Job description

Job responsibilities

Salaried General Practitioner

About the role

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic patient-centred Salaried GPs to join our established inner city GP training practice

We are flexible regarding working patterns and are happy to discuss individual preferences with suitable candidates

Salary is ten thousand five hundred pounds to eleven thousand five hundred pounds per session per annum depending on experience

We have deliberately structured our Salaried GP roles around sustainable general practice with longer consultations capped clinical workload strong multidisciplinary support and ready access to experienced GPs

Clinical sessions and workload

• Each clinical session is capped at fifteen patient consultations
• Both face to face and telephone appointments are twelve minutes
• Twenty minute appointments are provided where an interpreter is required
• There is no duty doctor requirement for Salaried GPs
• We encourage continuity of care and provide opportunities for GPs to manage and follow up their own patients where appropriate
• The post holder will assess diagnose and manage patients presenting with acute and chronic health problems
• The role includes safe prescribing reviewing investigation results arranging appropriate follow up and referring patients to secondary care and community services where clinically appropriate
• The post holder will provide preventative care health promotion and management of long term conditions
• Accurate and contemporaneous clinical records must be maintained

Continuity of care

• We believe continuity remains an important part of good general practice
• Our Salaried GPs are encouraged to manage and follow up their own patients where appropriate allowing meaningful ongoing clinical relationships to develop
• This provides professional autonomy while ensuring senior advice remains readily available whenever required

Home visits

• The practice has a commissioned home visiting service which significantly reduces home visit requests for our GPs
• Home visits for Salaried GPs are therefore uncommon
• Occasional visits may still be required where clinically appropriate particularly for patients receiving palliative or end of life care

No duty doctor

There is no requirement for Salaried GPs to undertake the duty doctor role

Our aim is to allow clinicians to focus on their booked patients continuity of care and safe management of their own clinical workload

Dedicated consulting room

Every Salaried GP has their own dedicated consulting room

There is no hot desking

We believe having your own clinical space is an important part of feeling established and valued within the practice and supports continuity efficient working and a positive working environment

Medicines and pharmacy support

We have three full time pharmacists working in house as an integral part of the practice team

Our pharmacists undertake medication reconciliation medication reviews and provide ongoing medicines support for patients

They are readily available to support clinicians with medication related queries and contribute significantly to reducing medicines related GP workload

Medicine management workload for Salaried GPs is capped to support safe and sustainable working

Correspondence and administrative support

Docman correspondence workload is capped for Salaried GPs

The practice uses Docman AI to support the management and workflow of clinical correspondence

We also use Lexacom Echo digital dictation to support efficient preparation of referrals and clinical correspondence

These systems are supported by an experienced administrative team and our in house pharmacy team

Clinical support and mentoring

Senior experienced GPs are available in person every working day for clinical advice support and case discussion

Our GP Partners hold senior and portfolio roles across NHS England forensic medicine MFT and GMMH

This breadth of experience provides excellent opportunities for mentoring career advice and support for GPs wishing to develop clinical educational leadership management or portfolio interests

Mentoring is an important part of our practice ethos

We welcome both newly qualified and experienced GPs and support will be tailored to the needs interests and career stage of each individual

Our clinicians meet after morning surgery every day for coffee informal debriefing discussion of difficult or interesting cases and peer support

For those who wish there is also the opportunity for a game of table tennis

Multidisciplinary working

Our clinical team includes three full time GP Partners, five Salaried GPs and six GP trainees

The wider clinical team includes three full time in house pharmacists an Advanced Nurse Practitioner a Physician Associate a Practice Nurse a Nursing Associate and a Mental Health Practitioner

Our multidisciplinary model enables patients to access the most appropriate clinician and gives GPs ready access to colleagues with a range of professional expertise

Education and professional development

We are an established GP training practice and learning is part of our everyday culture

The post holder will be encouraged to participate in practice learning opportunities clinical discussions and continuing professional development

Pro rata study leave is provided

There are regular opportunities for informal case discussion peer learning and learning alongside GP trainees and the wider clinical team

Our Partners are keen to mentor colleagues who wish to develop additional clinical interests teaching leadership management or portfolio careers

Our patient population

We care for approximately fourteen thousand patients from a highly multicultural inner city community

Our population experiences significant health inequalities and the practice serves one of the most deprived communities nationally

The role offers exposure to the full breadth of modern general practice including complex clinical and social presentations

We frequently care for patients for whom English is not their first language

We recognise that effective communication requires appropriate time and therefore provide twenty minute appointments where an interpreter is required

Practice culture

We are a busy practice but nobody should feel they are working in isolation

We place considerable importance on teamwork kindness professionalism and supporting one another

We want our GPs to enjoy coming to work and feel valued as individuals rather than simply filling clinical sessions

