Hybrid Urgent Care GP Consultant Locum Flexible Shifts

Overview

Fixed term appointment for a GP in the new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) co‑located within the Emergency Departments at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals. Candidates must be registered as a GP on the GMC register.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑standard care to patients under your clinical responsibility, including those referred to you and your team.
• Participate in clinical and service development activities to ensure high standard of care across the Trust.
• Work closely with medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside your specialty, to deliver high‑quality health care.
• Take an active role in the clinical governance of your specialty, attending and participating in trust‑wide governance meetings.
• Contribute to the Directorate Audit programme, coordinating audit activities and implementing change.
• Take responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision of junior staff.
• Assume responsibility for the management of junior medical staff, supporting their professional development.
• Ensure delegated clinical tasks for trainees are within their level of competence and knowledge.
• Comply with the General Medical Council’s published guidance on Good Medical Practice and duties of a doctor.
• Take personal responsibility for risk management, reviewing practice and learning from mistakes.
• Share in the on‑call rota, providing cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences where clinically safe.
• Respond promptly and efficiently to all patient‑care complaints, aiding the Trust’s obligation to reply within specified time frames.
• Develop and maintain effective working relations with health and social care agencies and patient representatives.
• Undertake annual appraisal leading to a personal development plan, collecting evidence for GMC revalidation.
• Complete an annual job plan review as outlined in the Trust Guide to Job Planning.
• Take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others, adhering to Trust IRMER regulations.
• Participate in developing clinical management protocols shared with the community and other consultants.
• Involve in the management and future development of the Emergency Medicine service.

Qualifications

• Registered GP on the GMC register.
• Experience working autonomously as a general practitioner.
• Competence in interpreting chest radiographs and ECGs.
• Willingness to work closely with ED colleagues and provide care for minor presentations.
• Ability to use urgent investigations (blood tests, imaging, ECGs) to assess patients and initiate management when required.

Benefits

• Hybrid role combining community GP skills with immediate secondary‑care investigations.
• 24/7 UTC schedule, with approximately 2,000 appointments per week across both sites.
• Opportunity to develop skills in chest radiology and ECG interpretation, supported by a study budget and study leave.
• Flexibility to select preferred shifts from the available schedule (fixed shift availability).

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