Salaried GP - 6 SessionsGP Practice

Job summary

*** Fantastic Opportunity *** to join our growing team

We have an exciting opportunity for a GP to join our forward thinking, supportive, family friendly training practice.

How we support our team:

Regular clinical mentoring with senior GPs

Forward thinking innovative leadership team - always looking to improve and interested in new models of care.

We will support your ideas for quality and service improvement.

Close working with our PCN and its Wellbeing Hub to provide support for non-urgent or non-medical needs like medication review, social prescribing, care coordination, mental health support.

Are you interested in developing your leadership skills? Senior members of the Practice and PCN Leadership Team heavily involved and experienced in local and system NHS leadership and very willing to share knowledge and offer support to your development.

CQC outstanding practice. High levels of patient satisfaction and positive feedback. Very active and supportive PPG.

We are looking for doctors with a view to a long term relationship as part of our practice team.

INTERESTED? PLEASE CONTACT US TO COME AND VISIT.

WE WOULD WELCOME INTERESTED APPLICANTS TO COME AND MEET PARTNERS AND OUR TEAM IN PERSON.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry out all the duties reasonably expected of an NHS general practitioner using the standards expected by the GMC and RCGP in line with appropriate national and/or local guidelines.

We would love you to be an enthusiastic and forward thinking clinician who loves general practice and wants to provide the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

We operation from purpose built modern premises which incorporate our community teams with whom we enjoy a fantastic close working relationship. Flexible working arrangements would be considered.

We require anywhere between 6-8 sessions (including CPD) but we are very flexible. We are looking for doctors with a view to a long term relationship as part of our practice team.

About us

Our Vision"To be a high performing practice for patient experience & clinical outcomes"

Our Mission "To provide high quality medical care, including appropriate health promotion and disease prevention activity, to all patients registered at our practice"

Our Values: Caring; Quality; Integrity; Respect; Teamwork

We are a large, friendly team with 4 Partner GPs & 1 Non-Clinical Business Partner; 3 salaried GP's; 1 GP Reg; 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 3 x Clinical Pharmacist, 5 x Practice Nurse Manager, 5 Practice Nurses, Mental Health Practitioner, 1 x Nurse Associate, HCA, GP Assistant and highly skilled Management and Administration teams.

We are passionate about staff health and wellbeing and working together as a team. If you share our passion for the NHS; believe in and value quality patient care, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Long established training and teaching of medical students, GP registrars, student nurses and business administration apprenticeships. Opportunity to become involved in supervision and education

PCN employed; Management, Pharmacists, Advanced Practitioner, Social Prescribers, Mental Health Practitioners, Care Co-Ordinator's.

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Admin light practice, fully supported with a large highly skilled administration and clerical team

Regular MDT meetings

Equal opportunities employer

Details

Date posted

17 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2645-26-0005

Job locations

The Thornton Practice

Church Road

Thornton-cleveleys

Lancashire

FY5 2TZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

Our large, busy GP Practice requires an enthusiastic and motivated GP to join our team. The applicant must possess excellent communication skills along with a professional manner, have the ability to work well as a member of a team and effectively managed their own time and workload.

Clinical responsibilities of the role are:

In accordance with the Practice rota, as agreed, the post holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing electronic and paper prescriptions, dealing with prescription queries, paperwork and correspondence to the desired quality and 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

Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, develop care plans for health

Provide counselling and health education

Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Collect data for audit purposes

Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

Prescribe in accordance with the Practice Prescribing policy 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

Professional responsibilities of the role are:

To maintain full registration with the GMC and with a recognised medical defence organisation approved by the partners

To maintain full registration on the NHSE approved doctors list

To maintain full accurate and contemporaneous records of activities both written and computerised as applicable to an agreed standard. The practice has a paperless approach and as such the computer records form the main record of all interactions with patients

To promote good communications within the multi-disciplinary team

To maintain and update professional knowledge in line with the Clinical Governance Plan / Quality and Outcomes Framework, The Practice Development Plan and your own Personal Development Plan

To participate in educational programmes within the Practice

To participate in GP appraisal

To maintain standards of conduct and dress to maintain public confidence

To maintain confidentiality in all areas at all times

Administrative and miscellaneous responsibilities of the role are:

To ensure that any in house audit and requirements are achieved e.g. QOF prompts are actioned

To complete all statutory and other paperwork / data entry both for medico-legal purposes

To record all clinical activity and health promotion data in the Practice computer system

To maintain good lines of communication with the partners and the practice management

To promptly notify the Management team of an absence

To book annual leave via the Management team and to provide reasonable help/cover for colleagues absence or leave

To observe health and safety rules as outlines in the Practice Health and Safety policy

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and procedures

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

Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

Attend and contribute weekly clinical meeting, quarterly team meetings and ad hoc training session organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, 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.

To work in accordance of all practice written protocols

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

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

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

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 teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Safeguarding:

Thornton Practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and vulnerable adults who attend the surgery, either as patients or when accompanying patients. The post-holder will be expected to share this commitment.

If the post-holder has a concern regarding a child or young person or vulnerable adult they have a duty to act upon that concern. This may mean sharing that concern with another professional and following local and national guidance.

This job description is not exhaustive and may need to be amended as the practice develops. A flexible attitude and close liaison with other members of the practice is an integral part of this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Experience of working in a primary care environment

Experience of continued professional development

General understanding of the GMS contract

Desirable

Experience of QOF and clinical audit

Experience of medicines management

Experience of ICS / ICP / CCG initiatives

Experience

Essential

Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Strong IT skills

Clear, polite telephone manner

EMIS Web

Effective time management

Ability to work as a team member and autonomously

Excellent interpersonal skills

Problem solving & analytical skills

Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes

Experience with clinical risk management

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

Employer name

The Thornton Practice

Address

The Thornton Practice

Church Road

Thornton-cleveleys

Lancashire

FY5 2TZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Thornton Practice

Address

The Thornton Practice

Church Road

Thornton-cleveleys

Lancashire

FY5 2TZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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