Bank GP post with Nimbuscare, a not-for-profit organisation within the NHS family, providing urgent care across several sites in North Yorkshire, with a locum option. The work centres on telephone triage through the 111 urgent care hub, alongside face-to-face urgent treatment and same-day clinics for minor illness and injury. Shifts also include weekend home visits and supervising GP trainees. Sponsorship is not available and interviews are held remotely.
What the job involves
- Provide telephone assessment for patients referred via 111, closing cases where clinically appropriate
- Assess, diagnose, treat, discharge or refer patients across the urgent care service
- Work autonomously in same-day urgent care clinics, assessing and managing minor illness
- Provide face-to-face review and minor injury management at urgent treatment centres
- Give clinical advice to healthcare professionals and co-ordinate patient care by clinical need
- Arrange face-to-face reviews and home visits when clinically needed
- Prescribe electronically, prescribing generically in line with NICE guidance and BNF good prescribing practice
- Document consultations promptly, including safety netting advice
- Provide clinical supervision, mentoring and training for GP SpRs and trainee practitioners, where agreed and trained
- Lead minor illness presentations on shift and escalte concerns to the on-call manager
- Operate diagnostic equipment, report faulty equipment and complete event report forms when indicated
- Ensure clinical coding of urgent treatment centre patients is accurate before the end of shift
Qualifications
- Fully qualified doctor with MRCGP
Registration & licences
- Current GMC registration and listing on the National Performance List for GPs
- Evidence of medical indemnity insurance
Experience
- Triage or telephone assessment experience
- Experience of working in an urgent care setting (UTC, GP out-of-hours, ED or pre-hospital care)
- For UTC roles, experience of assessing and managing minor illness and injury
Skills & knowledge
- Advanced clinical assessment skills, including history taking and clinical examination
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- IT skills (MS Office, SystmOne)
- Problem solving with effective, evidence-based decision-making
- Working autonomously and as part of a team
Other
- Leads by example
- Prioritises effectively and works under pressure
- Flexible and adaptable
- Uses initiative
- Self-audit and reflection
Nice to have
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of statutory and mandatory training
- Experience of working or shadowing in urgent care
What’s offered
- Support on shift
- 24/7 operational and clinical support
- Collaborative multidisciplinary approach
- New open plan office for the Clinical Assessment Service at Holgate
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Urgent Care GP - Bank employer: Nimbuscare
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