General Practitioner (GP) Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Bromwich, Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Clinical Lead GP to oversee urgent care services across Sandwell and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The role focuses on clinical leadership, governance, and cross-site assurance within a busy urgent care environment.

The post requires GMC registration, GP training with CCT, and MRCGP. The role includes supervising clinicians, driving audits, and ensuring high standards of patient safety and care within NHS guidelines.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Enhanced DBS check
• Active CPD and lifelong learning

Responsibilities

• Provide consultations, assessment and treatment for urgent care patients with clear records and autonomous decisions
• Provide clinical leadership and support to GPs and clinical colleagues
• Lead and supervise the clinical team across both sites
• Lead clinical quality assurance, audits and quality improvement projects
• Provide assurance to Medical Director on safety, quality and performance
• Identify clinical risks and work with teams on mitigation plans
• Support safeguarding, NHS policies, KPIs and service specifications
• Assist GP recruitment including interviews and locum decisions
• Review medical-legal claims or GMC investigations with resourcing team
• Provide cross-site clinical cover as required

Skills

Clinical leadership

Audits & governance

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

GP training with CCT

MRCGP or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Clinical IT systems

Job description

The clinical lead GP post covers both urgent treatment centres run by PHL Group, at Sandwell and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, as a full-time role of 40 hours a week. Most of the work is clinical: seeing urgent care patients, supervising GPs and the wider team, and leading audit, clinical quality and governance across both sites. The post is distinct for its cross-site remit and its assurance role reporting to the Medical Director. Full GMC registration, a CCT or equivalent and an Enhanced DBS check are required.

What the job involves

• Provide consultations, assessment and treatment for patients at the urgent care centre, keeping clear records and making autonomous decisions
• Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to GPs and other clinical colleagues
• Manage, supervise and support the clinical team
• Lead clinical quality assurance, audits, quality improvement projects, clinical standard setting and annual appraisals
• Give clinical assurance to the Medical Director on safety, quality and performance
• Identify clinical risk and work with relevant teams on mitigation plans
• Support the investigation and management of clinical incidents, complaints and escalations
• Work with the Safeguarding Lead to ensure safeguarding practice across the service
• Support CQC compliance, clinical governance, NHS policies, KPIs and national service specifications
• Support GP recruitment, including reviewing applications, interviews and decisions on locum clinicians
• Review applicants with medical legal claims or GMC investigations with the resourcing team
• Provide cross-site clinical cover across the clinical leads' sites where required

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• GP training completed, with CCT (JCPTGP / PMETB or equivalent)
• MRCGP or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Inclusion on the relevant Medical Performers List, with no conditions or restrictions

Experience

• Strong clinical skills in assessing, diagnosing and managing acute primary care presentations
• Primary care experience in and/or out-of-hours settings, ideally in areas with health inequalities or complex needs
• Experience of self-audit, reflection and continuous improvement
• Experience supporting, supervising or developing other clinicians

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of clinical governance, quality assurance, audit and risk management
• Knowledge of current NHS policies and service requirements
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise under pressure
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, and ability to adapt to new clinical IT systems
• Ongoing CPD and commitment to evidence-based practice and lifelong learning

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check