Job summary
Working Full or Part time
We will consider both fixed and flexible GP sessions between 08:00-22:00.
The post holder will deliver clinical care and work with the current UTC team, UTC Clinical Lead, Directorate Manager and Service Manager to deliver an effective service that provides, safe and high-quality care. The post/s are an excellent opportunity to join an Urgent Treatment Centre team which is in a stage of additional investment, and work within the healthcare system of a busy district general hospital.
We are looking for full and part time practitioners on a permanent and salaried basis.
The posts/sessions are offered on a full-time and sessional basis. The successful applicant/s must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a licence to practice. Applicants must also be on the GP Register or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training.
Main duties of the job
Please see JD for full details, the post holder will be expected to:
- Provide complete consultations with assessment, treatment, and management of patients of all ages presenting with urgent primary care problems at the UTC.
- To be responsible for prioritisation and timeliness of all consultations.
- To be flexible, responsive, resilient, and self-motivated and understand the needs of modern primary care ways-of-working to maximise effective and efficient care.
- To complete coding requirements in line with the Trust requirements
- To be confident identifying patients who do not require treatment in the UTC and identifying those who require inpatient or more specialist treatment and referring them appropriately.
- Promote integrated team-working and liaison with the Emergency Department to support referrals to specialties where appropriate, including community services.
- To give education to patients on healthy living and disease prevention.
- To give education to patients on appropriate use of NHS services.
- To work within the prescribing formulary taking account of the minimum recommended length of prescribed treatment.
- To adopt a reflective approach to clinical practice, to report all incidents and work with the team to investigate.
- To be responsible to the employing Trust and subject to the NHS Complaints Procedure.
- To follow the Countess of Chester's child safeguarding and vulnerable adults' policy.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of completion of training CCT)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Primary Care Clinical experience
Desirable
- Experience in working in Secondary Care Urgent and Emergency Care, or similar environments
Registration
Essential
- Current full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Listed on the GMC GP Register
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good Communication Skills, written and verbal
- Clinical procedure skills appropriate to the post
Desirable
- Computer literacy
- Awareness of principles of audit and evidence based medicine
Attitudes
Essential
- Commitment to team working
- Commitment to value and use of educational contracts
- Support and develop change and processes including service improvement and optimisation
- Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues and patients
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Commitment to flexibility in a changing work environment
- Awareness of principles of confidentiality and consent
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of completion of training CCT)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Primary Care Clinical experience
Desirable
- Experience in working in Secondary Care Urgent and Emergency Care, or similar environments
Registration
Essential
- Current full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Listed on the GMC GP Register
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good Communication Skills, written and verbal
- Clinical procedure skills appropriate to the post
Desirable
- Computer literacy
- Awareness of principles of audit and evidence based medicine
Attitudes
Essential
- Commitment to team working
- Commitment to value and use of educational contracts
- Support and develop change and processes including service improvement and optimisation
- Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues and patients
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Commitment to flexibility in a changing work environment
- Awareness of principles of confidentiality and consent
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).
