Lead GP in Urgent Access Primary Care Service (UAPC)
| Posting date: | 05 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £96,542.00 to £116,699.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £96542.00 - £116699.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 July 2026 |
| Location: | Hereford, HR4 0DG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | S0001-26-0018 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities Clinical Leadership & Oversight Provide senior clinical leadership across the UAPC service, setting and maintaining clinical standards and models of care. Act as a visible, accessible senior clinician within the service, providing leadership during live service delivery. Enable safe, consistent decision making across shifts, roles, and care settings. Ensure services operate in line with national guidance, GMC standards, contractual requirements, and organisational policies. Senior Clinical Support and DecisionMaking Provide senior clinical advice and support to clinicians during shifts, particularly where presentations are complex, high risk, or uncertain. Support decision making where escalation, admission, or alternative pathways are being considered. Offer senior input on safeguarding concerns, end of life care, capacity and consent matters. Promote confident, thoughtful risk management and avoid unnecessary escalation where safe to do so. Oversight of Clinical Pathways and Patient Flow Ensure senior clinical triage is applied consistently across the urgent care pathway. Support appropriate streaming of patients to the right clinician and setting. Oversee safe use of the Consult and Complete approach. Ensure adherence to agreed pathways, SOPs, and escalation frameworks to maintain equity and quality of care. Clinical Governance and Patient Safety Lead and participate in clinical governance processes, including: Incident and near miss review Audit and quality assurance activity Learning from complaints and significant events Monitor prescribing practice, infection prevention and control, and referral appropriateness. Ensure learning is shared and embedded across the service. Foster a just and open culture where staff feel supported to raise concerns and learn from experience. Multidisciplinary Team Working Chair and lead MDT discussions, clinical huddles, and case reviews as required. Promote collaborative, person centred working across GPs, ACPs/ANPs, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, and operational teams. Support professional development, reflective practice, and shared learning within the UAPC workforce. Education, Supervision and Workforce Development Provide clinical supervision and leadership support to clinicians working in UAPC. Contribute to induction, training, and ongoing competency development. Identify learning needs and themes arising from day to day clinical practice. Promote continual professional development (CPD) and quality improvement activity. Service Development and System Integration Contribute to service design, workforce planning, and ongoing development of the UAPC model. Work closely with the Senior Service Manager and Associate Medical Director to deliver performance, quality, and contractual objectives. Support integration with in hours general practice and the wider urgent and emergency care system, including ED, ambulance services, community teams, and single points of access. Ensure high quality handover and continuity of care across services. Safeguarding and Legal Responsibilities Fulfil safeguarding responsibilities for children and adults in line with statutory guidance and organisational policy. Ensure compliance with the Mental Capacity Act, consent and information governance requirements. Act as a senior role model for safe, ethical, and lawful clinical practice.