General Practitioner - Overnights

Main Duties of the Job

• Providing telephone and online video assessments for patients requiring enhanced clinical triage.
• Monitoring and managing clinical hub triage queues.
• Assessing a wide range of cases, including:
  • Children under 5 without a clear Pathways disposition
  • Adults over 75 without a clear Pathways disposition
  • Emergency contraception queries
  • Medication questions and prescription requests
• Supporting Clinical Advisors in validating Emergency Department and Green Ambulance dispositions.
• Navigating appropriate cases for home visiting or district nursing services.
• Managing prescription requests alongside pharmacists and administrative teams.
• Offering clinical advice to Mental Health Nurses, ANPs, dental nurses, pharmacists and NHS 111 Clinical Advisors.
• Providing realtime support to Service Advisors and Supervisors through floor walking.
• Ensuring accurate documentation of all contacts in clinical systems.
• Working within protocols, policies and prescribing formularies.
• Participating in clinical governance, supervision, training and performance review.
• Maintaining up‑to‑date mandatory training and clinical competencies.

• Current GMC registration and inclusion on the Medical Performers List.
• Strong experience in telephone or remote clinical assessment.
• Ability to work autonomously within your professional scope.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence supporting multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Understanding of the legal and clinical responsibilities of GP triage.
• Commitment to evidence‑based practice and ongoing professional development.
• Ability to remain calm, efficient and clinically focused under pressure.
• Strong IT skills and confidence using clinical systems.
• Professionalism, integrity and a patient‑centred approach.

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.