Senior colleagues are visible accessible and available in person every day

We encourage professional autonomy while ensuring experienced support is always close at hand

Skilled Worker sponsorship

Skilled Worker visa sponsorship formerly known as Tier Two sponsorship may be considered for suitable candidates

Any sponsorship would be subject to the candidate meeting eligibility requirements and the practice holding the appropriate sponsor licence and meeting Home Office requirements at the time of appointment

What we offer

• Salary of ten thousand five hundred pounds to eleven thousand five hundred pounds per session per annum depending on experience
• Flexible working patterns considered
• Twelve minute face to face consultations
• Twelve minute telephone consultations
• Twenty minute consultations where an interpreter is required
• Maximum of fifteen consultations per clinical session
• No duty doctor requirement
• Dedicated consulting room for every Salaried GP
• No hot desking
• Commissioned home visiting service significantly reducing GP home visit requests
• Capped medicine management workload
• Capped Docman correspondence workload
• Three full time in house pharmacists
• Docman AI
• Lexacom Echo digital dictation
• Senior experienced GPs available in person every day
• Mentoring from Partners with senior and portfolio roles across NHS England forensic medicine MFT and GMMH
• Opportunities to maintain continuity and manage your own patients
• Pro rata study leave
• Dedicated learning and professional development opportunities
• Daily coffee debriefing case discussion and informal peer support after morning surgery
• Established GP training practice environment
• Support for newly qualified and experienced GPs
• Skilled Worker visa sponsorship may be considered for suitable candidates
• Above all we are looking for GPs who place patient care at the heart of their work and want to become valued members of a team where colleagues know support and learn from one another.

Person Specification

Knowledge Skills and Personal Qualities

Essential

• Strong commitment to providing high quality patient centred care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage clinical workload safely and effectively
• Ability to work independently while recognising when to seek senior clinical advice
• Commitment to continuity of care and following up own patients where appropriate
• Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully within a multidisciplinary team
• Professional compassionate and reliable approach to patients and colleagues
• Commitment to continuing professional development reflection and learning
• Good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities within general practice
• Ability to work effectively with patients from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds

Desirable

• Experience of using EMIS
• Experience of using Docman or Docman AI
• Experience of using Lexacom Echo or similar digital dictation software
• Interest in teaching mentoring or supporting GP trainees and other clinicians
• Interest in developing additional clinical educational leadership or portfolio interests
• Interest in contributing to quality improvement service development or practice learning

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• Certificate of Completion of Training in General Practice or equivalent recognised qualification
• Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List or eligible for inclusion by commencement of employment
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development appropriate to general practice

Desirable

• Additional postgraduate qualification or recognised clinical interest relevant to general practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in UK general practice or primary care through GP training or subsequent employment
• Experience of independently assessing diagnosing and managing a broad range of acute and long term conditions
• Experience of delivering both face to face and telephone consultations
• Experience of safe prescribing and appropriate clinical decision making
• Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Experience of managing patients with complex health and social needs

Desirable

• Experience of working with a diverse inner city patient population
• Experience of working within a GP training practice
• Experience of consulting with patients requiring interpreters
• Experience of teaching quality improvement clinical audit or service development

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

Collegiate Medical Centre

Address

407 Cheetham Hill Road

Cheetham Hill

Manchester

Lancashire

M8 0DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://collegiatemanchester.com/drupal/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary primary care team to deliver safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to our registered practice population. The post holder will manage routine, planned, and urgent clinical presentations commensurate with their professional registration, working under the guidance and clinical leadership of the Nurse Lead and GP Partners.

1. Clinical Care Delivery

• Conduct routine health checks, measurements, and clinical observations (blood pressure, urinalysis, height/weight, BMI, peak flow).

• Perform venous blood sampling (phlebotomy) and 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) when requested by clinicians

• Administer prescribed medications, routine adult immunisations, travel vaccinations, and childhood immunisations under Patient Group Directions (PGDs) or Patient Specific Directions (PSDs) strictly according to qualifications and regulatory scope.

• Perform cervical cytology screening and routine women's health checks

• Assist with routine review, biometric recording, and ongoing monitoring for patients with chronic conditions (e.g., Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, COPD).

• Deliver proactive health promotion, lifestyle advice, and self-management guidance (e.g., smoking cessation, dietary advice).

2. Administration, Quality & Workflow

• Maintain protected administration periods each week to manage clinical administration, pathology tracking, referrals, and patient queries.

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous, and comprehensive consultation records using the clinical system (EMIS Web) according to NMC standards.

• Adhere strictly to cold-chain policies, vaccine storage procedures, and stock rotation requirements.

• Maintain clean, compliant clinical consulting rooms and participate actively in practice Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) audits.

