HealthHero
Self Employed Sessional GP - Out of Hours - Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
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Self-Employed General Practitioners
Further to recent organisational growth, we have an exciting opportunity for Self-Employed General Practitioners to join our forward thinking team in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Whether you are looking to supplement your existing commitments or prefer the structure of evening, overnight, or weekend work, we are able to offer a range of shift patterns to suit your availability.
About the Role
As an Independent, autonomous Clinician working to support our mission to deliver high-quality, patient-centred services, you will work as part of our multidisciplinary team to deliver safe and timely care to those accessing our Integrated Urgent Care Service. We provide a variety of shift opportunities to include:
- Face-to-face shifts based at one of our Primary Care Centres across the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin locality.
- Mobile shifts undertaking home visits to patients who are unable to travel to a primary care centre, supported with a full-equipped medical car.
- Triage shifts based at our regional Head Office.
Our Sessional GPs are able to work flexibly at each base covering all aspects of our Urgent Care service, inclusive of telephone triage, face-to-face patient appointments and attending patient home visits.
We operate an appointment only system which is managed centrally by our dedicated team of Coordinators.
Key Elements of the Role
- Working as an autonomous practitioner providing clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adult and paediatric patients invited to attend our Primary Care Centres or during remote consultations.
- Accurately triaging & prioritising all patients.
- Undertaking home visits to patients who are unable to travel to a primary care centre, supported with a fully-equipped medical car and driver.
- Referring patients to alternative care settings when appropriate.
- Supporting the Care Coordination Centre Single Point of Access.
- Supporting with triage of calls that have come via the NHS111 pathway or the dedicated Healthcare Professional line.
Please note that the support of a senior clinician is always available during your shift.
About You
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List
- Inclusion on the All Wales Medical Performers List (or willingness to apply if not already included)
- Up-to-date indemnity including cover for Urgent Unscheduled Care.
- Experience in urgent or Out of Hours settings (preferred)
- Proficiency with Adastra (preferred)
- A calm, methodical approach to clinical decision-making
- The ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- A commitment to maintaining high standards of clinical governance and patient care
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This role is well-suited to GPs who value autonomy, enjoy clinical variety and are looking to contribute meaningfully to patient care during evenings, weekends, and overnight periods.
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What We Offer
- Competitive sessional rates
- A supportive and open working environment
- Sessional contracts
- Paid orientation programme for new starters
- A fully-stocked car at each base and a driver to support home visits
- A variety of shifts available with some potential for remote triage working
- GP Audit: Useful evidence for annual appraisals and PDPs
About Us
HealthHero Integrated Care delivers urgent and out-of-hours healthcare services across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) and Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW). Working alongside NHS partners, our teams help patients access safe, responsive and appropriate care.
Our Integrated Urgent Care services support patients across both localities, providing clinical assessment and urgent care outside normal GP opening hours. Services include:
- Telephone clinical assessment and consultation
- Video consultations
- Face-to-face appointments at our treatment centres
- Home visits for patients unable to travel
- Clinical assessment and advice following NHS 111 referrals
- In-hours care coordination, helping patients and healthcare professionals access the most appropriate care pathway
Our services bring together clinical, operational and care coordination colleagues to deliver responsive, patient-centred care. Whether providing advice remotely, seeing a patient at a treatment centre, coordinating care or visiting them at home, our teams help patients access the right support.
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If you would like to make a difference within a dynamic and rewarding setting, we would love to hear from you. Please proceed to apply via the link below.
If you would like to arrange an informal conversation ahead of submitting a formal application, please contact our Recruitment Team at Recruitment-team@healthhero.com
Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity
In line with our commitment to Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity, we welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. We are committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and aim to establish an inclusive working environment. As such, we welcome diverse applications from candidates irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We are a certified Disability Confident Employer and is committed to affording equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any part of your application process, please let us know by contacting us on Recruitment-team@healthhero.com
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