Face to Face GP - Out of Hours Service - Oxfordshire

We are recruiting for a GP to join our Out of Hours Service in Oxfordshire where you'll provide community-based urgent care that is both innovative and integrated. This is a varied, interesting, and rewarding role where you'll work as part of a wider team that provides urgent medical care from 6.30pm to 8.00am on weekdays and around the clock at weekends and bank holidays.,

• Assess, treat and manage patients presenting to the OOH service requiring same day urgent care that cannot wait for when normal primary care is open.
• Working out of a base location, you will be required to care for patients from birth through to those patients requiring end of life care. Skills and experience in managing patients that are acutely unwell are essential as well as recognition of illness that requires further intervention from primary care, community and social services or secondary care.
• This is a hands-on role and experience of palliative care and urinary catheterisation would also be helpful when working as a GP in the OOH service, but further learning and training can be provided.
• You will also provide senior medical support and advice to non-medical practitioners working as part of the MDT in the OOH service and work in an integrated way with other same day and urgent care services provided by OHFT.
• As part of this role you will also be required to support and supervise trainee GPs and non-medical practitioners and undertake research and clinical audit.
This is a substantive and on-site role for a minimum of 17 hours per week (plus CPD) and up to full time hours if supported by shift times and length of shift; flexible hours can be considered that fit within the service model.A working pattern (depending on preference of the successful candidate and availability of shifts) may include weekday evenings, weekends and/or overnight shifts.

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. One of these is the Out of Hours service (OOH) which provides urgent primary care to patients across Oxfordshire when normal primary care is closed. You'll work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing face to face care either in a base clinic location, at the patient's home (home visiting) and/or remote telephone consultations from a Trust location. You'll be working at one of our base sites in Bicester, Banbury, Oxford, Witney, Abingdon or Henley (with some ability to cross cover). If you're a motivated GP looking to make a real difference in urgent community care while working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, we'd love to hear from you--apply today and help us deliver high-quality care to patients across Oxfordshire when they need it most., 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"


• Competitive salary to be agreed with individual applicants based on experience, recognising the requirement work in the out-of-hours period for this role.
• 32 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• 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.