Salaried GP

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 12,000; Part time

Job summary

An NHS surgery in Swindon is seeking Salaried GPs to fill up to 4 sessions, providing primary care to a community of approximately 14,000 patients. The successful candidates will join a supportive environment focused on patient care, and will benefit from excellent administrative support and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays

1-week study leave

Flexibility on clinic times and appointment length

Qualifications

• Essential experience in primary care environment.
• Ability to make clear and concise medical notes.
• Knowledge of NHS General and current issues in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Providing consultations and managing patient care.
• Making professional decisions regarding patient health needs.
• Recording and managing patient records in accordance with guidelines.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Outstanding clinical knowledge and skills

Problem solving & analytical skills

Education

Qualified GP with Full GMC registration

Tools

SystmOne clinical system

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for Salaried GPs to join our surgery and make a real difference to the local community. Join us on our journey to improvement. Merchiston Surgery has circa 14,000 patients supported by a well-established partnership.

The successful candidate will benefit from a 'shared learning' environment and dedicated admin time. We have reduced our on the day triage by developing new ways of working.

We are able to offer Tier 2 sponsorship.

We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated salaried GPs to fill up to 4 sessions, joining a strong management team, putting excellence & safe patient care at the heart of everything we do. Significant improvements have already been made with the infrastructure at the surgery, with a refurbished waiting room and a new telephone system now in place.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a Salaried GP for 4 sessions

All normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

What We Offer

Competitive salary

Supportive working environment with flexibility on clinic times and appointment length

Fantastic team of clinicians and support staff

TPP SystmOne clinical system.

6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays

1-week study leave

Well run practice with a supportive and established management team

High performing QOF attainment

Possibility of training medical students and/or becoming/training for being a GP trainer.

About Us

The Merchiston practice was established around 1860 in the village of Stratton-St-Margaret. Until the 1950s, Stratton was a small farming community and it still retains its separate identity, despite now being a suburb of Swindon. The Partnership moved from the original Doctors house into new purpose-built premises in 1992.

Merchiston Surgery is the largest Practice in WHP with a raw patient list of 13,500 (13,700 weighted list)

Merchiston Surgery has 6 GP Partners

We are a teaching practice with 2 Education Supervisors, 1 Clinical Supervisor, supporting 3 Trainee GPs. Rated excellent by the Swindon GP QA Panel for our trainee placement.

The Practice is also supported by several ARRS roles employed by Hawthorn & Merchiston PCN

Clinical Pharmacists

Pharmacy Technicians

First Contact Physiotherapists

Shared Care Home nurses

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£11,686 a year (per session annualised)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A5777-25-0013

Job locations

Merchiston Surgery

Highworth Road

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN3 4BF

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and as such may be subject to change as services adapt.

Clinical Responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking, and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

Developing management plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.

Providing patients with support, advice, and health education.

Admitting patients to hospital and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Collecting data for audit purposes when agreed.

Compiling and issuing electronic acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible.)

Prescribing in accordance with the ICB formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Weekly on-call duties pro rata.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.

Other Responsibilities Within The Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation when agreed.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data as appropriate.

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and as such may be subject to change as services adapt.

Other Responsibilities Within The Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation when agreed.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data as appropriate.

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment Experience of continued professional development Experience of QOF and clinical audit Knowledge of the NHS General understanding of the GMS contract Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care Ability to make good, clear, concise medical notes, both computerised and manual Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) Strong IT skills Clear, polite telephone manner Competent in the use of Office and Outlook Effective time management (Planning & Organising) Commitment to education and training Ability to work as a team member and autonomously Excellent interpersonal skills Problem solving & analytical skills Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure Flexibility to work outside of core office hours Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check Car Owner/driver
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience in using SystmOne
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP Full GMC registration
  
  

Desirable

• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP Experience of medicines management Experience of ICB (formerly CCG) initiatives
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Qualified GP Full GMC registration
  
  

Desirable

• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP Experience of medicines management Experience of ICB (formerly CCG) initiatives
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Merchiston Surgery

Address

Merchiston Surgery

Highworth Road

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN3 4BF

Employer's website

https://www.merchistonsurgery.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Merchiston Surgery

Address

Merchiston Surgery

Highworth Road

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN3 4BF

Employer's website

https://www.merchistonsurgery.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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