Salaried GP Maternity

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Redditch seeks a Salaried GP for maternity cover starting January 2025 for 12 months. The ideal candidate will join a supportive team delivering quality care to a large patient list, participating in mentoring and administrative tasks. With a focus on work-life balance, this role involves offering flexible working hours and potential for portfolio careers.

Qualifications

• Flexible team player with good communication skills.
• Experience mentoring students.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient appointments and consultations.
• Participate in administrative tasks and meetings.
• Share on-call and duty doctor shifts.

Skills

Good communication skills

Mentoring experience

Education

Qualified GP

Job description

Overview

St Stephens Medical Partnership, Redditch

Salaried GP required for Maternity Cover January 2025 for 12 months. 4 sessions to cover Monday and Thursday. The practice is a friendly and cohesive unit located in Redditch town centre with excellent commuter links to Birmingham and surrounding areas. Our list size is just over 17,000 patients and is currently managed by 6 partners with 11 salaried GPs, 1 ANP, 2 pharmacists, 4 Practice Nurses, 3 HCAs and an excellent administrative support team. We are high QOF achievers and actively engaged in our local CCG. We have daily meetings and are undertaking several research studies. We provide minor operations and musculoskeletal assessment/injection clinics for several practices. We have motivated and supportive GPs with good subspecialty areas of expertise.

Our ideal candidates will be flexible, team players with good communication skills. We are keen to discuss any individual areas of interest or expertise. To discuss the role, contact Vicky Hewitt at [e-mail].

Vicky Hewitt, St Stephens Medical Partnership, Adelaide Street, Redditch, B97 4AL

Main duties of the job

We are based on two sites, one in Redditch town centre and the other a 10‑minute drive away in Church Hill. Redditch has excellent transport links to Birmingham. There is a mentoring system in place for all new salaried GPs, both formally and informally, with informal coffee chats after morning surgery while we complete administrative tasks. We value a good work‑life balance and encourage other interests, portfolio careers and Fellowships. We are a Training Practice for GPs, Foundation Doctors and Birmingham/Warwick Medical Students. Other GPs have interests in Appraising, tutoring and Primary Care Research. We work closely with the other practices within our PCN and one of our Partners is a Clinical Director. CQC rated "Good" and high QOF points. We have excellent workflow support to minimise admin as well as dedicated admin time. Our GPs describe the practice as a supportive environment that encourages flexible working, innovation, and strong leadership.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit or chat, please contact: Vicky Hewitt (Operations Manager) 01527 594 659 or Dr Kerry Walsh (GP Partner) 07527 107521.

Job responsibilities

Job Plan

8:30am – 11:30am: 15‑minute appointments. We operate a Total Triage system: patients complete an online consultation, which is reviewed by a doctor and booked into the most appropriate appointment by our Care Navigators. After morning surgery we meet for a coffee and a chat. 11:30am – 2:00pm: Admin, visits, lunch and education. 2:00pm – 5:00pm / 2:30pm – 5:30pm: 15‑minute appointments.

Contracted sessions

Mondays and Thursdays AM and PM (4 x sessions in total). We may discuss Extended Access hours but this will be agreed separately. Duty Doctor session on call 1:30pm – 6:30pm. A share of on‑call/duty doctor shifts will be required and you will be informed in advance. Additional duties: share of repeat prescriptions, medicine management.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience with mentoring students

Qualifications

• Qualified GP

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.