Out of Hours General Practitioner

To act as an autonomous GP working independently in Taurus Healthcare Clinical service areas to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within primary care services and their own homes, initiating direct referrals as appropriate. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.

Flexible working and contracted shifts available (Monday Friday nights and weekends daytime and night shifts).

Interviews are expected to be held on week commencing 9th March 2026.

Main duties of the job

Use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.

Work collaboratively with hospital and community colleagues ensuring patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

Work with wider clinical team to manage on the day demand and priorities,

Review, prescribe and administer medication in line with national guidance and local formularies utilising EMIS local guidance and cost saving software prompts,

When working in GP OOH service, receive medication bags for urgent care dispensing use, complying with Good Distribution Practice Standard Operating Procedures.

Recognise professional responsibility in promoting welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults and statutory reporting of safeguarding concerns.

Work within own competence and scope of practice.

Report and manage clinical incidents.

About us

Taurus Healthcare was established in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 185,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned by the partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus is focused on providing excellent out of hospital services for patients. Our ethos is to provide high quality and cost-effective health outcomes that are delivered as close as possible to the patients home, whilst ensuring that patients who do require in hospital services are seen as quickly and effectively as possible.

Taurus Healthcare offer many employee benefits, such as:

• Access to a generous NHS pension scheme with 23.78% employer contribution.
• 33 to 38 days annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on service (pro rata for part-time staff).
• Access to an extensive Employee Benefits Programme (Vivup) offering:

o 24/7 access to counselling services

o Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes

o Access to a wide range of discounts from national retailers

• Access to the Blue Light extensive discount scheme.

Due to current licence limitations, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

To provide a full general practice service across different settings according to the portfolio role of the GP and the needs of the service.

Main Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for seeing patients in an identical manner to regular general practice work, taking responsibility for a patients care and only referring back to their own GP where appropriate, consistent with ensuring every contact counts.

This will involve routine, urgent and telephone appointments, as well as supporting the clinical and administrative teams in the best interests of the patient that supports a patient seeing the right person at the right time in the right place.

The GP is expected to do any referrals required and appropriately prescribe within the Herefordshire guidelines, taking into account the Low Priority Treatment guidance from the CCG.

To assist in development of the service, with incident reporting and suggestions for improvements through the appropriate system.

A full Job Description & Person Specification is attached to this advert

Person Specification Personal Qualities & Attributes

• Adaptable and comfortable dealing with changing priorities and be a team player.
• Organised friendly, approachable, polite and empathetic.

Skills

• Work autonomously and collaboratively, recognising when referrals are required.
• Excellent IT skills- computer and keyboard literate.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to deliver work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Relay clinical information and maintain high quality accurate, comprehensive consultation records.

Qualifications

• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.
• Safeguarding adults.
• In date CPR training (within 18 months)
• Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)

Experience

• Experience of working in Primary Care.
• Experience of working with patients.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
• Knowledge and experience of using EMIS Web.
• Experience of working under pressure.
• Experience of healthcare in Herefordshire.

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.