Bank General Practitioner Locums

We are looking to recruit caring, professional, suitably qualified GPs to work in our Urgent Treatment Centre.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality urgent care based at North Middlesex University Hospital.

The GP will deliver care of the highest clinical standards and will work in conjunction with the UCC Lead GP, Service Manager and the nursing team to ensure effective overall performance of the UCC.

At all times the post holder will act in a manner consistent with the GMC’s Good Medical Practice and North Middlesex University Hospital values.

As this is Bank work, it is on an ‘as and when’ basis with no guaranteed hours.

Full Registration with the GMC is required, as well as having achieving the appropriate level of competencies to carry out the role you have been employed to do.

Duties within the shifts which you are booked to fulfil are:

• to liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients, relatives in order to support safe care
• to attend and participate in daily unit activities
• to provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as and when needed as requested
• to maintain high standards of professionalism, especially in relation to documentation
• to arrive on time for the shift and be available for work from the arranged start time
• to co-operate with the workforce deployment team in relation to administration of the shift
• attend local induction as appropriate when working in new areas
• to comply with all local policies, including upholding the trust’s values and behaviours

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident employer and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Please note, you must have at least 6 months experience in an NHS setting in order to proceed with joining our Bank.

To provide triage where required in the Initial Assessment Unit, where walk-in patients are both streamed, seen and treated as needed

• To provide complete consultations with assessment, treatment and management of patients of all ages presenting with primary care problems at the UCC
• To record full clinical notes using the UCC IT systems
• To complete coding requirements on the clinical record in line with the Trust and North Middlesex University Hospital requirements
• To complete all admin work relating to consultations
• To work as part of the wider clinical team- supporting Nurse Practitioners, HCAs, and GP colleagues and training Doctors
• To manage referrals of UCC patients to acute specialties, A&E or community services where required
• To support the redirection of patients to their registered GP where appropriate
• To give education to patients on healthy living and disease prevention
• To give education to patients on appropriate use of NHS services
• To prescribe medicines in accordance with UCC formulary and dispense medicines from stock where available
• To complete discharge letters for all patients seen in the UCC
• To use all internal and external referral pathways for patients in the UCC
• To adopt a reflective approach to clinical practice, to report all incidents and work with the team to investigate incidents
• To prepare responses for any complaints concerning his / her work
• To follow the UCC child safeguarding and vulnerable adults policy
• To restrict the use of diagnostics according to the specification of the UCCs
• To maintain full registration with the GMC and have full medical liability insurance
• Contribute to clinical audit activity where necessary
• Attend team meetings and other meetings as necessary