Lead GP & Clinical Leader — Shape Care Quality

Penrose Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car scheme

Job summary

Penrose Health is recruiting Lead GPs to combine hands-on clinical practice with leadership of the GP team at Nightingale Surgery in South East London. The role offers greater scope and influence than a traditional salaried post, with a car scheme and a strong clinical leadership focus.

Lead GPs will remain clinically active while guiding on-site clinicians, safeguarding, and quality improvement, supported by central operations.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Job description

Penrose Health is recruiting Lead GPs to combine hands-on clinical practice with leadership of the GP team at Nightingale Surgery in South East London. The role offers greater scope and influence than a traditional salaried post, with a car scheme and a strong clinical leadership focus.

Lead GPs will remain clinically active while guiding on-site clinicians, safeguarding, and quality improvement, supported by central operations.