As an out of hours (OOH) GP you will carry out medical services with due care and attention, using skills and experience in accordance with good medical practice. You will triage patients over the phone and make clinical decisions about appropriate care as well as conducting home visits and face-to-face Urgent Care Centre appointments. The role also involves investigating and diagnosing with a care plan/management to follow as well as medicine management and occasional urgent test management.

Main duties of the job

As an out of hours (OOH) GP you will carry out medical services with due care and attention, using skills and experience in accordance with good medical practice. You will triage patients over the phone and make clinical decisions about appropriate care as well as conducting home visits and face-to-face Urgent Care Centre appointments. The role also involves investigating and diagnosing with a care plan/management to follow as well as medicine management and occasional urgent test management.

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.

Job responsibilities

Are you a GP looking for hours that work around your other commitments? We are looking for a GP who will care for our out of hours patients.

Salary: £103,661 to £124,394 pro rata, depending on experience

Contract: Permanent full time & part time positions available to suit you

What will you be doing

As an out of hours (OOH) GP you will carry out medical services with due care and attention, using skills and experience in accordance with good medical practice.You will triage patients over the phone and make clinical decisions about appropriate care as well as conducting home visits and face-to-face Urgent Care Centre appointments. The role also involves investigating and diagnosing with a care plan/management to follow as well as medicine management and occasional urgent test management.

What do I need

• Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
• Up to date Enhanced DBS Certificate (we can apply for one if you aren't a member of the DBS Update Service).
• 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, including the ability to communicate sensitively.
• Ability to communicate in written and spoken English effectively.
• 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?

• Permanent, Full time and part time positions available
• 27 days annual leave (pro-rata). Previous NHS service will be taken into account for annual leave only.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light Card
• Colleague wellbeing package - which includes a doctor line, access to Westfield rewards, wellbeing support and gym discounts

Locations Available

• We have permanent positions available in the following locations:
• Litherland Town Hall, Hatton Hill Road, Litherland, Liverpool, L21 9JN
• Halton Hospital, Hospital Way, Palacefields, Runcorn, WA7 2DA
• Bath Street Medical and Wellbeing Centre, Legh St, Warrington WA1 1UG
• Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Town Lane, Southport, PR8 6PN
• Formby Clinic, Phillips Lane, Liverpool, L37 4AY
• Lowe House Health Centre, 103 Crab Street, St Helens, WA10 2DJ

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.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.