Salaried GP in Urgent Care

Job summary

Main Job Purpose and Job Description

The Salaried General Practitioner will be a key member providing primary medical services to patients presenting to the department.

The Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) will support the role and post-holders will be expected to work closely with this team to proactively manage patients' conditions and anticipate future needs. They will be fundamental in developing appropriate care plans focusing on high quality patient care.

The role requires the applicant to undertake a shift pattern of working but where possible flexible hours of working may be negotiated.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver primary medical services to patients that present to the department
• Make autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems and request clinically appropriate investigations.
• Assess patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, making clear agreed management plans based upon their health and social needs and realistic goal setting.
• Screen patients for risk factors for early disease and illness using National and local guidelines.
• Provide Health Education where appropriate.
• Refer patients where appropriate, to other services, either electively or as an emergency.
• Review clinical correspondence and results of investigations on all patients that are present in the department or that have attended recently, ensuring appropriate and timely action related to results obtained.
• Comply with relevant practice/policies as set out in the departmental guidelines.
• Accept appropriate referrals for community colleagues and direct to more suitable services where the Urgent Treatment Centre is not able to provide patient care.
• Be a part of the resuscitation team when required.
• Support Advanced Clinical Practitioners who are working the same shifts and supervise medical students.
• Follow instructions at the direction of the Clinical Lead
• Attend and participate in educational meetings and team meetings within the department.
• Undertake management responsibilities as per agreement within annual job description.

About us

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay is a teaching Trust with numerous sites. Its primary sites include Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital and Westmorland General Hospital.

The hospital is a teaching hospital and has close links with the Universities of Lancaster and Cumbria.

There are close transport links to the cities of Manchester and Liverpool and the Lake District National Park is on the doorstep.

Kendal Urgent Treatment Centre is a walk-in unit that provides same day assessment and treatment of patients who present with minor illness and/or minor injuries. It is open between the hours of 8am-11pm, 365 days a year. .

The Kendal Urgent Treatment Centre provides the only acute services at Westmorland General Hospital.

The Urgent Treatment at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary is a newly built unit within proximity to the Emergency Department. All acute services are on site and the department benefits from access to direct referrals to ED/SDEC and Acute Surgical Unit. The department is currently open between the hours of 8am-8pm 365 days a year.

The clinical team compromises General Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

As a General Practitioner in the service, you will be expected to participate in developing new pathways and models of working to improve overall patient care.