Salaried GP - Maternity Leave Cover

The Methodist Church in Britain; Preston; In loco; GBP 70.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Park Medical Practice in the Preston area is seeking a salaried GP to cover maternity leave for nine months. The role focuses on face-to-face consultations, home visits (including palliative care), repeat prescription checks and the on-call duty rota. Sessions are at Park View site with some evenings until 18:30, starting November 2026.

Newly qualified GPs are welcome to apply. The position involves delivering services under the GMS contract, working within a supportive team, and upholding high

Competenze

• Qualified GP
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Mansioni

• Face-to-face GP consultations
• Home visits including palliative care
• Duty doctor and on-call rota
• Manage long-term conditions
• Prescribe per guidelines
• Check and sign repeat prescriptions
• Deliver services under GMS contract and local ICB initiatives
• Process referrals and admin promptly
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Share workload within team
• Follow clinical guidelines and audits

Conoscenze

CPD evidence

Multi-disciplinary team

Good communication

Good IT skills

Formazione

Full GMC registration

National Performers List (England)

Descrizione del lavoro

Park Medical Practice, a training GMS practice with three surgery sites, needs a salaried GP to cover maternity leave for nine months. The work centres on face-to-face surgery, home visits including palliative care, repeat prescription checks and the duty rota. Most sessions are at the Park View site, five or six over Monday, Thursday and Friday from November 2026, with at least one day a week staying until 18.30. Newly qualified GPs are welcome to apply.

What the job involves

• Face-to-face surgery consultations, with video and telephone where appropriate
• Home visits, including supporting palliative patients
• Duty doctor and on-call rota, staying at least one day a week until 18.30
• Managing long-term conditions
• Prescribing in line with local and national guidance
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• Delivering services under the GMS contract and local ICB initiatives
• Processing referrals, repeat prescription requests and other administration promptly
• Dealing with general queries, paperwork and correspondence
• Keeping accurate clinical records
• Sharing the practice workload collaboratively
• Following clinical guidelines, audit and practice protocols

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• National Performers List registration (England)

Experience

• Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working

Skills & knowledge

• Good organisational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
• Good IT skills
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and proactive
• Team-orientated and dependable

Other

• Commitment to quality and patient satisfaction

Nice to have

• Evidence of last appraisal
• Experience working in teams and individually in challenging circumstances
• Practice development skills
• Audit and research skills
• Interest in developing a specialist area
• Knowledge of EMIS, Accurx and ICE
• Interest in medical education

What’s offered

• Training practice environment
• Varied, mixed patient demographic
• Supportive, encouraging team and working environment