GP Supervisor - Fixed Term

Local Care Direct; Kirklees; On-site; GBP 103,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

25 days’ annual leave plus bank

Employee Assistance Programme

Hybrid and flexible working options

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Local Care Direct is seeking a GP Supervisor to provide senior clinical leadership across urgent primary care services in West Yorkshire. You will oversee demand and capacity, coordinate resources for triage, appointments and home visits, and manage clinical risk with support for clinicians and operations teams.

You will work with Duty Managers to improve patient flow and governance, delivering high-quality care within a values-driven, supportive organisation.

Qualifications

• Qualified GP with active registration.
• Urgent care experience desirable.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical leadership across urgent primary care services.
• Oversee clinical demand and capacity, coordinating triage, appointments and home visits.
• Manage clinical risk and provide expert advice to clinicians and operational staff.
• Collaborate with Duty Managers and senior clinical leads to support patient flow and service improvement.
• Maintain high standards of governance, patient safety and quality of care.

Skills

GP supervision

Urgent care experience

Communication

Decision making

Education

GP with active registration

Tools

SystmOne/OPEL

Job description

Join Local Care Direct and play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality urgent care across West Yorkshire. As a GP Supervisor, you'll provide clinical leadership, manage risk, oversee patient pathways and support service delivery during peak demand.

We're looking for:

• A qualified GP with active registration
• Urgent care experience (desirable)
• Strong communication and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of SystmOne/OPEL (desirable)

Location: Bradley, Huddersfield
Hours: Evenings, weekends, bank holidays and additional winter shifts.

A rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to patients while developing your leadership skills within a supportive organisation.

Key Responsibilities

As GP Supervisor, you will provide senior clinical leadership across urgent primary care services, ensuring safe, effective and responsive patient care. You will oversee clinical demand and capacity, coordinate resources across triage, appointments and home visits, manage clinical risk, and provide expert advice and support to clinicians and operational colleagues. Working closely with Duty Managers and senior clinical leads, you will support patient flow, elevate concerns appropriately, contribute to service improvement, and maintain the highest standards of clinical governance, patient safety and quality of care.

About Us

At Local Care Direct, we are proud to be a values-led social enterprise providing essential health and support services across West Yorkshire. Since 2004, our teams have helped people access the right advice, care and support in the right place, at the right time and as close to home as possible.

With around 500 colleagues working across seventeen sites, we deliver services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including GP out-of-hours care, urgent treatment centres, walk-in services, a central contact centre, dental assessment and booking, and tailored support for NHS partners.

We are looking for people who share our commitment to honesty, integrity, fairness, consistency, kindness and respect. In return, you will be part of a supportive, inclusive organisation where colleagues are valued and encouraged to make a real difference for patients, partners and local communities.

As part of our team, you will have access to development opportunities, clear progression pathways and a range of employee benefits, including:

• NHS pension scheme
• Dedicated volunteer leave
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential wellbeing support
• Hybrid and flexible working options, dependent on role
• Access to the Blue Light Card for national discounts

If you want to be part of an organisation that puts people first and supports you to develop, we would welcome your application.

In Hours- £74.51 per hour Out of Hours- £96.86

Permanent