Locum GP for Maternity Cover - 2 positions
Sunbury Health Centre Group Practice
Sunbury-on-thames, TW16 6RH
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Locum
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
Cover needed for 2 x Maternity Leave starting in either October or December 2026 for 10-12 months for 6 sessions per week. We are a 19,300 patient tra...
You will manage a caseload and deal with a wide variety of health needs in a primary care setting working individually and as a team to ensure a high standard of care for all registered and temporary patients as you carry out the associated clinical and administrative duties.
- 14 patients per session
- 15 minute appointments
- Fair and transparent Duty Doctor rota
- Home visits undertaken primarily by our dedicated home visiting service
- A welcoming and genuinely supportive team environment
- Regular clinical meetings and peer support
- High-quality clinical and administrative support
- Free on-site parking
- Convenient location with excellent transport links to South West London, Surrey and Berkshire
Job title: General Practitioner
Reporting to: The Partners (clinically)
The Business Manager (administratively)
The post-holder will provide general medical services managing a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients
Clinical Responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, and dealing with online requests, queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, helping the practice maximise its QOF points and deliver enhanced services in line with the service level agreements.
- Ensuring that health data and full consultation records are entered on to the practice computer system accurately and contemporaneously.
- Using the computerised templates as an accurate means of recording health data in relation to individual patients.
- In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management guidelines, developing care plans for health.
- Support the work of the practice in any new initiatives introduced by the current CCG or its successors.
- Compiling and issuing computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
- Prescribing in accordance with the practice policy of shared prescribing and generic prescribing.
- In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation
- Awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g., prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
- Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
- Contributing to the success of the practice in achieving its targets within the GMS contract (QOF, Enhanced Services, etc.).
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health and Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health and safety and security as defined in the practice Health and Safety Policy, to include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
- Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and polices, and current legislation.
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for appraisal and accreditation are met, the post-holder will participate in any relevant training programmes.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will:
Our team comprises 5 Partners, 6 Salaried GPs, 1 ANP, 2 Paramedics, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician, 5 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs & 3 Phlebotomists
You will also be supported by an excellent administrative and support team. Home visits are carried out by our Paramedics/ ST3s and we are further supported by our Federation funded home visiting service. Our efficient clinical coders process correspondence keeping GP admin down. We are rated good by CQC and we are high QOF achievers. We have daily coffee get togethers for the clinical and management team in the middle of the day, monthly practice team meetings, regular social events, regular educational meetings.
We are members of a successful PCN and GP Federation.
We use EMIS Web, Docman, AccuRX & Ardens.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP, MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- MRCGP
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Desirable
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- Experience of medicines management
- General understanding of the GMS contract
- Experience of clinical supervision and teaching
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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