Community Urgent Care GP – Henley RACU & Abingdon EMU

Overview

As a Community Urgent Care GP, you will deliver high-quality, evidence-informed assessments and care to acutely ill patients across cSDEC sites, aiming to avoid hospital admissions and enable care at home where possible. You join a multi-service Directorate offering same-day and urgent care, with a flexible, full- or part-time pattern and opportunities for teaching and personal development. Your work supports integrated, cross-provider care across Oxfordshire and beyond, in a dynamic, community-focused environment.

Pay / Benefits

• 27 days annual leave
• NHS Pension
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff accommodation

Responsibilities

• Perform same day urgent care consultations (cSDEC) and home/telephone assessments
• Deliver personalised medical assessments and care plans
• Provide timely medical reviews and interventions within an inter-disciplinary model of care
• Support admission avoidance and care closer to home
• Adhere to local prescribing guidelines
• Collaborate with Primary Care, acute, specialist services and Community/Voluntary services
• Coordinate clinical care with colleagues to ensure quality outcomes
• Be available to work at multiple base sites as needed
• Engage in teaching and development activities
• Participate in service development and Quality Improvement initiatives

Key requirements

• Full GMC registration with license to practice
• GP qualification and training completion (JCPTGP or MRCGP)
• Active NHS clinical experience in General Practice with urgent care and older people
• Desirable: subspecialty experience at the interface between general medicine and primary care
• Desirable: experience with virtual ward rounds and geriatric/acute medicine
• Experience in supervising medical trainees and applying research to practice

• Collaborative teamwork
• Strong communication
• Adaptability and flexible approach
• Urgent care decision-making
• GMC registration and GP training pathways
• Home visit and remote/telephone triage

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