General Practitioner in Urgent Treatment Centre

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a General Practitioner to work in the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), co-located with the hospital's Emergency Department on a permanent basis every Saturday 08:00 - 22:00 hrs. Further shifts are offered on an adhoc basis and there are additional hours available working evenings and weekends alongside the UTC in the GP OOH service.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of GPs and Advanced Practitioners. They will work alongside streaming nurses and technicians, supported by a service management and admin team. This post is to support the extended opening hours to meet the NHS England UTC Principles and Standards.

As the GP you will assess, treat and manage patients of all ages presenting with primary care problems. You will record full clinical notes using the electronic clinical system and work as part of the wider clinical team. You will use internal and external referral pathways for patients in the UTC and ensure that practice is evidence based and in line with national or other given standards.

You will give advice and education to patients and adopt a reflective approach to clinical practice, including reporting and helping the team to investigate incidents. You will be an effective role model and maintain clinical excellence within the department and support education and training together with your colleagues.

The UTC is open 7 days a week, 13 hours a day (08:00 - 21:00 hours). We can offer you a competitive salary along with access to our generous benefits scheme, including the NHS pension, annual leave, study leave and salary sacrifice schemes.

The successful applicant must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a Licence to Practise. The applicant must also be on the GP Register or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Urgent Treatment Centre, Leighton Hospital. Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Urgent Treatment Centre, Leighton Hospital. Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Employer's website

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

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