Salaried GP, Urgent Treatment Centres CDDFT in North East

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Salaried GP, Urgent Treatment Centres CDDFT

The closing date is 27 October 2026

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust isrecruiting salaried General Practitioners to join its Urgent Treatment Centres,providing safe, effective and patient-centred urgent care for children andadults.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team deliveringa 24-hour, seven-day service across County Durham. The role includes daytime,overnight and weekend working across agreed UTC locations, in line with your rota and job plan.

Working autonomously within the agreed service scope, you will assess and manage undifferentiated illness and injury, identify patientsrequiring emergency or specialist care and support timely access to appropriate treatment. You will be clinically accountable to the Clinical Lead and operationally accountable to the General Manager.

The nominal base is University Hospital of North Durham withwork across the Trust's UTC sites. Full-time and part-time applications are welcomed.

You will also have opportunities to teach andsupport colleagues, contribute to clinical governance and improve servicesthrough evidence and patient feedback.

Main duties of the job

You will assess, diagnose and treat patients presenting withurgent illness and injury, prioritising clinical need and recognising seriousillness or deterioration. You will agree treatment plans, prescribe safely, request and review appropriate investigations, and arrange referral, dischargeor follow-up.

You will provide face-to-face consultations and telephoneassessment where commissioned. Home visits will be undertaken where included inthe agreed service model and job plan.

Clear communication, shared decision-making and recordedsafety-netting advice will be central to your practice. You will maintainaccurate clinical records and provide structured handovers, including outstanding results and unresolved risks.

Working with advanced practitioners, nurses, pharmacy and operational colleagues, you will support safe patient flow and provide clinical advice within your competence. You will contribute tosafeguarding, incident learning, audit, quality improvement and teaching, while maintaining professional registration, appraisal, revalidation and requiredtraining.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

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.

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.

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Please note that we may close any vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Job responsibilities

The post holder is clinically accountable to the ClinicalLead and operationally accountable to the General Manager, providing urgentmedical care as part of a 24-hour, seven-day service across County Durham,working across agreed Trust UTC locations within the service scope and jobplan. The role includes daytime, overnight and weekend working in line with theagreed rota.

Clinical assessment and management

Assess,diagnose and manage urgent illness and injury, using clinical judgement,evidence and local pathways.

Provideface-to-face and telephone consultations, with home visits where included inthe agreed service model.

Recogniseserious illness and deterioration, initiate treatment within competence andarrange timely escalation or transfer.

Requestappropriate investigations, ensure results are acted upon and prescribe safely.

Involvepatients in decisions, provide clear safety-netting advice and arrangereferral, discharge or follow-up.

Safe care and clinical governance

Maintainaccurate clinical records and follow Trust policies and professional standards.

Act onsafeguarding concerns, obtain valid consent, assess capacity where relevant andmaintain confidentiality.

Reportincidents and risks, elevate safety concerns and contribute to audit,improvement and learning from patient feedback.

Teamworking and clinical support

Work withmultidisciplinary colleagues to coordinate care and support safe patient flow.

Provideclinical advice, teaching and supervision within competence and agreedaccreditation.

Ensureclear handovers of outstanding investigations, patients awaiting review andunresolved risks.

Service development and professional practice

Contributeto service improvement, pathway development and approved research whereappropriate.

Addressbarriers to access, arrange reasonable adjustments and promote self-care.

Maintainprofessional registration, relevant competencies, continuing development,appraisal, revalidation and mandatory training.

Appointment requirements are detailed in the personspecification.

Person Specification

Special Requirements

• Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post, with reasonable adjustments where required.
• Able to work the agreed rota and service operating hours as specified in the job plan.
• Demonstrates patient-centred care, respect, compassion and behaviours consistent with Trust values.
• Commitment to equality, inclusion and responding to individual patient needs.
• Willingness to raise concerns, reflect on practice and act on feedback.

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to assess, diagnose and manage undifferentiated presentations within the agreed UTC service scope.
• Ability to recognise serious illness, clinical deterioration and safeguarding concerns, and arrange timely escalation or referral.
• Sound clinical judgement, including recognition of personal limits and when to seek advice.
• Knowledge of safe prescribing, antimicrobial stewardship and evidence-informed practice.
• Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with patients, families and colleagues, including explaining uncertainty and providing safety-netting advice.
• Ability to prioritise clinical workload and make safe decisions in a busy service.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of consent, mental capacity, confidentiality and professional responsibilities.
• Ability to maintain accurate electronic clinical records.
• Understanding of clinical governance, incident reporting, audit and quality improvement.
• Knowledge of local urgent care pathways and community services.
• Experience using SystmOne.
• Skills in telephone assessment and remote consultation.
• Additional clinical skills relevant to the agreed UTC scope, including minor injury assessment and management.

Experience

• Clinical experience gained through GP training or subsequent practice in assessing and managing acute and undifferentiated illness.
• Experience caring for patients across the age range including children and adults.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working, referral and clinical handover.
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit, quality improvement or learning from incidents and patient feedback.
• Experience working in an urgent treatment centre, out-of-hours service, emergency department or comparable urgent care setting.
• Experience supporting or supervising multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Experience teaching healthcare professionals or learners.
• Experience contributing to service development or clinical pathway improvement.

Qualifications

• Recognised primary medical qualification.
• Completion of GP specialty training, or an alternative recognised route to entry onto the GMC GP Register, by the date of appointment.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to general practice and urgent care.
• Safeguarding and resuscitation training appropriate to the role, or willingness to complete required updates before undertaking relevant duties.
• Additional qualifications or training relevant to urgent care, paediatrics, minor injuries, medical education or clinical leadership.
• Recognised teaching or clinical supervision qualification.

Statutory Registration

• Full GMC registration with a current licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the GMC GP Register by the date of appointment.
• Participation in appraisal and revalidation appropriate to professional requirements.

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearMSGP pay scale per annum pro rata

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