Gp Supervisor - Fixed Term

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

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Dedicated volunteer leave

25 days' annual leave, plus bankhols

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Local Care Direct is seeking a GP Supervisor to provide senior clinical leadership within urgent primary care across West Yorkshire. The role focuses on managing risk, overseeing patient pathways, and supporting service delivery during peak demand.

The position requires an actively registered GP with strong communication and decision-making skills; knowledge of SystmOne/OPEL is desirable. Evenings, weekends, bank holidays and additional winter shifts are part of the hours.

Qualifications

• Must be a GP with active registration.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills.
• Urgent care experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of SystmOne/OPEL is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical leadership across urgent primary care services, ensuring safe and responsive patient care.
• Oversee clinical demand and capacity, coordinate resources across triage, appointments and home visits.
• Manage clinical risk and provide expert advice to clinicians and operations teams.

Skills

Urgent care experience

Communication

Decision making

SystmOne/OPEL

Tools

SystmOne/OPEL

Job description

GP Supervisor - Fixed Term

Location: Bradley, Huddersfield

Department: Clinical Services

Advertising salary: In hours £74.51, Out of hours £96.86

Contract: Fixed Term

About the role

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)

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.

Benefits

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