General Practitioner with Specialist Interest (Weight Management)

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a General Practitioner with a specialist interest in weight management for a temporary position. The role involves working in a multidisciplinary team, supporting patients with obesity, and collaborating on prescribing and treatment strategies. Candidates should be fully qualified, demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development, and have recent general practice experience. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Recent experience of working in general practice in the UK.
• Experience of prescribing obesity medications especially GLP1s.
• Experience in Quality Improvement, audit, and improving care for patients.

Responsibilities

• Support discussions regarding patient selection for bariatric surgery.
• Communicate with NUTH consultants about complex cases.
• Help with script requests for higher risk patients.

Skills

Clinical system management (EMIS, SystmOne)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Time management skills

Ability to network and build collaborative relationships

Proactive and flexible attitude

Education

Fully Qualified GP MRCGP

GMC full registration

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Higher postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields

Tools

SystmOne

EMIS

Microsoft applications

Job description

General Practitioner with Specialist Interest (Weight Management)

Do you have a specialist interest in providing support and treatment to patients living with obesity? If yes, the specialist weight management team at NUTH are looking to recruit a salaried G.P wSI 1PA/ week to support their multidisciplinary team (MDT), temporarily for 10 months from March 2026- end Dec 2026

Main duties of the job

Support discussion regarding selection of patients suitable for bariatric surgery and anti obesity drugs- (following ICB eligibility guidance, slightly different to that which G.Ps have, for example we can select patients needing time sensitive treatment e.g. required to lose weight to receive surgery). Given this we receive a lot of queries from NUTH specialities.

• Support MDT meetings(occur on Fri afternoons 1.5hrs)
• Answer queries from team. In relation to this, some flexibility to spread the time over the week would be the ideal so queries can be responded to quickly.
• As required contact with patients, previous medic has undertaken this over the telephone but a 1:1 small clinic would also be beneficial e.g. monthly
• Help with script requests for higher risk patients. We have a non-medical prescriber (pharmacist who oversees most of the prescribing/scripts).
• Appropriate documentation as required on SystmOne and e-record.
• Communication with NUTH consultants / GPs about complex cases is also needed (clinical discussions / writing letters. There is also a pilot of complex patients under the abdominal wall surgeons here at NUTH which requires medical oversight.)

The team are operationally managed by the community dietetic manager and based at Regent Point Gosforth. We have good links with ICB healthier weight strategic leads, Tier 4 bariatric service in North Tyneside, NUTH endocrinologists, the specialist diabetes service and other NUTH specialities.

About us

Newcastle GP Services (NGPS) is an ambitious and innovative membership organisation, providing support to 27 GP Practices across Newcastle. A small, friendly and professional team based in Gosforth, we deliver a range of services, including Urgent Treatment Centres, Outreach Bus, Enhanced Access, managing a primary care staff bank, as well as providing financial and administrative assistance to the seven Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in the city. Our mission is to ensure that voice of Newcastle Primary Care is heard, and that we work on behalf of our members to work at the right scale.

NGPS will be working in partnership with the Specialist Tier 3 Weight Management Service in Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NuTH),this is a non-surgical tier 3 service for Newcastle patients with complex obesity. They offer support to enable sustained health behaviour change for weight loss. Offering specialist multi-disciplinary weight management assessment and interventions led by a specialist multidisciplinary team (specialist dietitians, psychologists and physios).

Job responsibilities

The experienced, friendly and committed MDT comprises: Dietitians, psychologists, physio, non-medical prescriber (pharmacist) and admin support.

The medic post is funded through temporary ICB inequalities funding, and the team have worked hard to evolve with this funding. They have collected impressive outcome data to date and are in the early stages of prescribing anti obesity medications. The team is currently evolving, hoping to prescribe more anti obesity medications and secure onward funding. Given this, it is essential you enjoy participating in effective MDT work and have enthusiasm to help develop the service and treatment pathways.

We are excited by the opportunity to involve a G.P in the team to bring ideas and support the service in working more efficiently with Newcastle primary care services. The service is currently commissioned to support up to 285 patients per year living with obesity who have a Newcastle G.P. Within this we are also supporting some complex referrals from NUTH specialities and anticipate in future our service eligibility will focus on the most complex patients (requiring specialist MDT support).

Person Specification

Experience

• Recent experience of working in general practice in the UK
• Demonstrates a high level of professional practice and experience
• Experience of prescribing obesity medications especially GLP1s
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience of GP clinical systems (SystmOne, EMIS)
• Experience of handling confidential information and an up-to-date knowledge of data protection legislation
• Experience and success of communicating with a range of stakeholders
• Experience of team working and versatility to take on a variety of tasks
• Experience in Quality Improvement, audit and improving care for patients

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified GP MRCGP
• GMC full registration and currently on a performers list
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
• Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development
• Possess a valid UK work permit (if appropriate)
• Evidence of continuous professional development and interest in the specialist area of obesity treatment.
• Higher postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
• Training in quality improvement
• SCOPE certification (The Strategic Centre for Obesity Professional Education)

Skills & Qualities

• Competent in clinical system management (EMIS and SystmOne), and data handling
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confident in using Microsoft applications and Outlook
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and to navigate unfamiliar territory, setting a clear path and establishing new protocols
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to network and build collaborative relationships
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Ability to use initiative and judgement
• Commitment to education and training
• Proactive, flexible and positive attitude
• Demonstrates personal and professional integrity
• Punctual and reliable
• Personable and approachable
• Commitment to the delivery of high-quality care and continuous service improvement
• Committed to working as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency primary care team
• Openness to explore alternative working practices
• The ability & willingness to travel to sites, meetings and courses
• Member of defence union (MPS/MDU)
• Evidence of an annual NHS appraisal
• Strong leadership skills
• Full driving licence

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.