Salaried GP
Bearwood Medical Centre
Bearwood, B67 5BP
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
We have a vacancy for a Salaried GP to join our team due to a growing list size. Initially the post would be for a 7 month fixed term contract which w...
Clinical Responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to undertake the usual duties associated with a GP working in primary care. In accordance with the Practice consulting schedule, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including f2f and telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking/signing prescriptions, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. ins companies) and letters on behalf of the practice.
- Making professional decisions in relation to presenting problems, either self-referred or referred from other health care workers.
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
- Cover all clinical management of the patients in the surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results and making referrals to secondary care or to other appropriate providers.
- Develop treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE.
- Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards and follow up when appropriate.
- Making referrals to other health care providers in line with national and local guidelines and pathways.
- Prescribing in accordance with locally/national agreed guidelines.
- Work with other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care.
- Play a role in the practice achieving agreed QOF and other key performance indicator targets.
Job Description -Salaried GP
- To be familiar with Good Medical Practice and follow the guidance it contains as directed by the General Medical Council.
- To work as a member of the multidisciplinary Practice team to provide general medical services. The post holder will manage a busy caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting.
- To help ensure the Practice provides the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Key Responsibilities - Clinical Responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. The following list is not exhaustive:
In accordance with the Practice consulting schedule, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. insurance companies) and letters on behalf of the practice.
- Making professional decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers.
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
- Cover all clinical management of the patients in the surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results and making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.
- Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE.
- Ensure appropriate follow up of patients.
- Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards.
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
- Making referrals to other health care providers in line with national and local guidelines and pathways.
- Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
- Work with other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care.
- Play a role in the practice achieving agreed QOF and other key performance indicator targets.
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 recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming, is nonjudgmental and respects the patients circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Continuous Personal and Professional Development
Ensure that professional updating and development needs are met through participating in and maintaining a record of appropriate training and educational programmes. Participate in the Practice appraisal programme and GP appraisal.
Confidentiality and Data Security
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.
- As a GP you will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers. You 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.
- Awareness of and compliance with Practice confidentiality, IT and data security policies.
Health and Safety
Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
- Report potential risks identified.
- To work in a safe manner at all times and to comply with the organisations operational health and safety policies and procedures including those relating to infection control.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
- 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.
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication
The post-holder will recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
We are a busy GP practice with a patient list size of approx. 6600 patients and growing.
We are a friendly and supportive practice of 5 GPs, 2 practice nurses, 1 Advanced nurse practitioner, 1 health care assistant and a team of pharmacists, in addition to a multi-skilled reception team that offer our patients a range of support.
We use the systmone clinical system.
We pride ourselves on delivering excellent care to our local population and bringing out the best in our team and our team centered approach includes team meetings, a range of clinical and non-clinical meetings.
We very much welcome visits to the practice, if this is something that you would like and we look forward to meeting with you, please request this when making contact.
We would request that the successful candidate would trial some sessions at the practice prior to formal offer, sessions worked would be paid at the locum rate of pay.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of GP clinical IT systems
Desirable
- Experience of systmone clinical system
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Full Registration
- Currently on a performers list and never been removed from a performers list for a detrimental reason
- Membership of a recognised defence union (MPS/MDU/MDDUS)
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness
- Evidence of recent self-directed learning or development
- A good understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues as well as current health and social policy
- An understanding of and commitment to the development of clinical commissioning
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Self-motivated and hardworking with the ability to stay calm under pressure
- Empathetic, honest, caring
- Full, clean driving licence
- Personal circumstances that allow for occasional flexibility outside normal working hours
Desirable
- Within two years of post CCT qualification
- Recognised qualifications for GP registrar training
- MRCGP
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
17 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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