Locum General Practitioner GP Surgery

Locum Ready; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking GMC-registered General Practitioners for flexible locum work in Market Drayton. You’ll deliver urgent access appointments, routine reviews and tele-consultations across local primary care settings, with autonomy and variety.

Shifts are fully flexible—weekday, evenings or weekends—with options for ongoing regular work or ad-hoc cover. Induction and supportive clinical teams help you maintain safe, efficient service delivery.

Qualifications

• GMC-registered GP is required.
• Experience in GP, urgent care or community primary care settings.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new clinical environments.
• Valid indemnity and Enhanced DBS.
• NHS Performers List inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Managing urgent and routine GP clinics across different primary care settings
• Conducting telephone consultations and triage
• Assessing acute, chronic and undifferentiated presentations
• Prescribing within scope and handling medication queries
• Reviewing results, referrals and follow-up actions
• Recording accurate clinical notes in service-specific systems
• Working collaboratively with clinical and administrative teams

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Adaptability

Job description

Locum Ready is looking for Locum General Practitioners in Market Drayton. This opportunity provides flexible sessional work across multiple primary care services, offering a range of clinical environments suited to GPs seeking autonomy, variety and consistent weekly availability.

You will support local services by delivering evidence-based GP care through urgent access appointments, routine reviews, telephone consultations and clinical triage. Each service provides clear expectations, structured workflows and supportive clinical teams to ensure safe and efficient working conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing urgent and routine GP clinics across different primary care settings
• Conducting telephone consultations and triage
• Assessing acute, chronic and undifferentiated presentations
• Prescribing within scope and handling medication queries
• Reviewing results, referrals and follow-up actions
• Recording accurate clinical notes in service-specific systems
• Working collaboratively with clinical and administrative teams

Requirements

• GMC-registered GP
• NHS Performers List inclusion
• Experience in GP, urgent care or community primary care settings
• Ability to adapt quickly to new clinical environments
• Strong clinical reasoning and communication skills
• Valid indemnity and Enhanced DBS

Working Pattern

• Fully flexible shifts
• Weekday, evening or weekend sessions
• Options for regular ongoing work or ad-hoc cover

Locum Ready supports all primary care professionals–including GPs, ANPs, ACPs, Practice Nurses, HCAs and Pharmacists–by offering flexible locum work across local GP practices and community services.

We help clinicians find sessions that fit their availability, from short-notice cover to ongoing weekly schedules, with a strong focus on matching you to local practices in your area.

Find out more at www.locumready.co.uk.