Community Urgent Care GP

Witney Abingdon Henley

Full Time

£92,832 - £114,743 per annum | pro rata

Expires: 30/04/2026

NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP

Permanent

About the Role

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.

Working for our organisation

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team” Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Competitive salary to be agreed with individual applicants as per Trust PayScale for GPs, recognising the requirement for some work in the out-of-hours period.
Excellent opportunities for career progression.
Individual and Trust wide learning and development
Generous annual leave
NHS Discount
Pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff networking and support groups
Opportunities to learn, teach and engage in personal development activities.

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]

Person specification

Registration

Essential criteria

Full GMC registration with licence to practice
Up to date with appraisal and revalidation requirements

Experience

Essential criteria

Active NHS clinical experience in:- General Practice with demonstrable experience in working with urgent care and older people

Desirable criteria

Subspecialty experience of working at the Interface between general medicine and primary care;
Experience of working with virtual ward rounds.
General (or Community) & Acute Geriatric Medicine; OR General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent care

Personality

Essential criteria

Ability to work in a high functioning MDT with respect for the roles and experience of other team members

Desirable criteria

Able to tolerate a degree of clinical risk

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Completion of GP training (either JCPTGP certificate (pre 2005) or MRCGP)

Desirable criteria

Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medicine, Postgraduate teaching qualification
Relevant post-graduate diplomas e.g. Diploma in Geriatric Medicine

Clinical Skills

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and its application

Essential criteria

Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
Commitment to active clinical governance
Ability to promote effective team working
Capacity to prioritise workload
Active participation in clinical audit
Commitment to interagency partnership working

Desirable criteria

Relevant experience of administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
Inter-agency partnership working and development

Leadership Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions