Salaried GP

Forrest Medical Centre; Coventry; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clarity Toolkit and Indemnity paid

Weekly on-call surgeries

Training Practice for GP STs and Med.

Job summary

Forrest Medical Centre in Coventry seeks a qualified GP to join a large, supportive team delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. The role includes supervising resident doctors and ANPs, leading educational activities, and participating in on-call surgeries and diverse clinics.

The post emphasizes leadership development, involvement in training programmes, and research activity, with modern premises and a busy, varied patient population. Interviews will be held week commencing 16/11/2026.

Qualifications

• GMC registration and eligibility to practice as a GP in the UK.
• Membership of a medical defence union is expected.
• Experience in supervising trainees and medical students is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct face-to-face, telephone and online consultations.
• Assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of medical conditions.
• Prescribe medications and treatments within clinical guidelines.
• Request, interpret and act on laboratory tests and imaging.
• Refer patients to secondary care and community services as needed.
• Mentor and supervise medical students and GP trainees.

Skills

GMC registration

GP Performers List

MRCGP

Mentoring trainees

Teaching & training

Leadership development

Independent practice

Education

GMC registration to practice as GP

Medical Defence Union membership

MRCGP

Job description

Exciting opportunity for a GP tojoin our dynamic team.

We are a large, friendly, supportiveteam offering high quality patient centred care.

Main duties of the job

• Six weeks annual leave and one week study leave (pro rata) entitlement
• Weekly on call surgeries, including managing online triage requests.
• Would be required to supervise other clinicians, including resident doctors and ANP's
• Clarity Toolkit and Indemnity paid by Practice
• BMA Contract
• Diverse patient population of 13,000
• Operating from purpose built, modern premises
• EMIS
• Total Accurx triage
• Training Practice for GP ST's and Medical Students
• Special interests and development of leadership skills actively encouraged - we have Clinical Directors, HCP leads, Medical Student Educators and programme directors amongst our team.
• Research Active Practice
• Mix of face to face, telephone, on the day and book ahead appointments
• 15 minute appointments for face to face book ahead appointments
• Low home visiting rate
• Daily coffee meetings
• In-house education meetings twice a month, in addition to monthly practice meetings and PLT
• Highly trained administrators who deal with the majority of incoming docman mail, QOF and medication management
• Consistent high QOF scores

About us

Please visit our website for more information about the practice https://www.fmcgp.co.uk/

If you would like to organise aninformal visit or discuss anything in more detail, please contact our Practice manager Morag Tidman, [e-mail] or 02476 672277

We look forward to hearing from you!

Interviews will take place w/c 16/11/2026

Job responsibilities

• Conduct face to face, telephone and online consultations
• Assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of medical conditions
• Prescribe medications and treatments safely and appropriately in order with clinical guidelines
• Request, interpret and act upon laboratory tests, imaging and other investigations
• Refer patients appropriately to secondary care, community services and specialist teams when necessaryProvide health promotion, disease prevention and lifestyle advice and modifications to improve patient health outcomes
• Manage patients with complex and multiple health conditions
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Support national screening and vaccination programmes
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to the achievement of practice and NHS quality standards
• Adhere to professional, ethical and legal requirements including confidentiality and safeguarding procedures
• Work collaboratively with our team
• Attend Practice meetings and multidisciplinary team discussions
• Mentor and support the training and supervision of medical students, GP trainees and other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registration to practice as a GP
• On GP Performers list
• MRCGP
• Membership of a medical defence union
• Able to practice medicine in the UK independently
• Engagement in ongoing professional development
• Ability to supervise and mentor trainees and medical students
• Interested in teaching and training
• Experience of training responsivities
• Experience as a GP trainer
• Self motivated and able to work independently with support from the wider clinical team
• Interested in actively addressing the health needs of the practice population
• Competence in skills needed for the role GP - eg communication, IT, interpersonal, teamworking, time-management
• Interest in community working eg care home or school clinical support
• Interest in developing leadership roles within the practice
• Understanding of local (Coventry) primary care service provision

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.