Locum GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Rushcliffe; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Market Cross Surgery is seeking a six-month locum GP to work autonomously within a busy general practice serving its local community.

The GP will manage long-term conditions, prescribe in line with NICE guidelines, and participate in telephone triage, on-call rotas, and occasional home visits. Full GMC registration and National Performers List entry are required, with CCT/JCPTGP or equivalent qualification.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• MRCGP or JCPTGP/CCT
• National Performers List registration

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and plan care, refer as needed
• Manage complex, urgent and emergency presentations
• Review long-term conditions and medications per NICE guidelines
• Prescribe generically per guidance
• Undertake telephone triage and on-call duties
• Attend home visits and after-hours work as agreed
• Process referrals and prescriptions promptly
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Support healthy lifestyles and self-care
• Mentor and supervise other staff
• Participate in governance, audits and training
• Follow safeguarding policies and complete revalidation

Skills

Clinical GP skills

Mentoring staff

Telephone triage

Emergency care

Education

MRCGP

JCPTGP or CCT

Job description

Six-month locum GP post at Market Cross Surgery, a general practice serving its local community. The GP works autonomously, seeing the practice population, managing long-term conditions, prescribing and covering telephone triage and duty doctor rotas. The surgery, recently under new management, also expects home visits and out-of-hours work by agreement, and the locum will mentor other healthcare staff. Full GMC registration, National Performers List entry and a CCT or JCPTGP are needed.

What the job involves

• Assess patients clinically, plan their care and refer to other services in a timely way
• Manage complex, urgent and emergency presentations, including starting emergency care
• Manage long-term conditions and review medications against NICE and local guidelines
• Prescribe generically in line with local and national guidance
• Undertake telephone triage and duty doctor work on a rota
• Carry out out-of-hours duties and home visits as agreed
• Process referrals, repeat prescriptions and related administration promptly
• Keep accurate clinical records
• Support patients with healthy lifestyles, self-care and anticipatory care plans
• Support, mentor and supervise other healthcare professionals within the practice and wider team
• Contribute to practice meetings, clinical governance, training, audit and quality initiatives
• Follow safeguarding policies for adults and children, complete appraisal and maintain revalidation

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• JCPTGP or CCT

Registration & licences

• National Performers List registration
• Full GMC registration