-centred care, we invest in people, resources and technology to continuously improve the quality of our Urgent Care services and organisational culture. This is testified by two consecutive outstanding ratings by the Care Quality Commission.
Apply
If you would like to make a difference within a dynamic yet rewarding setting, we would love to hear from you. Please proceed to apply via the link below.
If you would like to arrange an informal conversation ahead of submitting a formal application, please contact our Recruitment Team at
Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity
In line with our commitment to Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity, we welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. We are committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and aim to establish an inclusive working environment. As such, we welcome diverse applications from candidates irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
HealthHero Integrated Care is a certified Disability Confident Employer and is committed to affording equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any part of your application process, please let us know by contacting us on
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