Job summary We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated Newcastle Hospitals Urgent & Emergency Care team. We are looking for an existing General Practitioner to join us as a Clinical Director in Urgent Care and work with us to transform urgent and emergency care pathway across a range of services including the Urgent Treatment Centres, Acute Medicine, the Emergency Department and Paediatric Emergency Department. The postholder would also be expected to provide clinical sessions to the Urgent Treatment Centre. We are currently building a new Urgent Treatment Centre at the Royal Victoria Infirmary co-located alongside our existing Emergency Department and Major Trauma Centre and adjacent to our Acute Medical Unit and Same day Emergency Care department. The successful candidate would be expected to play a leading role developing the new Urgent Treatment centre and the new ways of working alongside other key services. Main duties of the job The postholder will support the transformation of urgent and emergency care pathways within the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust and wider city of Newcastle. The postholder will oversee the governance, quality and development of primary care services embedded within the Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centres and Same Day Emergency Care. The postholder will work in partnership with partners in the trust to provide leadership to Urgent & Emergency Care services as we move to a more integrated model of delivering care. This will include but not be limited to working with clinical leaders and operational managers of Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Acute Paediatrics and Urgent Treatment Centres to ensure patients are seen by the most appropriate service first time, improving access to timely emergency and urgent care and effective utilisation of resources. It is expected that the postholder will provide clinical sessions within the Urgent & Emergency Care system in keeping with their experience and skillset at a minimum of 2 sessions per week. The preference is for these to be delivered within the Urgent Treatment Centres. About us Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites: o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'. For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Date posted 24 January 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Doctor - other Salary Depending on experience Contract Fixed term Duration 3 years Working pattern Part-time Reference number 317-SD-25-026 Job locations Medicine and Emergency Care Corporate Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP Job description Job responsibilities To manage urgent presentations and ensure that patients are seen and treated by most appropriate healthcare professional Manage a clinical caseload of both adults and children Work closely with Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine including Same Day Emergency Care and Urgent Treatment Centre staff and offer consistent care as an integral part of the team A degree of flexibility will be required in keeping with the variability and demands of urgent & emergency care Job description Job responsibilities To manage urgent presentations and ensure that patients are seen and treated by most appropriate healthcare professional Manage a clinical caseload of both adults and children Work closely with Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine including Same Day Emergency Care and Urgent Treatment Centre staff and offer consistent care as an integral part of the team A degree of flexibility will be required in keeping with the variability and demands of urgent & emergency care Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Essential Primary Medical Qualification. CCT in General Practice Desirable Experience in a primary care, ICB or acute provider leadership role Clinical Experience Essential Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent presentations Desirable Acute Medicine, Acute Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine experience Management and Administration Experience Essential Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Board to the Trust and its workforce. Experience in clinical service development and innovation Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development. Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues An understanding of Clinical Governance. Desirable Understanding of management goals. Teaching Desirable Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Ability to teach clinical skills. Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Essential Primary Medical Qualification. CCT in General Practice Desirable Experience in a primary care, ICB or acute provider leadership role Clinical Experience Essential Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent presentations Desirable Acute Medicine, Acute Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine experience Management and Administration Experience Essential Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Board to the Trust and its workforce. Experience in clinical service development and innovation Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development. Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues An understanding of Clinical Governance. Desirable Understanding of management goals. Teaching Desirable Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Ability to teach clinical skills. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Medicine and Emergency Care Corporate Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)