3. Communication & Team Working

• Communicate clearly and empathetically with patients, carers, and family members, adjusting approaches to overcome barriers to understanding.

• Liaise seamlessly with general practitioners, reception staff, administrative coordinators, and allied health professionals across the primary care network (PCN).

• Participate actively in multidisciplinary practice meetings, clinical debriefs, and internal educational tutorials.

4. Professional Development & Governance

• Maintain active registration with the NMC and comply with all aspects of the NMC Code.

• Engage actively with regular clinical supervision and annual appraisal led by the Nurse Lead.

• Identify personal learning needs and complete all statutory, mandatory, and role-specific training.

Person Specification

Skills & Competencies

Essential

• Competent in phlebotomy and 12-lead ECG recording.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong IT literacy and record-keeping skills.
• Effective time management and workload prioritisation.
• Understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Desirable

• Knowledge of primary care targets, QOF, and enhanced services.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Passion for patient-centred primary care.
• Receptive to constructive feedback, clinical supervision, and mentoring.
• Resilient and adaptable within a busy, high-volume clinic setting.
• Collaborative team player with a calm, professional demeanour.

Desirable

• Interest in becoming a supervisor for future learners.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in acute, community, or primary care settings.
• Experience conducting holistic patient assessments, vital signs, and basic diagnostic tests.

Desirable

• Direct experience working within NHS General Practice.
• Experience administering vaccines via PGD/PSD.
• Experience carrying out chronic disease reviews.
• Working knowledge of GP clinical systems (EMIS Web).

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration as a Nursing Associate OR Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD).

Desirable

• Recognised cervical cytology certification.
• Accredited training in childhood immunisations.
• Chronic disease management certifications (e.g., diabetes, asthma).

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

Collegiate Medical Centre

Address

407 Cheetham Hill Road

Cheetham Hill

Manchester

Lancashire

M8 0DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://collegiatemanchester.com/drupal/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Salaried General Practitioner

About the role

We are looking to recruit two enthusiastic and patient focused Salaried GPs to join our established inner city GP training practice

Up to eight sessions per week are available in total across the two posts and we are happy to discuss how these sessions are divided between the successful candidates

We recognise that sustainable general practice depends on clinicians having a manageable workload good administrative and multidisciplinary support and easy access to experienced colleagues

Our aim is to provide an environment where GPs can concentrate on delivering excellent patient care while continuing to develop professionally

Clinical responsibilities

The post holder will provide high quality general medical services to our registered population of approximately fourteen thousand patients

The role includes assessing diagnosing and managing patients presenting with acute and chronic health problems

Clinical sessions consist of fifteen appointments with a mixture of face to face and telephone consultations

Standard consultations are ten minutes with twenty minute appointments provided where an interpreter is required

The post holder will prescribe safely and appropriately in accordance with local and national guidance

The role includes reviewing investigation results arranging appropriate follow up and referring patients to secondary care and community services where clinically appropriate

The post holder will provide preventative care health promotion and management of long term conditions

Accurate and contemporaneous clinical records must be maintained

We encourage continuity of care and provide opportunities for our GPs to manage and follow up their own patients where appropriate allowing meaningful ongoing clinical relationships to develop

The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider clinical and multidisciplinary team and participate in clinical meetings significant event reviews quality improvement and other practice activities where appropriate

Home visits

Routine home visiting is provided through a commissioned home visiting service

As a result home visits for our Salaried GPs are very rare

There may occasionally be circumstances where a GP visit is appropriate particularly for patients receiving palliative or end of life care

Medicines and pharmacy support

We have three full time pharmacists working in house as an integral part of the practice team

Our pharmacists provide extensive medicines support including medication reconciliation medication reviews and ongoing support for patients with medicines related needs

They also provide an accessible source of advice and support for clinicians helping to reduce unnecessary medicines related administrative workload for GPs

Salaried GPs have a capped medicine management workload to support safe and sustainable working

Correspondence and administrative support

We recognise that administrative workload can have a significant impact on a GP's working day and have invested in systems to support our clinicians

Salaried GPs have a capped Docman correspondence workload

The practice uses Docman AI to support the management and workflow of clinical correspondence

We also use Lexacom Echo digital dictation to support efficient creation of referral letters and other clinical correspondence

These systems are complemented by an experienced administrative team and our in house pharmacy service

Clinical support and supervision

We are a GP training practice with an established culture of supervision education and shared learning

Senior and experienced GPs are available in person every working day so advice and clinical support are readily accessible

We welcome both experienced and newly qualified GPs and will tailor support according to individual experience and development needs

Our clinicians meet every day after morning clinics for coffee and for those who wish table tennis

This is an important part of our practice culture and provides regular time to debrief discuss difficult or interesting cases ask colleagues for advice and provide informal peer support

