Salaried GPs / Sessional GPs Darlington

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation trust has five urgent care centres across the trust.

We are looking to recruit forward thinking enthusiastic GP’s who would be interested in picking up salaried or sessional hours in our out of hours service.

We have vacancies in our Peterlee and Bishop Auckland centres.

Our urgent care centres provide a home visiting service, telephone advice and face to face consultations for patients requiring urgent and emergency care.

Main duties of the job

Working on systm one in our out of hours service you will receive referrals from 111, paramedics and walk in patients.

You will be expected to prioritise and co-ordinate your work load which includes telephone and face to face consultations, laboratory results, home visits and walk in patients who attend our service with minor injuries and illnesses.

Although our services are GP led you will be working alongside advanced practitioners and healthcare assistant/ drivers.

About us

We are one of the largest integrated care providers in England. Over 7,000 Staff serve a population of around 650,000 people in the North East,

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust our aim is to always deliver excellent care with compassion to deliver the highest quality of care our patients deserve. We value the personal skills, experiences and qualities that individuals bring to the Trust; creating an inclusive working environment to attract talented people who feel motivated, involved and able to influence the future direction of our services. The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

Date posted

11 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience CDDFT GP Salary Rate / Hourly Rate for Sessional GP

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9439-23-0503

Job locations

Bishop Auckland General Hospital

Cockton Hill Road

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

DL14 6AD

Peterlee Hospital

O'neill Drive

Peterlee

County Durham

SR8 5UQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working in collaboration with our other centres and local Emergency Departments we provide an out of hours GP led urgent treatment service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working in collaboration with our other centres and local Emergency Departments we provide an out of hours GP led urgent treatment service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Hold appropriate medical qualification to practice medicine in the UK
Fully registered with General Medical Council with current Licence to Practise
Hold a certified GP qualification
Registered on a regional Performers list with no restrictions to practise
Not suspended or disqualified from practise or on any conditional inclusion list with any NHS organisation.

Desirable

DCH/DCCH and or DRCOG
Relevant experience of working independently in General Practice
GP Registrar supervisor training

Special Requirements

Essential

Ability to remain alert at unsocial hours
Positive approach to change
Flexible to service needs

Experience

Essential

Recent general practice experience including out of hours work
Experience of:
telephone Consultations
Paediatrics
Palliative Care
Mental health
Minor Injury Management

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Primary Care
GP Out of Hours National Quality Requirements
Good verbal, written and electronic communication skill
Ability to safely and confidently prioritise patients presenting problems
Ability to identify and assess complex problems
Good organisational skills
Knowledge of local services
Mobility around the area

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Hold appropriate medical qualification to practice medicine in the UK
Fully registered with General Medical Council with current Licence to Practise
Hold a certified GP qualification
Registered on a regional Performers list with no restrictions to practise
Not suspended or disqualified from practise or on any conditional inclusion list with any NHS organisation.

Desirable

DCH/DCCH and or DRCOG
Relevant experience of working independently in General Practice
GP Registrar supervisor training

Special Requirements

Essential

Ability to remain alert at unsocial hours
Positive approach to change
Flexible to service needs

Experience

Essential

Recent general practice experience including out of hours work
Experience of:
telephone Consultations
Paediatrics
Palliative Care
Mental health
Minor Injury Management

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Primary Care
GP Out of Hours National Quality Requirements
Good verbal, written and electronic communication skill
Ability to safely and confidently prioritise patients presenting problems
Ability to identify and assess complex problems
Good organisational skills
Knowledge of local services
Mobility around the area

Certificate of Sponsorship

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