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GP Urgent Treatment Centre
| Posting date: | 20 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | £73,113.00 to £110,330.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £73113.00 - £110330.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 January 2025 |
| Location: | Stockport, SK2 7JE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9362-24-1238 |
Summary
The post-holder will be an experienced General Practitioner with a background in either a Walk in Centre or Urgent Treatment Centre, supporting the multi-disciplinary assessment of patients presenting to the service. To act as an autonomous clinician providing clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment (where appropriate), for patients that attend the UTC, either walk in patients or those referred from other stakeholders such as the NHS 111. Accurately triage and prioritise patients to elicit the history of an event / illness including past medical and drug history. Evaluate clinical information from history and examination and initiate appropriate treatment, referral, or discharge. Refer patients to other appropriate care settings, where necessary Discharge or treat, within scope of practice, as appropriate. Prescribe, supply and / or administer medication and treatments according to agreed protocols, within scope of competence. To maintain accurate, contemporaneous computerised clinical records of every contact, including history, examination, diagnosis, plan of care, advice given, treatment and recommended follow up. This includes documenting any adverse event, safeguarding child or vulnerable adult issue or other notifiable matter. To be aware of and work within the performance framework for the UTC service (key performance indicators) Clinical Quality Commission and the Quality Requirements for UTC. To refer to other health and social care professionals and providers, as appropriate. To be flexible and responsive both to the clinical needs of patients and operational needs of the service. To empower service users to access the service through the most appropriate means and to encourage self-care where clinically appropriate. To provide clinical support to the UTC. The post-holder will work with other GP appointees and ACPs to manage a clinically effective Urgent Treatment Centre. The post-holder will participate in clinical audit and service evaluation. To take clinical responsibility for themselves and to provide assistance and supervision to other health professionals, particularly ACPs as required. To assist in the maintenance of clinical standards to share in the efficient running of the service. To share the responsibility for the security and care of equipment. To be aware of local, regional and national policies which affect the delivery of health and social care. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.