Salaried GP - Fixed Term Maternity Cover

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a salaried General Practitioner to provide maternity cover. The role involves delivering patient care across two sites, managing a caseload and participating in an on-call rota. The position offers a competitive salary, 6 weeks of annual leave, and a supportive environment for professional development. Candidates must have a recognised GP training qualification, GMC registration, and experience in a primary care setting.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Indemnity paid

6 weeks annual leave

Qualifications

• Registered GP with vocational training qualifications.
• Up-to-date with mandatory training and regular appraisal.
• Experience in primary care environment required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients with diverse health needs.
• Participate in the on-call rota and care home rounds.
• Conduct various consultations, including telephone and in-person.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Understanding of clinical governance

Education

MRCGP or equivalent

GMC Full Registration

Tools

SystmOne

Accurx

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a salaried GP to provide maternity cover for 9 months and deliver 4 sessions a week (Weds & Fri) from January 2026 to the end of September 2026. The sessions are delivered over our two sites, in Kenton and Benwell respectively, depending on the needs of the rota. The work timetable should ideally include full days on Tuesdays and Fridays with participation in the on‑call rota (1 day per week) and the Care Home Ward Round rota (one session every 2–3 weeks).

The surgeries will include clinical admin time as well as protected time for supervision of the medical students if necessary. The role will also include up to 2 lunchtime house calls that will have been triaged by the on‑call GP.

The on‑call GP covers both sites from 08:30 am–18 pm as the single point of access and triage of all house‑call requests, urgent queries from the practice team, community and hospital teams as well as complex medication queries. The on‑call GP is also responsible for any house calls that need to be triaged and completed after lunchtime.

We offer a competitive salary (both experience and qualifications will be considered), indemnity paid (in addition to salary) and 6 weeks annual leave. We operate a standard BMA contract which includes protected CPD time pro‑rata. We support professional development and encourage applications from GPs with special interests.

Main Duties

To manage a caseload, dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting whilst at all times ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

To undertake all duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About Us

Betts Avenue is a long‑established GP practice operating over two sites (Kenton and Benwell) in Newcastle upon Tyne.

We are a team of 3 GP partners supported by 3 salaried GPs (one is currently on maternity leave), 1 long‑term locum GP, 1 advanced care practitioner, 1 lead practice nurse, 3 practice nurses, 1 HCA and an experienced managerial and admin team. We deliver a range of GMS services to a population of approximately 10,800 patients. We also have support from care‑coordinators, workflow team, pharmacy hub, PCN pharmacists and technicians, our own practice pharmacist, diabetes dietitian, physiotherapists, mental health co‑ordinators for adults, mental health practitioner for children and young people, paramedics who help us with the house calls and social link workers.

The GPs are also delivering weekly ward rounds in two large local care homes. We currently teach Year 5 medical students and nursing students. Our practice is an active member of the Inner West Primary Care Network, LMC, NGPS and North East North Cumbria ICB.

Job Details

• Date posted: 20 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Doctor – other
• Salary: Depending on experience
• Contract: Fixed term (9 months)
• Working pattern: Part‑time
• Reference number: A0814‑25‑0003
• Job locations: 2 Betts Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6TQ; Betts Avenue Medical Centre, Kenton Centre, Sherringham Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3QP

Clinical Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contract and additional and enhanced services where appropriate.
• Undertake a variety of duties (as agreed) including surgery consultations and care‑home ward, telephone consultations and queries, eConsults, house calls, acute and repeat prescriptions and relevant queries, clinical admin work. Participate in the on‑call rota (one day per week).
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other health‑care workers within the organisation.
• Assess the health‑care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop care plans for health, in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease‑management protocols.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Refer patients to other care providers as appropriate.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes according to GMC standards.
• Collect data for audit purposes.
• Compile and issue computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribe in accordance with the locally agreed prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Ensure accurate and timely input of patient data onto the clinical system.
• Undertake all duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including supervision of less‑experienced members of the team, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• On‑call duties: The on‑call GP covers both sites from 08:30 am to 18 pm and does not have any pre‑booked surgeries. They have a number of dedicated urgent/same‑day slots to use after triage in other clinicians’ surgeries, including those of nurses and the ACP. The on‑call GP is the first point of contact for all urgent queries and requests on the day. They triage and allocate all lunchtime house calls to all available practitioners (including themselves) and are responsible for triage of any late house‑call requests that arrive after 12 noon. They may refer to the urgent response team or complete the visit themselves. The on‑call GP must be able to move across the two sites if needed.

Managerial / Administration

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/protocols, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, infection control.
• Application of practice policies, standards and guidance and discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice.
• Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of computer‑based patient records.
• Contribute to summarising patient records and read‑coding patient data.
• Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Quality

• At all times strive to maintain quality within the practice.
• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance.
• Work effectively with individuals from other agencies to meet patients’ needs (safeguarding, palliative care, social services, health visitors).
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• Work within own limitations and seek advice and help where appropriate.

Confidentiality

• All patients have the right to expect that all practice staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately at all times.
• In the performance of duties, the post‑holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Communication

• The post‑holder must strive to communicate effectively with other team members, patients, carers and recognise peoples’ needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
• To attend practice clinical practice meetings including the TITO events.

Additional Responsibilities – Health & Safety

• Use of personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
• Identify the risks involved in work activities and undertake such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Minimise the risk of infection to yourself, colleagues and patients, and in so doing:
  • Be familiar with and adhere to practice policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
  • Attend statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control.
  • Include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development.
  • Take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health‑care‑acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by you and your colleagues.
  • Report potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

• At all times act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples’ rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• At all times respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behave in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non‑judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Personal / Professional Development

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Post‑holder Contributions

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Be familiar with QoF and use appropriate/approved clinical system SystmOne and templates like Arden's in order to accurately code date and respond to safety and other system alerts.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Participate in audit and other QIAs where appropriate.
• Produce significant event analyses where appropriate.
• Participate in clinical team meetings.
• Develop a lead role and further responsibilities as they become more confident in their role.

Qualifications – Essential

• Recognised qualifications for GP vocational training: MRCGP or equivalent.
• On the GMC GP register with a certificate of completion of training.
• GMC Full Registration with a license to practice.
• Membership and appropriate cover of a recognised Defence Union.
• Inclusion on a Performers’ List.
• Evidence of being up‑to‑date with mandatory training.
• Regular appraisal and revalidation in accordance with the Good Medical Practice Framework.

Qualifications – Desirable

• Evidence of clinical interests or specialist skills including lead roles (care homes ward rounds, palliative and end‑of‑life care in the community, involvement in medical education, GP training or F2 doctors training, family planning skills or other).

Knowledge and Skills – Essential

• Good understanding of clinical governance and quality issues.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of national and local initiatives, guidance and regulations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of professional vision and personal flexibility to be part of a developmental service which will seek to provide new services and ways of working.
• Car driver with full UK driving licence.

Experience – Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of GP clinical IT system SystmOne, Arden's and Accurx.

Experience – Desirable

• Experience of SystmOne clinical system.
• Use of Accurx system.
• Familiarity with Arden's templates.

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).

Employer Details

• Betts Avenue Medical Centre
• 2 Betts Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6TQ
• Website: www.bettsavenue.nhs.uk