Job summary
We are recruiting for GPs to join our Community Urgent Care team across Oxfordshire.
This is an exciting opportunity for interested GPs to be part of an expanding team. As a Community Urgent Care (CUC) GP, working for the people of Oxfordshire, your role will be varied, interesting, and ultimately rewarding. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust's (OHFT) Primary, Community and Dental Care Directorate comprises of several services which provide same day, acute and urgent care to patients, close to, or where possible, in their own home as a safe alternative to secondary care.
We are looking for GPs with:
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- Completion of GP training (either JCPTGP certificate (pre 2005) or MRCGP
- NHS clinical experience in General Practice within urgent care and older people
Main duties of the job
As a CUC GP, your priority will be to help support and deliver our Community Urgent Care services, which operate 7 days a week, 8am till 8pm. As part of an agreed job plan, you will work at one or more of our same day emergency care units including weekdays and some weekends, taking a hands-on role to provide acutely unwell patients with further assessment and treatment as an alternative to secondary care. A key part of this role, will also see you, as part of an MDT, provide expert and senior triage of new Same Day referrals into Oxfordshire's Single Point of Access (SPA) and medical cover and support to our Urgent Community Response (UCR) home visiting teams (in conjunction with secondary care).
There are also opportunities to learn, teach and engage in personal development activities.
This is a substantive role and full time/part time hours are available - flexible hours can be considered that fit with the service model. Shifts are between 9 and 12 hours (including unpaid breaks) arranged during weekdays, some weekends and public/bank holidays. CPD time is provided.
About us
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team" Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Competitive salary to be agreed with individual applicants as per Trust PayScale for GPs, recognising the requirement for some work in the out-of-hours period.
- Excellent opportunities for career progression.
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- Generous annual leave
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff networking and support groups
- Opportunities to learn, teach and engage in personal development activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the accompanying job description and supplemental information. We would strongly advise, and welcome, applicants to approach beforehand to discuss the role, and for further information, please contact:
Dr Rachel, McVea, GP Lead cSDEC
Telephone 07530459635 or email rachel.mcvea@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the accompanying job description and supplemental information. We would strongly advise, and welcome, applicants to approach beforehand to discuss the role, and for further information, please contact:
Dr Rachel, McVea, GP Lead cSDEC
Telephone 07530459635 or email rachel.mcvea@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- Up to date with appraisal and revalidation requirements
Experience
Essential
- Active NHS clinical experience in:- General Practice with demonstrable experience in working with urgent care and older people
Desirable
- Subspecialty experience of working at the Interface between general medicine and primary care;
- Experience of working with virtual ward rounds.
- General (or Community) & Acute Geriatric Medicine; OR General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent care
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work in a high functioning MDT with respect for the roles and experience of other team members
Desirable
- Able to tolerate a degree of clinical risk
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of GP training (either JCPTGP certificate (pre 2005) or MRCGP)
Desirable
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medicine, Postgraduate teaching qualification
- Relevant post-graduate diplomas e.g. Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and its application
Organisation & Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
Desirable
- Relevant experience of administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
Leadership Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
Desirable
- Knowledge of national and local agendas in respect of primary care commissioning, frailty pathways, and urgent care agendas.
Teaching & Academic Experience
Essential
- Experience in supervising medical trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Experience of mentoring or teaching non-medical clinical colleagues
- High quality research as evidenced by publications and citations.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- Good spoken and written English
Desirable
- Good IT skills, familiarity with EMIS, Cerner, Adastra
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- Up to date with appraisal and revalidation requirements
Experience
Essential
- Active NHS clinical experience in:- General Practice with demonstrable experience in working with urgent care and older people
Desirable
- Subspecialty experience of working at the Interface between general medicine and primary care;
- Experience of working with virtual ward rounds.
- General (or Community) & Acute Geriatric Medicine; OR General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent care
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work in a high functioning MDT with respect for the roles and experience of other team members
Desirable
- Able to tolerate a degree of clinical risk
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of GP training (either JCPTGP certificate (pre 2005) or MRCGP)
Desirable
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medicine, Postgraduate teaching qualification
- Relevant post-graduate diplomas e.g. Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and its application
Organisation & Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
Desirable
- Relevant experience of administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
Leadership Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
Desirable
- Knowledge of national and local agendas in respect of primary care commissioning, frailty pathways, and urgent care agendas.
Teaching & Academic Experience
Essential
- Experience in supervising medical trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Experience of mentoring or teaching non-medical clinical colleagues
- High quality research as evidenced by publications and citations.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- Good spoken and written English
Desirable
- Good IT skills, familiarity with EMIS, Cerner, Adastra
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Witney EMU - Abingdon EMU - Henley RACU
Witney Road Welch Way; Abingdon - Marcham Road; Henley - York Road
Witney Abingdon Henley
OX28 6JJ
Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
