Part Time Salaried GP
Essex Lodge Surgery
London, E13 0AS
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 September 2026
30 days left
Job description
We are seeking to appoint a part-time Salaried GP to join our established and supportive practice team. The post has arisen due to the ongoing need to...
Main duties include
- Conducting face-to-face and remote GP consultations, assessing, diagnosing and managing a wide range of acute and chronic conditions.
- Providing appropriate clinical assessment, treatment, prescribing, referrals and follow-up.
- Undertaking routine clinical administration, including reviewing results, correspondence, clinical tasks and safeguarding matters.
- Supporting the management of patients with long-term conditions and contributing to continuity of care where appropriate.
- Working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, mental health practitioners and the wider practice team.
- Using digital systems and technology effectively, including EMIS Web, ANIMA and AI-supported tools such as EMMA, to support patient communication, workflow, documentation and access.
- Maintaining accurate and timely clinical records and working in accordance with practice policies, professional standards and CQC requirements.
- Participating in clinical meetings, practice development and quality improvement activities.
- Supporting the practice in maintaining safe, effective and accessible services for our patients.
- Undertaking appropriate continuing professional development and maintaining professional registration and Performers List requirements.
The role offers an opportunity to join an established practice with a strong multidisciplinary team and a commitment to using technology and innovative ways of working to improve patient care and practice efficiency.
The appointees will form a close working relationship with the practice or services where they are providing primary care services. Work with practice teams support acute and long-term medical conditions management, the achievement of prescribing outcomes for Quality Outcomes Framework ; Directed Enhanced Services ; Local Incentive Schemes and Prescribing Incentive Schemes .
A high degree of flexibility will be required, along with willingness to adapt to fluctuations in practice workload and be adaptable to the day to day demands of a busy general practice or urgent care workload.
Clinical responsibilities
A good standard of patient medical care
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including GP surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone / Video / Online consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters NHS or private, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards
Collecting data for audit purposes
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Take part in the duty doctor rota
To do home visits
From time to time there may be extra duties or responsibilities that may be required of the post-holder. These will be agreed with the Clinical lead, and there will be an expectation that new duties or responsibilities may be part of the role, but that they will be appropriate to the knowledge, skills and experience of the employed GP.
Other responsibilities with the Practice
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice.
A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice;
A commitment (when seeing patients) to helping the practice promote safe, high quality care.
Maintain reaccreditation portfolio and undertake annual appraisal.
Contributing to evaluation or audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation;
Attending training, Practice Meetings and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Responsibility for completing Medical Reports / requests for patient information.
To be professional at all times and maintain a formal dress code.
To maintain a good working relationship with staff, doctors and patients and contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance and service expansion
Team working
- Understand own role and scope, and identify how this may develop over time
- Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
- Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessing competence
- Ensure clear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need, if required
- Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team
- Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery
- Participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care
- Participate in and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team
Utilising information
- Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring, presenting and communicating information
- Review and process data using accurate SNOMED codes to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
- Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on their condition
- Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act
- Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care
Record keeping and administration
- Make accurate and contemporaneous records of all patient encounters in accordance with practice records protocols and coding protocols
- Accurately label and document patient samples and submit for collection and analysis.
- Maintain skills in using patient appointment system
- Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using manual or computer systems as appropriate
- Take the necessary precautions when transmitting information
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
Service improvement
- Be aware of and, if appropriate, assist in current clinical audit
- Work with colleagues in the team on the development of current and new services and other initiatives
- Deal with requests from patients and clinical staff for health information leaflets
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 careers, 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 & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & 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
Engaging with and contributing to issues/processes involving Health & Safety in the workplace
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
Essex Lodge Surgery is an expanding PMS and teaching practice serving approximately
17,000+ patients in London Borough of Newham with 2 GP Partners, 5 Salaried GPs, 2 regular
locum GPs, 1 GP Registrar, 4 Practice Nurses, , 4 Clinical Pharmacists, 1 Prescribing Pharmacist, 1 physiotherapist, 1 Practice Paramedic and a
friendly admin and managerial team.
Practice is located in Plaistow, London (E13 0AS) less than 10 minutes walk from Plaistow
underground station.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of administrative duties
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Knowledge of EMIS web clinical system
Desirable
- Knowledge of databases
- Customer Service Training or formal reception training
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible to work in General Practice as a GP
- Willing to successfully complete appropriate training for appraisal and remain up to date with the developing GP Appraisal, relicensing and GMC revalidation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understanding of the pressures faced by GPs and healthcare teams
- Current registration with the GMC and appropriate representation with a recognised medical defence organisation
- Strong levels of IT proficiency and familiarity with primary care clinical systems (EMIS WEB). Experience in using the Microsoft suite of programmes
- Proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care case load
- A good understanding of Primary Care contracting requirements
- Understanding of QOF, local and national incentive schemes, prescribing or other initiatives are acted on as required
- Ability to drive and use of a vehicle to carry out home visits
- Able to take a consultative approach to their work, appropriately involving relevant people
- Able to put the needs of the team ahead of individual needs at busy times, periods of increased workloads ,QOF assessment, flu campaigns, sickness absences or unplanned leave etc.
- Flexibility to adapt to different organisational settings
- Organised and efficient in record keeping.
Desirable
- GP with specialist interest
- Willingness to contribute to and participate in a peer support group
- Proven ability to offer support within a clinical team and share learning points in practice meetings
- Competent EMIS Web user
Educator
Essential
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance and service expansion
- To prepare and participate in CQC visit
Desirable
- Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, face to face and active listening skills.
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
IT Skills
Essential
- The practice has been a GP training and teaching practice since 1985, having two GP trainers and GP registrars. The practice provides training to physician associate (PA) and medical students from the Queen Mary University of London and also medical students from Kings College London. Training and development are therefore an important part of the practices ethos.
Desirable
- The practice is well advanced in terms of computerisation and fully computerised. The clinical IT system is EMIS Web. It has adopted new AI software such as EMMA and ANIMA
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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