Locum GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Alvington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Friary House Surgery is seeking a six-month locum GP to join a busy local practice. The post involves autonomous clinical work, long-term condition management, and urgent care, with a role in triage, duty doctor shifts, home visits and out-of-hours on a rota.

You will contribute to governance, training and mentoring of staff while maintaining high clinical standards. Applicants must hold full GMC registration and be eligible for the National Performers List, with MRCGP or JCPTGP/CCT credentials

Qualifications

• GP locum role requires GMC registration and Royal College qualification.
• MRCGP or JCPTGP/CCT/RCS qualifications preferred or required.

Responsibilities

• Assess and examine patients, plan clinical care and refer as needed.
• Provide urgent and emergency care including starting emergency treatment.
• Manage long-term conditions and promote healthy lifestyles.
• Prescribe generically and review medicines per guidelines.
• Deliver primary care services to the practice population.
• Carry out telephone triage, duty doctor shifts, home visits and out-of-hours work.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and manage referrals and prescriptions.
• Support and supervise other healthcare professionals.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and participate in governance and training.

Education

MRCGP

JCPTGP or CCT

Full GMC registration

Job description

A six-month locum GP post at Friary House Surgery, a GP practice serving its local community. The doctor works as an autonomous clinician, assessing and treating the practice population, managing long-term conditions, prescribing and handling urgent and emergency cases. The role also takes a share of telephone triage, duty doctor shifts, home visits and out-of-hours work, and includes supporting and mentoring other healthcare staff within a multidisciplinary team. Fit depends on full GMC registration and a place on the National Performers List.

What the job involves

• Assess and examine patients, plan their clinical care and refer to other services when needed
• Provide urgent, complex and emergency care, including starting emergency treatment
• Manage long-term conditions and support patients towards healthy lifestyles and self-care
• Prescribe generically and review medicines in line with national and local guidance
• Deliver primary care contract services to the practice population
• Carry out telephone triage, duty doctor, home visit and out-of-hours duties on a rota
• Keep accurate clinical records and deal promptly with referrals, repeat prescriptions and other admin
• Support anticipatory care plans and give health promotion advice where appropriate
• Support, mentor and supervise other healthcare professionals
• Take an equal share of the practice workload and work collaboratively with the wider team
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and training
• Work to GMC standards, complete appraisal and revalidation, and follow safeguarding duties and practice policies

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• JCPTGP or CCT

Registration & licences

• National Performers List registration
• Full GMC registration