Locum GP

Menlo Park Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 117,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Menlo Park Recruitment is assisting a friendly training practice in Wandsworth, Southwest London, to recruit a locum GP for care home sessions. The role offers two sessions per week with flexible dates, typically around 3 hours per session, and supports a regular, interim commitment without long-term ties.

Start date is mid-September to mid-November, with a rate of £85–£90 per hour. The practice serves about 6,600 patients, uses EMIS Web, and provides on-site parking, with care-home visits

Qualifications

• Qualified General Practitioner registered with the GMC and UK Performers List.
• Experience in care-home settings is preferred.
• Comfortable with flexible, interim locum placements.

Responsibilities

• Provide locum GP care during care home visits (2 sessions per week).
• Deliver clinical care and medication reviews in the care home.
• Coordinate with community nursing and MDT; manage admin on-site.
• Flexible start/end times, ~3 hours per session.

Skills

GP experience

Care home experience

Education

GMC registration

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

Locum GP – Care Home Sessions, Wandsworth area

Background

We are working with a friendly, well-regarded training practice in the Wandsworth area, Southwest London, seeking locum GP cover for their care home sessions. This is an interim need and incredibly flexible on days and timings. Ideal for a locum who enjoys care-home work and wants a regular, structured commitment without being tied to a long-term post. Ideally looking for a start date mid-September to mid-November.

Salary - £85–£90 per hour

Location – Wandsworth, Southwest London

The Practice

• Friendly, supportive GP Training Practice serving approximately 6,600 patients
• Rated Good by the CQC
• EMIS Web
• Free on-site parking
• Care Home is well-run, 58 beds including a dedicated dementia ward

Your role

• 2 sessions per week visiting a local, well-run Care Home
• Flexible on which dates the sessions are, but the care home require the GP to have a day in between visiting
• Approximately 12–15 patients per session, with the care home providing part of the list in advance
• Flexible start/finish times; sessions typically take around 3 hours (roughly 2 hours clinical, 1 hour admin)
• Admin can be completed at the Care Home – dependent on laptop/emis access
• No on-site clinical staff at the care home, but good access to community nursing and the wider MDT; not expected to manage emergencies, as patients can otherwise be seen at the practice
• Proactive and reactive clinical care, medication reviews, structured care planning, and advance care planning/end-of-life care where appropriate

Requirements

You must be qualified as a General Practitioner and be registered with the GMC and UK Performers List

Salary and Benefits

• Flexible on days, provided the day's gap between sessions is maintained
• Potential for ongoing ad hoc work with the care home or practice, beyond the initial period