Lead General Practitioner

Penrosehealth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Penrose Health is seeking Lead General Practitioners to combine hands-on clinical practice with leadership responsibilities for the GP team at a London-area practice. The role offers more scope than a traditional salaried GP post, with a focus on quality and safety in patient care.

You will lead the GP team, mentor newer GPs, provide clinical leadership and escalation support, and act as the safeguarding lead on site.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 sessions per week, including 2 protected leadership sessions.
• Experience leading GP teams and improving clinical decision-making.
• Strong focus on safeguarding and patient care.
• Ability to work with influence and drive quality without partnership risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead and line manage the GP team at your allocated practice.
• Provide clinical leadership and escalation support to clinicians on site.
• Act as the clinical safeguarding lead on site.
• Be a senior clinical presence for in-person patient complaints.
• Collaborate with AHP Leads, who retain line management responsibility for their teams.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team management

Mentoring

Quality improvement

Job description

Lead General Practitioner

Department: GPs

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Nightingale Surgery

Compensation: £78,000 - £126,000 / year

Description

£13,000 - £14,000 Per Session + Vehicle through our car scheme

Penrose Health is a GP group delivering primary care across South East London. We operate with strong clinical leadership and professional operational support to allow clinicians to focus on patient care and quality.

We are recruiting Lead GPs to combine hands-on clinical practice with responsibility for leading the GP team and supporting high-quality, consistent care at practice level.

This role offers more scope and influence than a traditional salaried GP post, without the financial or operational risk of partnership.

About the role

Lead GPs continue to work clinically while also acting as the senior clinical leader on site.

You will:

• Lead and line manage the GP team at your allocated practice
• Support newly qualified and transitioning GPs
• Provide clinical leadership and escalation support to all clinicians on site
• Act as the clinical safeguarding lead on site
• Be a senior clinical presence for in-person patient complaints
• Work alongside AHP Leads, who retain line management responsibility for their teams

A key part of the role is improving how clinical decisions affect demand and workload.

You will lead the team to:

• Reduce unnecessary GP-booked follow-ups
• Improve first-time resolution where clinically appropriate
• Reduce avoidable cancelled clinics caused by absence or poor planning
• Improve consistency in clinical decision-making and safety-netting

You are not responsible for appointment scheduling or operational rostering.

You are responsible for clinical standards, behaviours, and reliability.

How we work

Penrose Health is not a traditional GP partnership.

• Partners lead clinically across the group
• A Central Management Team runs the operations
• Clinicians are supported by HR, Clinical Admin, Welcome Teams, and cross-group AHP Leads

This structure allows Lead GPs to focus on patients, team leadership, safeguarding, and quality improvement, supported by experienced operational colleagues.

Who this role will suit

This role is suited to GPs who:

• Are experienced and interested in clinical leadership
• Enjoy supporting and developing colleagues
• Care about consistency, standards, and quality
• Want to reduce avoidable workload through better decision-making
• Are looking for influence and development without partnership risk

• Minimum 6 sessions per week which will include 2 protected leadership sessions
• We're open to any number of sessions from 6-9 per week
• Remaining sessions are clinical

More information

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