Job summary

As a SevernSide IUC Self-Employed GP your role will involve, managing a wide range of clinical presentations in urgent care settings, supporting patients via telephone, video, or face-to-face consultations, prescribing effectively, including adjustments to end-of-life care, maintaining thorough documentation for continuity of care, as well as mentoring new clinicians and contributing to peak-demand rotas.

For further details please click here: Locum / Self-employed GP Roles - SevernSide IUC - BrisDoc Healthcare Services

Main duties of the job

• Assess and manage the full breadth of clinical presentations and age groups which present in the urgent primary care setting, including physical and mental health needs
• Take telephone referrals from Health Care professionals within the BNSSG area for appropriate adult medical admissions whilst being sensitive to the capacity issues of the hosting acute trust
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills with referring HCPs, in order to build positive relationships so that alternative management ideas can be discussed without confrontation
• Gain familiarity with the other urgent care services available in the BNSSG system, and how to access these for patient
• Undertake clinical work by telephone +/- video, consulting with patients and/ or their representatives and healthcare professionals in the community to appropriately assess the current concerns, establish an appropriate differential diagnosis and management plan.

About us

BrisDoc is an employee-owned social enterprise with over twenty years of experience in providing NHS Healthcare. We serve over one million patients across the Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire through our Severnside Integrated Urgent Care, In-Hours Primary Care, and Homeless Health Service.

At BrisDoc, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£70 to £150 an hour £70 - £150 per hour

Contract

Locum

Duration

1 days

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

IUC Self-employed GP

Job locations

Osprey Court

Hawkfield Business Park, Whitchurch

Bristol

BS140BB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assess and manage the full breadth of clinical presentations and age groups which present in the urgent primary care setting, including physical and mental health needs
• Take telephone referrals from Health Care professionals within the BNSSG area for appropriate adult medical admissions whilst being sensitive to the capacity issues of the hosting acute trust
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills with referring HCPs, in order to build positive relationships so that alternative management ideas can be discussed without confrontation
• Gain familiarity with the other urgent care services available in the BNSSG system, and how to access these for patient
• Undertake clinical work by telephone +/- video, consulting with patients and/ or their representatives and healthcare professionals in the community to appropriately assess the current concerns, establish an appropriate differential diagnosis and management plan
• Seek to support community management wherever possible, but be able to recognise serious illness and emergency situations requiring admission and/ or an ambulance respons
• Be able to prescribe appropriately for the urgent primary care context, including initiating and changing end of life medication
• Document the key findings from their assessment, such that the notes provide appropriate detail to log the assessment at the time, and support other clinicians who may be involved later in the patients journey
• Seek clinical advice from the senior GP on shift (the Clinical Coordinator where applicable) when required to support clinical decision making and access to appropriate service
• Use all IT systems required for safe clinical work in IUC, including the clinical systems (CLEO, PACS and EMIS), resources available to support clinical decision making (the Clinical Toolkit, BrisDoc weblinks, Remedy
• Be proactive about identifying and reporting concerns and incidents, to support continued learning and improvement in the service provided to patien

Job description Job responsibilities Assess and manage the full breadth of clinical presentations and age groups which present in the urgent primary care setting, including physical and mental health needs Take telephone referrals from Health Care professionals within the BNSSG area for appropriate adult medical admissions whilst being sensitive to the capacity issues of the hosting acute trust Demonstrate excellent communication skills with referring HCPs, in order to build positive relationships so that alternative management ideas can be discussed without confrontation Gain familiarity with the other urgent care services available in the BNSSG system, and how to access these for patient Undertake clinical work by telephone +/- video, consulting with patients and/ or their representatives and healthcare professionals in the community to appropriately assess the current concerns, establish an appropriate differential diagnosis and management plan Seek to support community management wherever possible, but be able to recognise serious illness and emergency situations requiring admission and/ or an ambulance respons Be able to prescribe appropriately for the urgent primary care context, including initiating and changing end of life medication Document the key findings from their assessment, such that the notes provide appropriate detail to log the assessment at the time, and support other clinicians who may be involved later in the patients journey Seek clinical advice from the senior GP on shift (the Clinical Coordinator where applicable) when required to support clinical decision making and access to appropriate service Use all IT systems required for safe clinical work in IUC, including the clinical systems (CLEO, PACS and EMIS), resources available to support clinical decision making (the Clinical Toolkit, BrisDoc weblinks, Remedy Be proactive about identifying and reporting concerns and incidents, to support continued learning and improvement in the service provided to patien

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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.

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. 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

BrisDoc Healthcare Services

Address

Osprey Court

Hawkfield Business Park, Whitchurch

Bristol

BS140BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://brisdoc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

BrisDoc Healthcare Services

Address

Osprey Court

Hawkfield Business Park, Whitchurch

Bristol

BS140BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://brisdoc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)