Community Urgent Care GP

Job overview

We are recruiting for GPs to join our Community Urgent Care team across Oxfordshire.

This is an exciting opportunity for interested GPs to be part of an expanding team. As a Community Urgent Care (CUC) GP, working for the people of Oxfordshire, your role will be varied, interesting, and ultimately rewarding. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust’s (OHFT) Primary, Community and Dental Care Directorate comprises of several services which provide same day, acute and urgent care to patients, close to, or where possible, in their own home as a safe alternative to secondary care.

We are looking for GPs with:

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• Completion of GP training (either JCPTGP certificate (pre 2005) or MRCGP
• NHS clinical experience in General Practice within urgent care and older people

Main duties of the job

As a CUC GP, your priority will be to help support and deliver our Community Urgent Care services, which operate 7 days a week, 8am till 8pm. As part of an agreed job plan, you will work at one or more of our same day emergency care units including weekdays and some weekends, taking a hands-on role to provide acutely unwell patients with further assessment and treatment as an alternative to secondary care. A key part of this role, will also see you, as part of an MDT, provide expert and senior triage of new Same Day referrals into Oxfordshire’s Single Point of Access (SPA) and medical cover and support to our Urgent Community Response (UCR) home visiting teams (in conjunction with secondary care).

There are also opportunities to learn, teach and engage in personal development activities.

This is a substantive role and full time/part time hours are available - flexible hours can be considered that fit with the service model. Shifts are between 9 and 12 hours (including unpaid breaks) arranged during weekdays, some weekends and public/bank holidays. CPD time is provided.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the accompanying job description and supplemental information. We would strongly advise, and welcome, applicants to approach beforehand to discuss the role, and for further information, please contact:

Dr Rachel, McVea, GP Lead cSDEC

Telephone 07530459635 or email [email protected]