Urgent Primary Care Doctor Bank (Urgent Treatment Centres) Be the clinician patients need when their care can't wait. Urgent care is General Practice at its most immediate. Patients don't always know what they need when they reach us. They may have been referred through NHS 111, redirected from an Emergency Department or walked into an Urgent Treatment Centre looking for help. What they need is an experienced doctor who can listen, assess, make confident clinical decisions and get them to the right care. At IC24, we're looking for Urgent Primary Care Doctors to work across our Urgent Treatment Centres in East Kent, including William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate. You'll work as part of a multidisciplinary urgent care team, providing safe, timely and effective care while helping patients access the most appropriate treatment for their needs. If you enjoy the variety of General Practice, the pace of urgent care and the clinical challenge of never quite knowing what is coming through the door next, this could be the role for you. What you'll focus on Assessing and treating patients who need urgent care You'll provide face-to-face assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients presenting with a broad range of acute illness, minor illness and injury. Patients may come to you through NHS 111, as walk-ins or following redirection from an Emergency Department. You'll assess what's happening, decide what needs to happen next and ensure patients receive appropriate treatment, referral and safety-netting. Making confident clinical decisions Urgent Treatment Centres require sound clinical judgement. You'll often be working with patients you haven't met before, sometimes with limited background information and sometimes when they're anxious, unwell or experiencing difficult circumstances. You'll need to be able to assess risk, manage uncertainty and make safe decisions under pressure, recognising when a patient can be treated and discharged and when they need escalation or an alternative care setting. Working at the heart of urgent care You'll work in a fast-moving clinical environment where patient needs can vary considerably from one consultation to the next. You'll see a broad mix of acute illness, minor illness and injury, using your General Practice and urgent care experience to determine the most appropriate course of action. Some patients will need assessment, treatment and discharge. Others may need further investigation, onward referral or escalation into another part of the healthcare system. Being able to recognise that difference and make the right decision safely is a fundamental part of the role.The role requires Urgent Primary Care Doctors to work in Urgent Treatment Centres, assessing and treating patients needing urgent care. Doctors must make confident clinical decisions, often with limited information, and work in a fast-moving, varied clinical environment. Key responsibilities include face-to-face assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with acute or minor illnesses and injuries. Doctors will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, managing risk and ensuring safe patient care. The role demands flexibility to adapt to changing service demands and the ability to communicate clearly with patients, relatives, and colleagues.Integrated Care 24 (IC24) is a leading not-for-profit Social Enterprise focused on innovative, patient-centered primary and urgent care services. IC24 aims to improve access to health and social care and reduce demand on secondary care services, serving over six million patients with services including GP Out of Hours, NHS 111, Primary Care, and Integrated Urgent Care. IC24's mission is to help patients access necessary care promptly, working collaboratively with healthcare partners to provide comprehensive services. The organization values diversity, equality, and inclusivity, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants.

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