A permanent salaried GP post with Eleanor Cross Healthcare, a GMC-accredited training and research practice, following a Senior Partner's retirement. The core of the work is a defined patient list under a list-based continuity model, covering routine and urgent consultations, prescribing and reviewing results. Pharmacy, nursing and mental health teams share the workload, and GPs can take on training, research or quality improvement interests, with job shares considered. Full GMC registration and eligibility for the NHS England Medical Performers List are required, with a start anticipated in April 2027.
What the job involves
- Look after a defined patient list under the practice's list-based continuity model
- Provide routine and urgent clinical care, face-to-face and by telephone or other remote means
- Assess patients with acute, chronic and undifferentiated illness and agree management plans with them
- Prescribe safely and manage medicines in line with national and local guidance
- Request, review and act on investigations, test results and clinical correspondence
- Make referrals to secondary care and other appropriate services
- Support disease prevention, health promotion and management of long-term conditions
- Manage urgent and same-day clinical problems
- Undertake home visits where clinically appropriate
- Keep accurate, contemporaneous clinical records
- Contribute to clinical governance, significant event reviews and safe prescribing
- Work with the practice and wider multidisciplinary team
Qualifications
- Primary medical qualification (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent)
- Completion of GP specialty training with CCT in General Practice, or equivalent recognised GP qualification
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- Eligible for inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to provide safe, effective, patient-centred care
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary primary care team
- Ability to manage workload and prioritise competing demands
- Commitment to clinical governance, patient safety and continuous quality improvement
- Commitment to continuity of care and long-term patient relationships
Other
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice
- Flexible, supportive and team-focused approach to general practice
- Commitment to equality, diversity, dignity and respect
- Commitment to high professional and clinical standards
- Willingness to contribute positively to the wider development of the practice
Nice to have
- Postgraduate qualification relevant to general practice or a clinical special interest
- Qualification or recognised training in medical education
- GP Trainer qualification or evidence of progress towards becoming a GP Trainer
- Current GCP training or other research-related qualification
- Interest in medical education and supporting doctors in training
- Interest in developing as a GP Trainer or clinical supervisor
- Interest in primary care research, clinical audit and quality improvement
- Willingness to contribute additional skills and to the wider development of the practice
What’s offered
- Permanent post on the BMA Model Salaried GP Contract
- Support from a named mentor for newly qualified GPs
- Opportunities in training, research and quality improvement
- Support from pharmacy, nursing and mental health teams
- Fair workload distribution and strong clinical and administrative support
- Family-friendly, collaborative working environment
- Consideration of other sessional commitments and job shares
- Support to develop clinical, educational, research and leadership interests
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