Salaried GP (maternity cover)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cuckfield Medical Practice in Sussex is seeking a salaried GP to cover maternity leave across its Cuckfield and Haywards Heath sites. The post is fixed-term for nine to twelve months, with four to five sessions per week and a balanced workload across consultations, long-term conditions, prescribing, and home visits.

Applicants must be a qualified GP with GMC registration, and ideally MRCGP or CCT. Start date could be as early as December 2026, with involvement in audits, safeguarding and

Qualifications

• Qualified GP with GMC registration.
• MRCGP or CCT (JCPTGP) required.
• Experience in primary care and home visits.

Responsibilities

• Clinically examining and assessing patients, planning care and referring to other services.
• Prescribing generically and reviewing medications per guidelines.
• Prioritising health problems and managing complex or urgent presentations.
• Managing long-term conditions and supporting anticipatory care plans.
• Supporting patients with health promotion and self-care.
• Completing administration including referrals and repeat prescriptions.
• Keeping accurate clinical records.
• Sharing equal workload in the practice.
• Participating in audits and clinical governance.
• Contributing to safeguarding policies and appraisals.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Team collaboration

Education

MRCGP or CCT

Job description

A salaried GP post covering maternity leave at Cuckfield Medical Practice, a training practice with two sites in Cuckfield and Haywards Heath. It is a fixed-term role of nine to twelve months, running four to five sessions a week. The work centres on consultations, managing long-term conditions, prescribing, home visits and referrals, with an equal share of the practice workload. Fit depends on holding MRCGP or a CCT, and the start date could be as early as December 2026.

What the job involves

• Clinically examining and assessing patients, planning their care and referring them to other services in a timely way
• Prescribing generically and reviewing medication under national and local guidance
• Prioritising health problems and managing complex, urgent or emergency presentations, including initial emergency care
• Managing long-term conditions and supporting anticipatory care plans
• Supporting patients with health promotion and self-care
• Completing administration promptly, including referrals, repeat prescriptions and related tasks
• Keeping accurate clinical records
• Sharing an equal part of the practice workload
• Following clinical guidelines and taking part in the audit process
• Taking delegated responsibility for a specific area or for QOF
• Contributing to practice meetings, clinical governance, training and continuous improvement
• Following safeguarding adults and children policies, and completing appraisal and revalidation

What’s required

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP and Vocational Training Certificate, or equivalent JCPTGP Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Registration & licences

• GMC registration

Experience

• Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of providing home visits
• General understanding of the primary care contract
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice

Nice to have

• Appreciation of the NHS landscape and the relationships between organisations, PCNs and commissioners