Job Introduction
General Practitioner – Out of hours - Bank
Are you a GP? We are looking for a GP who will join our bank team and care for our out of hours patients. PC24 OOH patients are triaged by a clinician over the phone and a clinical decision is made about appropriate care. Clinical roles include telephone triage, home visiting service and face-to-face Urgent Care Centre appointments.
Rate: £81.89
Location: Lowe House, Runcorn, Formby and Old Swan
Shifts: Mostly nights/overnights
What will you be doing
- Carry out medical services with due care and attention, using skills and experience in accordance with good medical practice.
- Triage patients over the phone and make a clinical decision about appropriate care.
- Investigate and diagnose with a care plan/management to follow.
- Medicine management and occasional urgent test management.
- Conduct home visits and face-to-face Urgent Care Centre appointments.
- Work closely with operations and clinical staff
What do you need
- Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
- Up to date enhanced DBS certificate
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek further advice from colleagues as appropriate
- Ability to manage own time and workload in line with SLA’s
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate sensitively
- Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication
- Competent in the use of IT systems including ADASTRA and EMIS systems
About us
Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.
What’s on offer?
- £81.89 p/h
- Bank contract, where you can bid for the available shifts that suit you
- NHS pension scheme
- Eligible to apply for blue light card
Come join our proud team
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
