Urgent Care Physician

Role: Urgent Care Physician
Town: London Central
Full time or Part time: Full time is 40 hours per week

Shift times: Various shifts depending on location
Permanent: Salaried role
Salary: Up to £95,000 per annum + 10% weekend bonus

We’re looking for an Urgent Care Physician to join our Primary Care Team. Our specialist Urgent Care facilities are within our private hospital settings in Central London.

As an Urgent Care Physician you’ll be given all the time and tools you need to deliver exceptional standards of care in a private patient environment that focuses on clinical excellence. This is a very rewarding role, as your patients have immediate direct access to specialist referral pathways with leading consultants in the HCA group. (Should they choose their referral pathway within HCA)

Providing clinical assessment and diagnosis to patients presenting to the Urgent Care Centre, with a diverse range of acute illnesses and injuries.

This includes the assessment, investigation and management of musculoskeletal injuries, acute respiratory and chest complaints, neurological complaints, gastrointestinal and urological conditions, acute infections, acute wounds, febrile illnesses and dermatological presentations.

You will also review simple diagnostics (ECG reading, blood test review and x-ray interpretation) and provide appropriate onward referrals for admission or outpatient specialists review.

You will be part of a talented team that provides long day cover, 365 days. These units are open 8am-8pm or 8am to 10pm, depending on the site. You will be required to cover all shifts, weekdays and some weekends as part of your rota.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.  

What you’ll bring:

• Current GMC registration
• Strong Urgent Care or Emergency Care experience
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced clinical environment
• Ability to ensure safe, efficient and high quality care
• Excellent diagnostic and physical examination skills
• Ability to work autonomously and make safe, timely decisions
• Good working knowledge of IT systems and comfortable with cloud-based technology

• Care and empathy with a passion for delivering a patient-centred service

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing. 

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As an Urgent Care Physician in Primary Care you'll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.  

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:  

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion 
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness 
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity 

Reasonable adjustments 

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.