Multidisciplinary working

The successful candidates will become part of a large and well established clinical team

Our team includes three full time GP Partners five Salaried GPs and six GP trainees

Our wider clinical team includes three full time in house pharmacists one Advanced Nurse Practitioner one Physician Associate one Practice Nurse one Nursing Associate and one Mental Health Practitioner

Our multidisciplinary model enables patients to be directed to the most appropriate professional and gives GPs ready access to colleagues with different areas of expertise

Education and professional development

As an established training practice education and development are an important part of our culture

The post holder will be encouraged to participate in practice learning opportunities and continuing professional development

Pro rata study leave is provided

There are regular opportunities for informal case discussion peer learning and learning alongside our GP trainees and wider clinical team

Teamwork and practice culture

We want our practice to be somewhere clinicians enjoy working and where people feel their contribution is recognised and valued

The post holder will work collaboratively and respectfully with clinical and non clinical colleagues and contribute positively to the supportive culture of the practice

The post holder will communicate effectively with patients carers and colleagues and seek advice appropriately when required

We expect all members of our team to treat patients and colleagues with dignity kindness and respect

Clinical governance and patient safety

The post holder will work in accordance with GMC Good Medical Practice and relevant professional standards

The post holder must maintain appropriate GMC registration and inclusion on the NHS England Performers List

The post holder will maintain appropriate continuing professional development and participate in annual appraisal and revalidation requirements

The post holder will work within practice safeguarding prescribing infection prevention information governance and patient safety policies

The post holder will participate appropriately in significant event analysis complaints learning events and quality improvement

Patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times

The post holder will recognise and report patient safety concerns and incidents appropriately and maintain awareness of local and national clinical guidance relevant to general practice

Our patient population

We care for approximately fourteen thousand patients from a broad range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds

Working in our practice provides the opportunity to experience the full breadth of modern general practice and make a meaningful contribution to the health of a diverse inner city community

We frequently care for patients for whom English is not their first language

We recognise that good communication takes time and therefore provide twenty minute appointments where an interpreter is required

What we offer

We aim to provide a working environment in which GPs can deliver excellent care without feeling isolated or unsupported

We offer flexible allocation of up to eight sessions across the two available posts

Salary is ten thousand five hundred pounds per session per annum pro rata

Each clinical session has fifteen appointments

Twenty minute appointments are provided where an interpreter is required

Clinical work includes a mixture of telephone and face to face consultations

GPs have opportunities to maintain continuity and manage their own patients

Senior experienced GPs are available in person every day

Three full time pharmacists work in house

Salaried GPs have capped medicine management and capped Docman correspondence workloads

The practice uses Docman AI and Lexacom Echo to support clinicians with correspondence

Our commissioned home visiting service means GP home visits are very rare

We provide pro rata study leave and dedicated learning and professional development opportunities

There is a daily opportunity for informal debriefing peer support and time together after morning clinics

Above all we are looking for GPs who place patient care at the heart of their work and want to become part of a team where colleagues know value and support one another

We want our successful candidates to have the clinical autonomy to practise excellent general medicine while knowing that experienced help is always close at hand

Person Specification

Knowledge Skills and Personal Qualities

Essential

• Commitment to providing high quality patient centred care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage clinical workload safely and effectively
• Ability to work independently while recognising when to seek senior clinical advice
• Commitment to continuity of care and following up own patients where appropriate
• Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully within a multidisciplinary team
• Professional compassionate and reliable approach to patients and colleagues
• Commitment to continuing professional development reflection and learning
• Good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities within general practice

Desirable

• Experience of using EMIS
• Experience of using Docman or Docman AI
• Experience of using Lexacom Echo or similar digital dictation software
• Interest in teaching mentoring or supporting GP trainees and other clinicians
• Interest in developing a longer term role within the practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in UK general practice or primary care through GP training or subsequent employment
• Experience of independently assessing diagnosing and managing a broad range of acute and long term conditions
• Experience of delivering both face to face and telephone consultations
• Experience of safe prescribing and appropriate clinical decision making
• Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Experience of managing patients with complex health and social needs

Desirable

• Experience of working with a diverse inner city patient population
• Experience of working within a GP training practice
• Experience of consulting with patients requiring interpreters
• Experience of teaching quality improvement clinical audit or service development

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• Certificate of Completion of Training in General Practice or equivalent recognised qualification
• Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List or eligible for inclusion by commencement of employment
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development appropriate to general practice

Desirable

• Additional postgraduate qualification or recognised clinical interest relevant to general practice

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

Collegiate Medical Centre

Address

407 Cheetham Hill Road

Cheetham Hill

Manchester

Lancashire

M8 0DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://collegiatemanchester.com/drupal/ (Opens in a new tab)