2 x Associate GPs

HORFIELD HC; Bristol; On-site; GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare center in Bristol is seeking a permanent associate GP. The role entails providing medical care, collaborating in a multi-disciplinary team, and leading clinical quality programmes. Successful candidates may expect a flexible schedule with possible evening and weekend sessions. Compensation is £45,232 annually for 4 sessions per week. Interested applicants should submit a CV along with a detailed cover letter outlining fit for the role.

Qualifications

• Understanding of general practice and continuity of care.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in acute and chronic medical care.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to patients and cover for other GPs.
• Lead clinical quality programmes.
• Participate in performance management.
• Promote effective communication in the practice.
• Maintain professional development.

Skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Data accuracy

Confidentiality

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

You understandgeneral practice, and can appreciate the benefits (for both patients andyou) of working where personal lists and continuity of care havebeen embedded for years. You enjoyworking in a multi-disciplinary team, and would like to join a practicewhere patients feel we have 'very informative medical professionals 'who are willingto listen' and 'from reception to Doctor, everyone is appreciated for theirsmiles, patience, and attention'.

(Friends andFamily Test feedback Jun-Nov 2025).

We have 2 rolesavailable:

• From mid-February 2026, a permanent associate GP role, as one of our colleagues goes off to pursue other healthcare adventures
• from mid-March 2026 until October 2026, a maternity locum cover position. This will be a 6 month fixed term contract initially, but opportunities may arise to extend it into a permanent role.

Both roles are for 4 sessions per week. It is likely that the sessional pattern for thefixed-term role will be Tues AM, Wed PM and Fri AM & PM; and for the permanent role will be Mon AM& PM, Wed PM and Thurs AM. Both roles will definitely require a Wed PM session, but there may be some flexibility with theother sessions.

Kindlyinclude a detailed covering letter with your CV to explain why you think you would fit well at Horfield Health Centre and which role(s) you are applying for.

PLEASE NOTE: interviews for the role will take place on 27 & 28.01.2026. Virtual interviews will be an option if required.

Main duties of the job

Duties

Mainresponsibilities

• Acute and chronic medical care of patients (and providing cross-cover for a buddy GP) 8.00am-6.30pm Monday to Friday and for enhanced access obligations. Patient contact may be via email, phone, video, consultation at the surgery or home visits
• Share the clinical management and administration duties in the practice (e.g. leading some of the practices clinical quality programmes)
• Participate in the practices and your own individual performance management programme
• Promote effective working relationships and communication within the practice
• Maintain your own professional development (by demonstrating that you are an accomplished self-directed learner, and sharing your learning with others where appropriate)
• Make effective use of the various information and technology systems in the practice, to include the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of read codes on the practices patient care system, EMIS Web
• Contribute to the practice's team learning, teaching and research programmes as required
• Attend management, training and staff meetings as required. Some meetings may occur on days that the doctor does not usually work
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines
• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times, on all matters relating to patients and staff in accordance with current data protection legislation
• Any other relevant duties that may be required from time to time

About us

Horfield Health Centre is a single site GP surgery looking after around 18,500 patients.

Our values focus on: quality; fairness; continuity of care; wellbeing; and being a learning organisation.

We are part of Phoenix (BNSSG) PCN

Job responsibilities

If you are someone who wants to:

• Genuinely get to know your patients so you can provide the best possible care
• Be an active part of the effective running of the practice
• Benefit from a well-established multi-disciplinary team including pharmacists, first contact physios, health and wellbeing coaches, and social prescribers
• Contribute to a high functioning PCN that is making a real difference to the services we provide to patients, and has recently expanded to three practices; and
• be part of a practice where the staff wellbeing is a real thing and not just words (as shown by the staff wellbeing committee which which has arranged a full advent calendar of events for December) and all GPs meet every day at 12 15 pm

then maybe one of these positions is for you?

Person Specification

Person specification

• See attached document for person specification, basic terms and conditions, and application deadline

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.

£45,232 a year(Figure shown is based on 4 sessions per week)