Job summary
Join us in shaping a new model of urgent and community care across Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for passionate and innovative General Practitioners to join our new Community Access Service (CAS) Hub. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team providing senior clinical decision making, expert advice and leadership across urgent community care services.

Main duties of the job
Working within the CAS Hub, you will support assessment, triage and management of patient with urgent and complex healthcare needs, helping people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. You will work alongside advanced clinical practitioners, nurses, therapists and community teams to support admission avoidance and deliver high quality, person centred care.

This role offers the opportunity to influence service development, support workforce development, contribute to quality improvement and help shape the future of integrated urgent and community care.

We welcome applications from GPs who enjoy collaborative working, complex clinical decision making and making a real difference to patient outcomes across community services.

About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £78,699 to £118,759 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 350-MED8315757
Job locations: V7 Building, Kings Business Park, Kings Drive, Prescot, L34 1PJ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and requirements of the role.

Why join us?

• Be part of a major transformation of urgent community care services.
• Work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team.
• Flexible hybrid working across CAS Hub, UCR and urgent care services.
• Opportunities for teaching, leadership, service improvement and innovation.
• Help deliver safe alternatives to hospital admission and improve patient flow across the system.
• Help build the future of urgent community care.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Fully qualified medical practitioner
• MRCGP or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise in the UK
• GP register inclusion
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Additional postgraduate qualification relevant to urgent care
• Formal leadership or management qualification

Experience
Essential

• Experience working as a GP
• Management of undifferentiated and complex patients
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Participation in governance, audit or quality improvement
• Experience supporting colleagues clinically

Desirable

• ACP / trainee supervision experience
• UTC, WIC, OOH or SDEC experience
• Community or intermediate care experience
• Service redesign and pathway development
• Formal education and teaching experience
• Formal leadership experience
• Educational leadership experience
• Practical quality improvement experience
• System development experience
• Quality improvement leadership experience

Knowledge and skills
Essential

• Excellent assessment and diagnostic skills
• Management of complex presentations
• Ability to support and lead clinicians
• Demonstrates evidence-based care
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries
• Understanding of governance and patient safety
• Ability to teach and support colleagues
• Understanding of quality improvement methodology
• Use of clinical systems and digital technologies

Other
Essential

• Commitment to person-centred care
• Demonstrates integrity and professionalism
• Ability to adapt to changing service needs
• Collaborative approach
• Ability to motivate and influence others
• Commitment to innovation and improvement
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Values
Essential

• Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
• Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
• Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
• Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
• Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.

Employer details
Employer name: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: V7 Building, Kings Business Park, Kings Drive, Prescot, L34 1PJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Contact for questions about the job
Clinical Service Manager, Sharon Burke, Sharon.Burke@merseycare.nhs.uk

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.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.