General Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hove; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid admin sessions

Option to work from home

Mentoring and CPD

Education and leadership development

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a GP to join a multi-site primary care service transitioning to a new organisation in 2027. You will deliver surgery and telephone consultations, manage prescriptions, and lead autonomous clinical decisions while contributing to service development and education for trainees.

Applicants must hold GMC registration, MRCGP or equivalent, and have proven GP experience in primary care with QOF involvement.

Qualifications

• MRCGP or equivalent with evidence of CPD commitment.
• Full GMC registration.
• Proven GP experience in a primary care setting, including management of undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Experience with QOF and other quality performance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Hold surgery and telephone consultations, with home visits when needed.
• Manage queries, repeat prescriptions, paperwork and correspondence promptly.
• Make autonomous decisions on self-referred and referred patients.
• Assess undifferentiated and undiagnosed health needs, screen for disease risk, and provide counselling and health education.
• Admit and discharge patients from the caseload and refer to other care providers.
• Issue computer-generated prescriptions following the practice formulary where clinically appropriate.
• Keep clear consultation notes and patient records to agreed standards, including summarising records and Read-coding data.
• Contribute to Enhanced Services, QOF/IIF, audit, data collection and clinical standard setting.
• Help develop and deliver new services and care models in primary care.
• Contribute to training and supervision of medical and non-medical students and trainees.
• Provide clinical care to neurodiverse and trans, non-binary and intersex patients, with training provided.
• Follow practice policies, including prescribing, confidentiality and data protection, and commit to lifelong learning.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Autonomous decision-making

Clinical governance awareness

Communication with patients

Education

MRCGP or equivalent

CPD commitment

Tools

Electronic patient records (EPR)

Job description

A GP post with WellBN, a practice preparing to launch a new organisation in January 2027 after merging two healthcare centres. The work centres on surgery and telephone consultations, repeat prescribing, home visits and autonomous decisions on self-referred and referred patients, alongside QOF, audit and service development. Appointments run 15 minutes, and the practice is a training hub with a focus on neurodiverse and trans, non-binary and intersex patients. Applicants must be able to work across all three sites and be eligible to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Hold surgery and telephone consultations, with home visits when needed
• Manage queries, repeat prescriptions, paperwork and correspondence promptly
• Make autonomous decisions on self-referred and referred patients
• Assess undifferentiated and undiagnosed health needs, screen for disease risk, and provide counselling and health education
• Admit and discharge patients from the caseload and refer to other care providers
• Issue computer-generated prescriptions, following the practice formulary where clinically appropriate
• Keep clear consultation notes and patient records to agreed standards, including summarising records and Read-coding data
• Contribute to Enhanced Services, QOF/IIF, audit, data collection and clinical standard setting
• Help develop and deliver new services and care models in primary care
• Contribute to training and supervision of medical and non-medical students and trainees
• Provide clinical care to neurodiverse and trans, non-binary and intersex patients, with training provided
• Follow practice policies, including prescribing, confidentiality and data protection, and commit to lifelong learning

What’s required

Qualifications

• MRCGP or equivalent, with evidence of CPD commitment

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration

Experience

• Proven GP experience in a primary care setting, including managing undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions
• Experience with QOF and other quality performance initiatives

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of current NHS policy and clinical governance
• Awareness of safeguarding practice and policy
• Knowledge of prescribing protocols and formulary adherence
• Excellent diagnostic skills and safe, evidence-based autonomous decision-making
• Competence in electronic patient records and clinical coding

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Eligible to work in the UK

Other

• Able to work across all three sites as required
• Strong communication and rapport with patients and multidisciplinary teams
• Collaborative, team-oriented and flexible approach
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to service improvement and development
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion and compassionate care for disadvantaged groups

Nice to have

• Familiarity with local health services and community resources
• Experience delivering Enhanced Services or specialised clinics, such as hormone clinics or community outreach
• Participation in audit and clinical standard setting
• Additional qualifications or special interests that complement the practice's services

What’s offered

• Paid admin session each week, with the option to work from home
• Non-duty clinical sessions of 12 appointments plus 10 minutes for admin
• Mentoring and CPD
• Opportunities to develop clinical interests or contribute to education, service development and leadership
• Training for working with neurodiverse, trans, non-binary and intersex patients
• Support from pharmacy, paramedic and nursing colleagues
• BMA contract on GMS terms