General Practitioner -Urgent treatment centre

Job overview

The role will require colleagues to provide care for those with more minor presentations, use appropriate urgent care tests, assess patients that may or may not require secondary care referral and to instigate initial management for these patients when required.

Community urgent care covers the Urgent Treatment Centre at Newton Abbot and satellite minor injuries units, and therefore the role is not site specific.

Main duties of the job

You will be a source of clinical advice /guidance for multi -professional colleagues.

The role will coordinate the flow of the UTC throughout the shift, liaising with the Emergency department and with management/operational colleagues.

You will ensure safe and effective handover of care for patients within the UTC.

The role will contribute to clinical governance processes.

You will provide clinical supervision to allied health professionals/junior colleagues.

You will demonstrate that you are a dynamic and assertive clinical leader, focussed on driving high standards of patient care and experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication and working relationship

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.

Communicate effectively with patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

Recognise and respond appropriately to patients requiring alternative methods of communication.

Contribute positively to a supportive and inclusive working environment.

Analytical and judgement

Assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.

Provide appropriate treatment, advice, counselling and health education to patients.

Participate in clinical audit and quality improvement projects

Responsibility for patient and client care

Work autonomously to deliver appropriate care within local and national management protocols.

Be a source of knowledge and reference for practitioners to access.

Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and appropriate consultation records.

Prescribe safely and effectively in line with local and national prescribing guidance

Responsibility for supervision, leadership and management

• Provide expertise and knowledge to practitioners and MDT colleagues within scope of practice.
• Ensure flow is maintained across the unit.
• Ensure capacity issues are managed and/or escalated.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.