Fixed-Term Salaried GP - Maternity Cover (4 Sessions)

Fixed-Term Salaried GP - Maternity Cover (4 Sessions)

Athena Medical Centre is seeking a motivated and patient centred Salaried GP to join our friendly and supportive team on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a well-established East London practice with a collaborative clinical culture and strong multidisciplinary support.

The post is for 5 sessions per week on a 9-month fixed-term contract. The working pattern is expected to include Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, with some discussion around session structure for the right candidate. We are looking for a GP who values continuity of care, teamwork, and delivering high quality patient care within a sustainable and supportive practice environment.

We welcome applications from experienced GPs as well as newly qualified GPs who are enthusiastic about working in a diverse and rewarding primary care setting.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will undertake a range of routine general practice duties including face-to-face and telephone consultations, clinical administration, prescription management, and the review of pathology and radiology results associated with patient care.

The GP will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team including pharmacists, nursing staff, healthcare assistants, and administrative colleagues. Participation in clinical meetings and practice development activities will be encouraged.

We aim to provide safe, high-quality and patient-focused care whilst supporting sustainable workloads and maintaining good continuity for out patient population.

About us

Athena Medical Centre is a busy and diverse GP practice based in Hackney, East London. We are committed to delivering high-quality patient care within a supportive and collaborative working environment.

We have a strong multidisciplinary team including GPs, nurses, pharmacists, healthcare assistants, and experienced administrative staff. The practice uses EMIS Web and works closely with our wider Primary Care Network colleagues and community services.

We value teamwork, communication, continuity of care, and staff wellbeing. Regular clinical meetings and peer support are embedded within the practice, and we encourage a positive and respectful working culture for all members of the team.

The practice has good transport links and serves a diverse and vibrant local community.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Salaried General Practitioner (Fixed-Term)

Reports to: ThePartners (Clinically)

The PracticeManager (Administratively)

Job Summary:

Thepost-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needsin a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for allregistered and temporary patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Inaccordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will makehim/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgeryconsultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home,checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperworkand correspondence in a timely fashion
• Makingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation
• Assessingthe health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosedproblems
• Screeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Inconsultation with patients and in line with current practice disease managementprotocols, developing care plans for health
• Providingcounselling and health education
• Admittingor discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring them to othercare providers as appropriate
• Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collectingdata for audit purposes
• Compilingand issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoidinghand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribingin accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) wheneverthis is clinically appropriate
• Ingeneral the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

• Awarenessof and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g.prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• Acommitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based bestpractice
• Contributingto evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
• Contributingto the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributingto the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data
• Attendingtraining and events organised by the practice or other agencies, whereappropriate.

Confidentiality:

• Inthe course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respecttheir privacy and act appropriately
• Inthe performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holdermay have access to confidential information relating to patients and theircarers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have accessto information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All suchinformation from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

Thepost-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others'health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & SafetyPolicy, to include:

• Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a waythat manages those risks
• Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills
• Maintenanceof own clean working environment
• Usingappropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy andsafe way and free from hazards

Equality and Diversity:

Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:

• Actingin a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting themin a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and currentlegislation
• Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behavingin a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal / Professional Development

Inaddition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any coursesand/or study days necessary to ensure that professional developmentrequirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any trainingprogramme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such trainingto include:

• Participationin an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility formaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstratingskills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

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

• Alertother team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision
• Contributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance
• Workeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs
• Effectivelymanage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

Thepost-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication withinthe team and will strive to:

• Communicateeffectively with other team members
• Communicateeffectively with patients and carers
• Recognisepeople's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

Thepost-holder will:

• Applypractice policies, standards and guidance
• Discusswith other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines willaffect their own work
• Participatein audit where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications & Professional Standing:
• Fully qualified GP with a primary medical qualification (MBChB, MBBS, or equivalent).
• On the GMC GP Register with a current, unrestricted license to practice.
• Currently included on the NHS England National Medical Performers List.
• Evidence of current, up-to-date CPR and safeguarding training (Level 3 for Children and Adults).
• Full, appropriate medical indemnity insurance cover (MDU, MPS, or equivalent).
• Clinical Skills & Experience:
• Proven experience working as a GP within NHS primary care.
• Ability to manage a diverse clinical caseload autonomously, making safe, evidence-based clinical decisions under standard time pressures.
• Strong competence in standard primary care software systems (e.g., EMIS Web, SystmOne) and digital triage tools (e.g., Accurx).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build rapid, trusting relationships with patients from diverse backgrounds.
• Adaptability & Teamwork:
• Ability to integrate quickly and smoothly into an existing practice team and adapt to established local clinical protocols.
• Commitment to maintaining clear, accurate, and contemporaneous clinical notes to ensure seamless continuity of care during the cover period.
• Local Knowledge & Enhanced Skills:
• Familiarity with local referral pathways, community services, and prescribing formularies within the local Integrated Care System (ICS).
• Experience or specific training in specialised areas that add immediate value (e.g., minor surgery, joint injections, or LARC fitting).
• Workflow Efficiency:
• Experience managing digital workflows efficiently, including processing pathology results, clinical correspondence, and repeat prescriptions.
• Experience utilising electronic consultation templates to ensure high-quality QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) and IIF data capture.

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.