Salaried GP
East Durham Medical Group
Wingate, TS285PZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
23 days leftJob description
East Durham Medical Group is seeking to recruit either one Salaried GP or two Part-Time GPs, providing a combined total of 8 GP sessions per week. We ...
We are an established GP training practice, supporting GP Registrars alongside Foundation Doctors, Medical Students and a range of ARRS roles. Our multidisciplinary team includes Physician Associates, Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists and other clinicians and developing roles, providing a collaborative environment with excellent opportunities for learning, professional development and career progression.
We offer
- 10 - 20 minute appointments, depending on clinical complexity, supporting safe, thorough consultations and continuity of care.
- A strong emphasis on continuity of care and patient-centred medicine.
- The majority of home visits undertaken by our dedicated home visiting team of ANPs and Physician Associates, helping to support GP workload and improve patient care.
- An equitable approach to workload, with responsibilities shared fairly across the GP team.
- On-call days supported by trainees and other developing clinical roles.
- Weekly professional group meetings, including clinical and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, promoting communication, learning and collaborative decision-making.
- Dedicated GP-only and wider clinician WhatsApp groups, facilitating effective communication, peer support and clinical discussion.
- A supportive and well-integrated community nursing team.
In general the post holder will be expected
to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP
working within primary care including
Making professionally autonomous decisions
in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred
internally within the practice
Receive patients with undifferentiated and
undiagnosed problems and make assessments of their health care needs
Consult with patients in the surgery, at
home visits and via telephone or on line consultations as agreed internally
between the practice GPs
Undertakes triage calls, triage visits,
checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries,
paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as required.
Screen patients for disease risk factors
and early signs of illness
In consultation with patients and in line
with current practice disease management protocols, develops care plans for
health
Provide counselling and health education as
necessary
Admit or discharge patients to and from
caseload and refer them to other care providers internally and externally as
appropriate and in line with practice protocols.
Comply with all relevant clinical
Governance and Practice policies and protocols.
Assist in the establishment of appropriate
systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.
Complete clinically related administrative
and non-clinical duties required for the delivery of the service.
Record clear and contemporaneous
consultation notes to agreed standards.
Demonstrate commitment to lifelong
learning, and audit and effectiveness to ensure evidence based best practice.
Provide active input to the wider Primary
healthcare team in the process of health needs research/ base line data
collection/clinical audit.
Compile and issue computer generated acute
and repeat prescriptions, prescribing in accordance with practice/DDES CCG
prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Network with other agencies (both statutory
and voluntary) and develop appropriate links to further the work of the
practice with the CCG and Federation
Meet professional learning and CPD
Develop effective relationships with
clinical supervisor/mentors and other colleagues.
Contribute to the evaluation/ audit and
clinical standard setting with colleagues.
Record data in patient records systems
promptly and accurately and to agreed standards.
Ensure appropriate use of read codes.
Participate in the collection and collation
of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance
monitoring and audits.
Participate in the auditing of practice
activity as required.
Contribute to the strategic management and
development of the practice.
Provide reports to both NHS and non-NHS
agencies as required.
Responsible for health and safety of
themselves and others and for reporting and actively co-operating in Alliance
and Practice Health and Safety Policies and procedures.
Process and action incoming patient and
hospital correspondence.
Attend in house meetings, significant event
audit meetings and other meeting as deemed necessary.
Ensure that the practice complaints system
is adhered to at all times.
Awareness and compliance with all relevant
guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality, and health and safety.
Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis
certification and child/adult safeguarding training in line with local
policies.
Maintain mandatory training and
revalidation certification
The above is not an
exhaustive list and in addition to the above duties, you may be required to
perform other duties as the needs of our business change. We reserve the right
to amend the above duties as deemed necessary for the needs of the business
We are committed to providing ongoing investment in our staff and supporting professional development. We aim to create a natural and sustainable career pathway for clinicians, with opportunities to develop skills, take on areas of interest and progress within the practice.
Our supportive learning environment includes supervision and mentoring opportunities for Foundation Doctors, Medical Students, GP Registrars and colleagues working across our ARRS and wider multidisciplinary teams.
We value our staff and believe that a positive, supportive team culture is fundamental to delivering excellent patient care. We therefore invest in opportunities for the whole practice team to come together and celebrate achievements, including funded team events, birthday celebrations, celebratory lunches and recognition of significant milestones and accomplishments.
With an Outstanding CQC rating, our ethos is centred on delivering high-quality, person-centred medical care through a comprehensive, highly skilled and collaborative team.
We welcome applications from GPs who are looking to join a supportive, forward-thinking practice where clinical excellence, professional development, teamwork and continuity of care are valued.
Qualifications
Essential: - MBBS MRCGP
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
23 September 2026
Last checked
25 September 2026
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