Salaried GP: Sponsorship Available

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.

The post will work into the assessment and navigation service at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) supporting the Front Door Service 7 days per week and also into the Urgent Care Centers at Wansbeck General Hospital and North Tyneside general Hospital. This will include weekend and evening work on a rotational basis.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date if a suitable number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

As a qualified General Practitioner (GP) your role is to provide acute primary care to patients who walk-in or are referred via NHS 111. This includes dealing with patients presenting with minor illness, more serious illness (needing an assessment and onward referral / transfer to secondary care) and minor injuries (training / support available).

You will also support the developing Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Clinical Practitioners (CPs) and GP Registrars in their assessment and management of primary care illness whilst on shift (part of an ongoing workforce development program).

There is also the opportunity to join the NSECH Front Door Service which provides Nurse Practitioner led streaming and rapid assessment of walk-in patients to NSECH (‘pre-ED’) and direction to the most appropriate service for their immediate health needs. Destination options include the Assessment and Navigation Service (ANS), Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care (Acute Medicine / Surgery / Gynaecology), off-site UTC or self-care. Shadowing sessions, training sessions and live assessment prior to commitment are provided as this role is not suited to everyone. Training and support are given.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent (JCPTGP/nMRCGP)
  • Membership of a recognized defence union (MPS/MDU)
  • Currently on a performers list and never been removed from a performers list for a detrimental reason

Desirable

  • DRCOG
  • DFFP/FFFP
  • DCH

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Clinical training and experience as a General Practitioner
  • Evidence of recent self-directed learning or development
  • Experience in a wide variety of clinical settings
  • Experience of use of primary care IT systems
  • Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate staff from other professions
  • Experience of and commitment to clinical audit. A good understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues as well as current health and social policy
  • Experience of GP clinical IT systems
  • Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance.

Desirable

  • Experience of leadership and management
  • Experience of supervising trainees
  • Educational Qualification
  • Experience of and commitment to Quality Improvement
  • Research experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

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