Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Salaried GP - Clinical Services UTC
The closing date is 17 January 2026
We are aligning our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) team at Teddington Memorial Hospital and Kingston Hospital to ensure we continue to deliver a high standard of care to our local community. We are recruiting enthusiastic and dynamic GP's to join our supportive and friendly team during this exciting time. The post holder will be located at the Richmond Urgent Treatment Centre.
Main duties of the job
The GP will support the UTC to deliver care of the highest clinical standards.
The GP will work with the Service manager, lead GP and clinical team to ensure effective overall performance of the UTC.
To ensure effective coordination and liaison with community, primary, secondary care, LAS and voluntary sector to provide a seamless service to the patients and their carers and prevent hospital admission where urgent care is required.
Provide specialist advice relating to minor illness and/or injury to UTC team, local healthcare teams, patients, relatives and carers.
About us
The UTC is located in Teddington Memorial Community Hospital treating over 60,000 patients a year including Adults and Paediatrics. The UTC manages a broad range of presentations across both minor illness and injury and operates 0800 – 2000 seven days week. The workforce is a collaborative team across disciplines including; Bank GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP), nurses, paramedics and Health Care Assistant (HAC). As a teaching environment, supporting the educational and clinical development of non‑medical teams (including Nurse Practitioners, ACPs, to support their development within extended roles).
Job responsibilities
* To provide triage where required.
* To provide complete consultations with assessment, treatment and management of patients of all ages presenting with primary care problems at the UTC.
* To record full clinical notes using the UTC IT systems.
* To complete coding requirements on the clinical record in line with the Trust requirements.
* To complete all admin work relating to consultations.
* To work as part of the wider clinical team - supporting Nurse Practitioners, HCAs.
* To manage referrals of UTC patients on to acute specialties, A&E or community services where required.
* To support the redirection of patients to their registered GP where appropriate.
* To give education to patients on healthy living and disease prevention.
* To give education to patients on appropriate use of NHS services.
* To prescribe medicines in accordance with UTC formulary and dispense medicines from stock where available.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Qualified and currently registered with the GMC
* Clinical leadership training
* Membership or Fellowship
Experience
* Currently working as a practising GP within North Central London for at least 2 sessions a week
* Contribution to care pathway redesign
* Understanding of UEC pathways
SKILLS, ABILITIES and PERSONAL QUALITIES
* Strategic comprehension
* Analytical ability
* Self‑confident
* Clinical credibility of peers
* Highly skilled and effective communicator
* Goal focused
* Innovative thinker
KNOWLEDGE
* Local and national health service strategy policy development and implementation
* Clinical leadership theory and practice
* Service management, commissioning or Public health
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.
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
£12,093 a sessionbase on 4 hourly sessions
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