General Practitioner

LANCE LANE MEDICAL CENTRE; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A local medical practice in Liverpool seeks a proactive GP to cover maternity leave for 6 months. The role involves 4 sessions weekly with responsibilities including consultations, triaging, and home visits. Applicants should be fully qualified GPs with GMC registration. The practice offers a supportive environment and is CQC rated Good. Salary is dependent on experience and includes generous annual leave.

Benefits

6 weeks annual leave

Public/bank holidays

Supportive practice environment

Qualifications

• Experience in a general practice setting.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Current CPR certificate and valid UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Conduct surgery consultations, triaging, and home visits.
• Manage patient care ensuring high standards are maintained.
• Record clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes.

Skills

Compassion

Flexibility

Proactive attitude

Teamwork

Education

MCRGP UK Training

Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

Tools

I.T. based consultation systems

Job description

*Post holder needed from February 2026 for 6 months*

We would like to recruit a GP for 4 sessions a week to join our dedicated and dynamic team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, proactive GP with a positive attitude to join our team of 1 GP Partner, 6 Salaried GPs, Practice Nurse, Nurse Associate, HCA, Practice Manager, Secretary and Care Navigator/Reception team.

This is a great opportunity to join our supportive and friendly practice to help provide a high standard of care and continuity to our patients, have compassion and flexibility for the role.

Salary will be depending on experience.

*Agency applications will not be considered*

Main duties of the job

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Normal duties includes surgery consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, emergencies, telephone consultations and signing repeat prescriptions, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters NHS/private paperwork and correspondence.

Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

Teaching and training of doctors and nurses

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation Attending training, Practice Meetings and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate. For more details of duties, please see full job description.

About us

Lance Lane Medical Centre is a well established GP practice in Wavertree, South Liverpool. The Practice has approximately 6,500 patients.

• We are a friendly, forward thinking and hardworking practice. We work together as a team to provide an excellent high quality service to our patients which is organised and consistent. We are family orientated and have a personalised approach to our patients. We strive to maintain a supportive team environment for our clinical and non-clinical staff members.
• Our current team consists of GP Partner, Practice Manager, 5 Salaried GPs, 1 ANP, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 HCA, Secretary and Reception/Care Navigator team.
• Lance Lane Medical Centre is part of CWN PCN (Childwall and Wavertree Network) with additional support received from Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Health and Well-being Coaches, Physician Associates, Social Prescribers, First Contact Physiotherapists and Mental Health practitioner.
• Lance Lane Medical Centre was been awarded Practice Team of the year 2023.This was awarded by Royal College of General Practitioners for Mersey faculty (which covers Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, Halton and St Helens, East and West Cheshire, and Isle of Man)
• We are CQC rated Good (2022).
• We are a Sponsorship Practice.

Job responsibilities

*Maternity Leave Cover - Temporary 6 month contract*

4 sessions a week (Monday and Tuesday with Monday being on call)

GP position 4 sessions per week (Monday and Tuesday) plus equitable shares of home visits and on-call duties. The role involves will providing general medical services, managing a caseload and dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Annual leave entitlement is six weeks annual leave plus public/ bank holidays (FTE or pro rata for any future P/T positions).

Salary is depending on experience.

Clinical responsibilities: In accordance with the practice timetable as agreed.

The post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters NHS/private, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner; Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation; Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards; Collecting data for audit purposes; For information, please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• On NHS England medical performers list Enhanced DBS check
• UK driving license
• Current CPR certificate
• Evidence of continued professional development

Qualifications

• MCRGP UK Training
• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Sexual Health
• Child Health

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.