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Bank General Practitioner

The closing date is 24 June 2025

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Job summary

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is seeking experienced and motivated Bank General Practitioners to join our Integrated Urgent Care Clinical Assessment Service (IUC CAS). This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in managing some of the most complex and time-sensitive patient cases via our 111 and 999 services.

As a senior clinician in our dynamic and supportive team, you'll work remotely and/or from our EOCs in Crawley and Medway, delivering high-quality, patient-focused care through telephone and video consultations. If you're passionate about urgent care, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and value clinical leadership, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide definitive clinical assessments and decision-making support for patients accessing urgent and emergency care services.
  • Offer clinical advice and guidance to non-medical colleagues, including operational managers and frontline staff.
  • Act as a mentor and clinical leader, promoting best practice and shared learning.
  • Manage high-acuity and complex cases efficiently, ensuring patient safety and optimal care pathways.
  • Liaise directly with healthcare professionals and services to coordinate patient care and onward referrals.
  • Participate in continuous clinical quality improvement initiatives and thematic learning.
  • Commit to out-of-hours availability, including evenings, weekends and public holidays, in line with service needs.

About us

  • Option to join NHS pension scheme
  • A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years' service.
  • Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
  • Access to occupational health and counselling services.
  • Award winning wellbeing hub
  • Back up buddy App
  • Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

Other than in exceptional circumstances, the starting salary for staff new to the NHS will be the bottom point of the band to which they have been appointed.

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£75.87 to £88.51 an hour per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Home or remote working

Reference number

278-BGP-0625-NW

Job locations

Crawley HQ

Crawley

RH10 9BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality clinical assessments via telephone and video consultations.

  • Providing leadership, mentorship and clinical guidance to the wider contact centre team.

  • Assisting with triage decisions and managing workload acuity during operational shifts.

  • Contributing to governance, quality assurance, and shared learning initiatives.

  • Ensuring patient safety and appropriate care pathways through collaboration with other services and healthcare providers.

  • Upholding SECAmbs commitment to safeguarding, equality, and diversity in every patient interaction.

Additional Requirements:

  • Registered GP with at least two years autonomous practice.

  • GMC registration and inclusion on the GP Performers List.

  • Experience in triage, urgent care, or emergency medicine settings desirable.

  • Proficient communication skills and IT literacy essential.

  • Willingness to work flexibly, including out-of-hours and public holidays.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality clinical assessments via telephone and video consultations.

  • Providing leadership, mentorship and clinical guidance to the wider contact centre team.

  • Assisting with triage decisions and managing workload acuity during operational shifts.

  • Contributing to governance, quality assurance, and shared learning initiatives.

  • Ensuring patient safety and appropriate care pathways through collaboration with other services and healthcare providers.

  • Upholding SECAmbs commitment to safeguarding, equality, and diversity in every patient interaction.

Additional Requirements:

  • Registered GP with at least two years autonomous practice.

  • GMC registration and inclusion on the GP Performers List.

  • Experience in triage, urgent care, or emergency medicine settings desirable.

  • Proficient communication skills and IT literacy essential.

  • Willingness to work flexibly, including out-of-hours and public holidays.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • oGeneral Practitioner, with at least two years' experience of autonomous practice.
  • oMust be registered with the GMC and on the GP's Performers List.

Desirable

  • oAt least two years' experience of autonomous practice in IUC or OOH environments

Knowledge

Essential

  • oCurrent knowledge of local and national policies informing GP care.
  • oUnderstanding of the human factors in relation to safe systems of working

Experience

Essential

  • oDemonstrable experience of working in triage environment.

Desirable

  • oExperience of working in an Emergency Department or Urgent Treatment Centre or Walk in Centre.
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • oGeneral Practitioner, with at least two years' experience of autonomous practice.
  • oMust be registered with the GMC and on the GP's Performers List.

Desirable

  • oAt least two years' experience of autonomous practice in IUC or OOH environments

Knowledge

Essential

  • oCurrent knowledge of local and national policies informing GP care.
  • oUnderstanding of the human factors in relation to safe systems of working

Experience

Essential

  • oDemonstrable experience of working in triage environment.

Desirable

  • oExperience of working in an Emergency Department or Urgent Treatment Centre or Walk in Centre.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

SECamb

Address

Crawley HQ

Crawley

RH10 9BG


Employer's website

https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

SECamb

Address

Crawley HQ

Crawley

RH10 9BG


Employer's website

https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Advisor

Natalie White

natalie.white@secamb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£75.87 to £88.51 an hour per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Home or remote working

Reference number

278-BGP-0625-NW

Job locations

Crawley HQ

Crawley

RH10 9BG


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