Job summary
Golden Valley Practice is a small, high-achieving rural dispensing practice caring for 5,800 patients in south-west Herefordshire. We are looking for an experienced GP to join us as a partner for 4 to 6 sessions per week and play a meaningful part in the future of the practice. Continuity and relationship-based general practice remain central to how we work. We know our patients, often care for several generations of the same family, and believe there is real value in the personal general practice that comes from knowing both the patient and their wider circumstances. We are looking for an experienced and clinically confident GP who shares those values and cares about the quality of service we provide. Someone with the maturity and sound judgement that partnership requires: kind, dependable, good with people and willing to get stuck in. We offer:
- Six weeks' annual leave and one week's study leave, pro rata
- NHS Pension
- Generous protected administrative time to undertake partnership responsibilities
- Very competitive partner remuneration
- Relatively modest capital commitment, with no requirement to buy into practice premises
- Scope to develop individual clinical and professional interests
- Previous partnership experience is welcome but not essential
About us
We work from our main surgery in Ewyas Harold and branch surgery in Peterchurch, covering the beautiful Golden Valley and surrounding countryside towards the Black Mountains. Our main surgery is approximately 25 minutes from Hereford and 20 minutes from Abergavenny. Our size allows us to retain a strong emphasis on continuity of care, while dispensing is an important part of both the service we provide to our rural population and the financial strength of the practice. We have excellent patient feedback and strong clinical performance. We have pharmacist and pharmacy technician support and work closely with our community nursing, palliative care and wider primary care colleagues. We have worked hard to make the working life of a GP sustainable. Routine appointments are 15 minutes and clinical workload is capped at 25 patient contacts per day. We use GP Automate and our GP Assistant reviews the majority of incoming Docman correspondence so that only items requiring clinical input reach a GP. We are a successful dispensing practice with strong clinical performance and very competitive partner remuneration. As the practice premises are not partner-owned, joining the partnership does not require the substantial property investment associated with many traditional GP partnerships. We offer six weeks' annual leave and one week's study leave pro rata, together with generous protected administrative time for partnership responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
- Full range of general practice performance while sharing responsibility for the clinical, operational and financial success of the partnership.
- Contribute to the wider running and development of the practice, including clinical governance, quality and patient safety, workforce and service development, financial and strategic decision-making and the responsibilities associated with delivering the NHS contracts.
- Partnership responsibilities shared according to the needs of the practice and the skills and interests of individual partners.
- We welcome someone who will bring their own experience and ideas, take responsibility for agreed areas of the practice and contribute to its future direction.
Person Specification
Skills and attributes
- Ability and willingness to contribute to the clinical, operational and business responsibilities of partnership.
- Commitment to continuity and relationship-based general practice.
- Evidence of being dependable, pragmatic and able to work effectively as part of a team.
- Willingness to take responsibility and contribute to the development and future direction of the practice.
- Ability to travel independently between practice sites and undertake home visits.
- Additional clinical skills or interests that would complement those already within the practice.
- Broader professional, leadership or other experience that would bring additional perspective to the partnership.
Essential
- At least two years' substantive experience working in UK general practice following completion of GP training.
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
- Inclusion on the GMC GP Register.
- Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List.
- Evidence of ongoing appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development.
- Evidence of sound clinical judgement and a commitment to high standards of patient care.
- Previous GP partnership or leadership experience.
- Experience of rural and/or dispensing general practice.
Desirable
- Additional clinical skills or interests complementary to those already within the practice.
- Broader professional, leadership or other experience bringing additional perspective to the partnership.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer detailsEmployer nameGolden Valley PracticeAddressThe SurgeryEwyas HaroldHerefordHerefordshireHR2 0EUUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameGolden Valley PracticeAddressThe SurgeryEwyas HaroldHerefordHerefordshireHR2 0EUUnited KingdomEmployer's website
Details
Date posted 06 October 2026
Pay scheme
Depending on experience
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