Salaried GP, Urgent Treatment Centres CDDFT

You will assess, diagnose and treat patients presenting with

urgent illness and injury, prioritising clinical need and recognising serious

illness or deterioration. You will agree treatment plans, prescribe safely,

request and review appropriate investigations, and arrange referral, discharge

or follow-up.

You will provide face-to-face consultations and telephone

assessment where commissioned. Home visits will be undertaken where included in

the agreed service model and job plan.

Clear communication, shared decision-making and recorded

safety-netting advice will be central to your practice. You will maintain

accurate clinical records and provide structured handovers, including

outstanding results and unresolved risks.

Working with advanced practitioners, nurses,

pharmacy and operational colleagues, you will support safe patient flow and

provide clinical advice within your competence. You will contribute to

safeguarding, incident learning, audit, quality improvement and teaching, while

maintaining professional registration, appraisal, revalidation and required

training.

The post holder is clinically accountable to the Clinical

Lead and operationally accountable to the General Manager, providing urgent

medical care as part of a 24-hour, seven-day service across County Durham,

working across agreed Trust UTC locations within the service scope and job

plan. The role includes daytime, overnight and weekend working in line with the

agreed rota.

Clinical assessment and management

Assess,

diagnose and manage urgent illness and injury, using clinical judgement,

evidence and local pathways.

Provide

face-to-face and telephone consultations, with home visits where included in

the agreed service model.

Recognise

serious illness and deterioration, initiate treatment within competence and

arrange timely escalation or transfer.

Request

appropriate investigations, ensure results are acted upon and prescribe safely.

Involve

patients in decisions, provide clear safety-netting advice and arrange

referral, discharge or follow-up.

Safe care and clinical governance

Maintain

accurate clinical records and follow Trust policies and professional standards.

Act on

safeguarding concerns, obtain valid consent, assess capacity where relevant and

maintain confidentiality.

incidents and risks, escalate safety concerns and contribute to audit,

improvement and learning from patient feedback.

Teamworking and clinical support

Work with

multidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate care and support safe patient flow.

Provide

clinical advice, teaching and supervision within competence and agreed

accreditation.

Ensure

clear handovers of outstanding investigations, patients awaiting review and

unresolved risks.

Service development and professional practice

Contribute

to service improvement, pathway development and approved research where

appropriate.

Address

barriers to access, arrange reasonable adjustments and promote self-care.

Maintain

professional registration, relevant competencies, continuing development,

appraisal, revalidation and mandatory training.

Appointment requirements are detailed in the person

specification.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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Please note that we may close any vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Special Requirements

Special Skills & Knowledge

Experience

Qualifications

Statutory Registration