GP Locum Primary Care

Locum Ready; Stranraer; On-site; GBP 138,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking General Practitioners to cover Stranraer and surrounding areas, offering flexible locum sessions in community and primary care settings.

Join a range of primary care services with clear guidance and a supportive clinical environment, enabling you to tailor bookings to your experience, pace and schedule. NHS Performers List registration and GMC-approval are expected for ongoing opportunities.

Qualifications

• GMC-registered GP with primary care experience.
• NHS Performers List registration confirmed.
• Strong diagnostic reasoning and patient communication.
• Ability to work confidently in varied services.
• Valid indemnity and Enhanced DBS.

Responsibilities

• Run independent GP clinics across community and primary care settings.
• Manage acute, routine and complex presentations.
• Conduct telephone triage to support urgent access.
• Prescribe safely within clinical guidelines.
• Complete results, medication reviews and referral actions.
• Maintain detailed and compliant clinical documentation.
• Collaborate effectively with local clinical teams.

Skills

Diagnostic reasoning

Patient communication

Confidence in varied services

Education

GMC-registered General Practitioner

NHS Performers List registration

Job description

Locum Ready is looking for Locum General Practitioners in Stranraer. This role offers access to a variety of community-focused and GP-based clinical sessions, giving you the flexibility to choose work that aligns with your experience, preferred pace and weekly schedule.

You will support a range of primary care services by managing autonomous GP clinics, handling urgent care demand, providing routine appointments and completing essential clinical follow-up work. Each service provides clear guidance, structured processes and a well-managed clinical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Running independent GP clinics across community and primary care settings
• Managing acute, routine and complex presentations
• Conducting telephone triage to support urgent access demand
• Prescribing safely within clinical guidelines
• Completing results, medication reviews and referral actions
• Maintaining detailed and compliant clinical documentation
• Collaborating effectively with local clinical teams

Requirements

• GMC-registered General Practitioner
• NHS Performers List registration
• Primary care or community health experience
• Strong diagnostic reasoning and patient communication
• Ability to work confidently in varied services
• Valid indemnity and Enhanced DBS

Working Pattern

• Flexible sessions across weekdays, evenings or weekends
• Opportunities for regular or ad-hoc bookings
• Suitable for both short-term and long-term arrangements

Locum Ready provides locum and permanent opportunities for the full primary care workforce, covering GPs, ANPs, ACPs, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Pharmacists and wider MDT roles.

We work closely with regional and rural practices to offer consistent, flexible sessions tailored to your location, experience and preferred working pattern.