General Practitioner Maternity Leave Cover

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hove; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring

CPD throughout contract

One paid admin session weekly

Work from home option

Training for neurodiverse/trans care

Job summary

WellBN is seeking a GP to cover maternity leave across its three-site practice. The role focuses on surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, and repeat prescriptions. It offers mentoring, CPD, and training in inclusive care for neurodiverse and trans patients.

The position is fixed-term for about a year from January 2027 and may become permanent. GMC registration and MRCGP or equivalent are required, with the ability to work across all three sites.

Qualifications

• GP with primary care experience and CPD
• Full GMC registration
• Experience with QOF and quality initiatives

Responsibilities

• Hold surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, and manage queries and paperwork
• Make autonomous decisions on self-referred and referred patients
• Assess undiagnosed health needs and screen for disease risk factors
• Issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions per formulary
• Admit and discharge patients and refer to other care providers
• Provide counselling and health education
• Maintain clear consultation notes and Read-Coding
• Contribute to QOF/IIF and Enhanced Services
• Take part in audits and clinical standard-setting
• Help develop and deliver new primary care services and care models

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Autonomous decision-making

Patient communication

Electronic health records

Education

MRCGP or equivalent

Job description

Maternity leave cover for a GP at WellBN, a practice formed by merging two healthcare centres and running across three sites. The work is fixed-term for about a year from January 2027, possibly becoming permanent, and centres on surgery and telephone consults, home visits and repeat prescriptions. Distinct features include 15-minute routine appointments, a pro-rata duty rota, mentoring, and training in caring for neurodiverse and trans patients. Full GMC registration, MRCGP or equivalent, and the ability to work across all three sites are needed.

What the job involves

• Hold surgery and telephone consultations and home visits, and deal with queries, paperwork and correspondence promptly
• Make autonomous decisions on self-referred and referred patients
• Assess undiagnosed and undifferentiated health needs, and screen patients for disease risk factors
• Issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing to the practice formulary where clinically appropriate
• Admit and discharge patients to and from the caseload, and refer to other care providers
• Provide counselling and health education
• Keep clear consultation notes and patient records to agreed standards, including summarising records and Read-Coding
• Contribute to QOF/IIF, Enhanced Services and other quality performance initiatives
• Take part in audit, evaluation and clinical standard-setting
• Help develop and deliver new primary care services and care models
• Follow practice policies on prescribing, confidentiality, data protection and health and safety
• Contribute to training and supervision of students and trainees, and attend relevant training and events

Qualifications

• MRCGP or equivalent, with evidence of CPD

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration

Experience

• Proven experience working as a GP in a primary care setting
• Experience managing a range of undifferentiated and undiagnosed clinical conditions
• Experience with QOF and other quality performance initiatives

Skills & knowledge

• Sound understanding of current NHS policy, clinical governance and safeguarding practice
• Knowledge of prescribing protocols and formulary adherence
• Excellent diagnostic and clinical skills
• Working autonomously and making safe, evidence-based decisions
• Competent in electronic patient record systems and clinical coding
• Strong communication skills to counsel, educate and build rapport with patients and multidisciplinary teams

Checks & eligibility

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

Other

• Ability to work across the practice's three sites as required
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Compassionate, high-quality care for all patients, including those from disadvantaged communities

Nice to have

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

What’s offered

• Mentoring, clinical support and CPD throughout the contract
• One paid weekly admin session, with the option to work from home
• Training for working with neurodiverse, trans, non-binary and intersex patients
• Possibility of a permanent role at the end of the fixed term