About this role
Job summary
LCW is seeking experienced, self-employed General Practitioners to provide clinical services within Urgent Treatment Centres across North Central London at the Royal Free and Barnet Hospital sites.
This opportunity is suited to independent GPs looking to undertake urgent care sessions as part of a portfolio career, with the flexibility to accept sessions that fit their availability and professional interests.
Main duties of the job
About the Opportunity
GPs engaged by LCW provide urgent care services to a diverse patient population presenting with a broad range of conditions appropriate to an Urgent Treatment Centre setting.
Practitioners are expected to exercise their own professional judgement and clinical autonomy in the delivery of services, working collaboratively alongside multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Available sessions are offered across multiple UTC locations, allowing clinicians the flexibility to choose where and when they wish to provide services, subject to service requirements.
About us
About LCW
London Central and West, LCW, is a clinically led social enterprise providing integrated urgent and primary care services across London. Originating from a GP cooperative established in 1994, LCW now delivers services to a resident population of approximately 4.6 million people.
Our multidisciplinary teams include GPs, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics and healthcare professionals working together to provide high-quality patient care across a range of NHS services.
Why Work With LCW
Flexible sessional opportunities across multiple UTC locations.
Freedom to choose sessions that align with your availability.
Exposure to a varied and interesting urgent care caseload.
Opportunity to work within established multidisciplinary clinical environments.
Competitive sessional rates.
Access to digital-first healthcare environments and innovative urgent care models.
Opportunities to support services across some of London's busiest and most diverse urgent care settings.
Job description Job responsibilities
Session Availability
Sessions are managed through RotaMaster. Available shifts are regularly published, and clinicians may express interest in individual sessions or blocks of sessions, subject to service demand and mutual agreement.
There is no obligation for LCW to offer work, nor for clinicians to accept offered sessions.
Engagement Basis
This opportunity is offered on a self-employed contractor basis. Successful applicants will provide services as independent practitioners and will be responsible for their own tax and National Insurance arrangements.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Relevant urgent care, UTC, out-of-hours or emergency medicine experience. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced urgent care environment.
Qualifications Essential
Full GMC registration and licence to practise. Inclusion on a GP Performers List. Appropriate professional indemnity arrangements.
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 LCW UCC
Address Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lcwucc.com/ (Opens in a new tab)