Locum Gp - Maternity Cover

Alton Surgery; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Alton Surgery is seeking a friendly Locum GP to cover five clinical sessions weekly for maternity leave, starting mid January 2027, for at least 14 weeks. The practice serves 2,700 patients in a small rural area and operates as a multidisciplinary team focused on patient-centred care.

You will join a stable team using EMIS Web, AccuRx, and Ardens to manage triage, care delivery and QA. Regular MDT access is available through ARRS.

Qualifications

• Qualified GP with CCT/JCPTGP evidence.
• Full GMC registration.
• Performers List registration.

Responsibilities

• Face to face consultations, telephone consultations and occasional home visits.
• Managing patient triages appropriately and effectively through AccuRx.
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Provide high-quality patient care.
• Excellent communication with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Supervision of non-medical colleagues and medical trainees.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• Help maintaining QOF scores, contributing to targeted clinics or audits where required.

Education

Qualified GP (Evidence of CCT / JCPTGP)

Full GMC registration

Performers List registration

Job description

Job summary

Alton Surgery is looking for a friendly and supportive Locum GP to cover 5 clinical sessions a week for a period of maternity leave for one of our partners, for a minimum of 14 weeks. The role will start mid January 2027. We pride ourselves on being a kind and compassionate practice, serving our small rural population of 2700 patients. You will be joining a well-established multidisciplinary team who put patient centred care at the forefront of their work.

Main duties of the job

The GP is required to work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care.

Sessions

• 5 Clinical Sessions of 4hrs 10 minutes and an additional administrative time of 2hrs 20 minutes.
• Monday 8.30 6.30
• Tuesday 8.30 6.30
• Wednesday or Friday 1 clinical session to be discussed with the applicant

About us

We are a well-established training practice with resident doctors and GP trainees. We also regularly host Keele University medical student placements.

The practice uses EMIS Web and AccuRx to manage our appointment triages, along with Ardens to efficiently manage patient care and demand. We regularly have high achievement across QOF and QIF along with high levels of screening and immunisation uptake.

Our team consists of 2 GP partners, 1 Practice Nurse and 1 CSA along with an excellent team of dispensers, administrative staff and management.

Through the ARRS scheme we also have access to an expansive MDT including First Contact Physio, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Care Coordinator, Mental Health Practitioner, Counsellor, Health & Wellbeing Coach and a team of Social Prescribers.

We hold regular clinical meetings for all clinical members of staff to share ideas, best practice and support each other. We also hold regular meetings for the whole practice team to distribute information and encourage collaboration across the practice.

Job responsibilities

• Face to face consultations, telephone consultations and occasional home visits.
• Managing patient triages appropriately and effectively through AccuRx.
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Provide high-quality patient care.
• Excellent communication with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Supervision of non-medical colleagues and medical trainees.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• Help maintaining QOF scores, contributing to targeted clinics or audits where required.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP (Evidence of CCT / JCPTGP)
• Full GMC registration
• Performers List registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).