Locum General Practitioner
BrisDoc Healthcare Services
Bristol, BS140BBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£70.00 to £150.00
Contract
Locum
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
As a SevernSide IUC Self-Employed GP your role will involve, managing a wide range of clinical presentations in urgent care settings, supporting patie...
- Assess and manage the full breadth of clinical presentations and age groups which present in the urgent primary care setting, including physical and mental health needs
- Take telephone referrals from Health Care professionals within the BNSSG area for appropriate adult medical admissions whilst being sensitive to the capacity issues of the hosting acute trust
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills with referring HCPs, in order to build positive relationships so that alternative management ideas can be discussed without confrontation
- Gain familiarity with the other urgent care services available in the BNSSG system, and how to access these for patient
- Undertake clinical work by telephone +/- video, consulting with patients and/ or their representatives and healthcare professionals in the community to appropriately assess the current concerns, establish an appropriate differential diagnosis and management plan.
- Assess and manage the full breadth of clinical presentations and age groups which present in the urgent primary care setting, including physical and mental health needs
- Take telephone referrals from Health Care professionals within the BNSSG area for appropriate adult medical admissions whilst being sensitive to the capacity issues of the hosting acute trust
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills with referring HCPs, in order to build positive relationships so that alternative management ideas can be discussed without confrontation
- Gain familiarity with the other urgent care services available in the BNSSG system, and how to access these for patient
- Undertake clinical work by telephone +/- video, consulting with patients and/ or their representatives and healthcare professionals in the community to appropriately assess the current concerns, establish an appropriate differential diagnosis and management plan
- Seek to support community management wherever possible, but be able to recognise serious illness and emergency situations requiring admission and/ or an ambulance respons
- Be able to prescribe appropriately for the urgent primary care context, including initiating and changing end of life medication
- Document the key findings from their assessment, such that the notes provide appropriate detail to log the assessment at the time, and support other clinicians who may be involved later in the patients journey
- Seek clinical advice from the senior GP on shift (the Clinical Coordinator where applicable) when required to support clinical decision making and access to appropriate service
- Use all IT systems required for safe clinical work in IUC, including the clinical systems (CLEO, PACS and EMIS), resources available to support clinical decision making (the Clinical Toolkit, BrisDoc weblinks, Remedy
- Be proactive about identifying and reporting concerns and incidents, to support continued learning and improvement in the service provided to patien
BrisDoc is an employee-owned social enterprise with over twenty years of experience in providing NHS Healthcare. We serve over one million patients across the Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire through our Severnside Integrated Urgent Care, In-Hours Primary Care, and Homeless Health Service.
At BrisDoc, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and experiences.
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Provenance
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NHS Jobs
First seen
24 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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