Oxford Health Community Urgent Care GP (CUC GP)
Applicants are invited to apply as soon as possible. Closing date for applications will be midnight 05/01/2025. Interviews will be held during week commencing 13/01/2025.
This is a new and exciting opportunity for interested GPs to be part of a new team and way of working, that is both innovative and integrated. 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.
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, 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 providing remote medical cover to our clinical co-ordination centre known as Single Point of Access (SPA), and our Urgent Community Response (UCR), home visiting teams (in conjunction with secondary care).
There may also be a requirement to work clinically in the GP Out of Hours Service as part of an agreed job plan, undertaking telephone triage, base visit consultations and home visiting.
In all areas, you will be working with excellent multidisciplinary teams and benefit from an extensive programme of work we are undertaking to improve our systems and processes so that you feel supported and remain focused on your clinical work.
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 and public/bank holidays. There is also a commitment to working 1 in 6 weekends (Saturday and Sunday). CPD time is provided
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 based on experience, 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Sachin Mandalia Job title: Consultant Medical Lead for Acute Emergency Care Email address: sachin.mandalia@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07823818379
