Job summary
Would you like to develop your clinical experience in a dynamic multi-disciplinary team? The Hillingdon Urgent Treatment Centre provides our local community with the best possible care for patients with minor injuries and illnesses. We are looking for GPs to join our rapidly expanding service for evening, weekend and overnight shifts. Shift lengths negotiable starting from 6 - 12 hours duration, to fit in with your other commitments and activities.
We're based at Hillingdon Hospital, and are an integral part of providing seamless urgent care to our patients. Co-located with the Emergency Department, the UTC team comprises emergency practitioners, GP's, emergency medicine clinicians, registered nurses, patient champions and a dedicated admin and reception team. There are robust pathways for ongoing management into ED and the wider hospital teams, with easy access to diagnostics, same day emergency care and links with community colleagues
You will need to be a fully qualified GP on the GMC's GP register. We'd like you to have experience of working in UTC or similar environment. You'll be organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork, and have excellent time management skills - able to prioritise work and work under pressure. The UTC is open 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week including bank holidays and we would welcome applicants on a sessional, less than full time and full time basis with fixed shifts available or a rotation of in and out of hours shifts.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver care of the highest clinical standards and will work in conjunction with our Lead GP, Service Manager and the nursing team to ensure effective overall performance of the Hillingdon UTC.
As a GP employed directly by our NHS Trust you'll have access to an excellent range of benefits, including generous annual leave allowance, supportive and family-friendly policies, study leave, and most of all the opportunity to contribute your skills and experience and to help improve our service for the benefit of local people.
About us
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Fully qualified GP on GMC GP register
- MRCGP
- Current Level 3 Safeguarding for adult and Children
- Good clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and management of acute Primary care presentations
- Experience of working in UTC or similar environment
- Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
- Time management - being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Computer literate (Microsoft office) and can work with or rapidly adopt skills in New Clinical IT systems
- Clear, fluent and articulate in verbal and written presentation to patients, the public, clinical colleagues and managers
- Skilled at managing a rapidly changing workload and at dealing with difficult situations
- Acting with integrity - behaving in an open and ethical manner
- A desire to keep the focus on patients' needs and improving outcomes
- Able to adapt to flexible working patterns and demands o Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi -disciplinary teams
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to recognize own limitations and act upon them
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
Desirable
- Desirable
- Up to date BLS/CPR certificate
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Record of on-going CPD and learning
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - written, verbal
- Clear understanding of professional responsibility and accountability.
- Experience of working with different clinical and general IT systems
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Fully qualified GP on GMC GP register
- MRCGP
- Current Level 3 Safeguarding for adult and Children
- Good clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and management of acute Primary care presentations
- Experience of working in UTC or similar environment
- Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
- Time management - being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Computer literate (Microsoft office) and can work with or rapidly adopt skills in New Clinical IT systems
- Clear, fluent and articulate in verbal and written presentation to patients, the public, clinical colleagues and managers
- Skilled at managing a rapidly changing workload and at dealing with difficult situations
- Acting with integrity - behaving in an open and ethical manner
- A desire to keep the focus on patients' needs and improving outcomes
- Able to adapt to flexible working patterns and demands o Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi -disciplinary teams
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to recognize own limitations and act upon them
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
Desirable
- Desirable
- Up to date BLS/CPR certificate
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Record of on-going CPD and learning
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - written, verbal
- Clear understanding of professional responsibility and accountability.
- Experience of working with different clinical and general IT systems
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).
