Salaried GP in Scunthorpe

We are a Scunthorpe‑based GP Surgery looking for a new Salaried GP to join an established clinical team within our friendly practice team, who will be required to deliver high quality patient‑centred GP primary care services. The successful candidate should have experience in chronic disease management, along with knowledge in clinical QOF/IIF requirements; demonstrate sound professional knowledge of IT with leadership, communication and training skills.

We offer a comprehensive financial/employment package in line with BMA guidance – including NHS Pension, 3 sessions per week, paid CPD, payment of indemnity, 7 weeks leave (incl. 1 week CPD) pro‑rata with a view to starting the role in July 2026. We are prepared to wait for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the post is to treat and manage clinical needs in the care of patients to include treatment in all aspects of primary care medicine, chronic disease management, preventative care, screening and patient education; and candidates should have the relevant professional medical qualifications, skills and training to provide a professional and effective patient focused service.

About us

We are a friendly GP practice based in Scunthorpe delivering primary care services to just over 10,000 patients. Our Main Surgery site is situated on Ashby Road, Scunthorpe (with a Branch Surgery in the Ironstone Centre on West Street, Scunthorpe). Our patients can attend either site for their medical care. We are also a Training Practice, which means we are responsible for the training of qualified doctors who wish to become General Practitioners. We have an excellent Nursing, Reception and Administration team as well as a Clinical Pharmacist and Community Nursing Team support; and we actively seek to support and develop our team with regular meetings and opportunities for training. We use SystmOne, Ardens, accuRx online consultation IT systems. Our GPs are actively engaged with our Network South PCN, the ICB and Safecare Network our GP Federation on a locality and network level and we are keen to support candidates who want career progression or to develop a portfolio career. Cedar Medical Practice is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Our practice team are friendly and welcoming, maintain a professional and efficient work ethic and we all work effectively together as a team.

Job responsibilities

Job summary: The post‑holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post‑holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) 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.

Other responsibilities within the organisation

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer‑based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read‑coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Person Specification

• Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS.
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• National Performers List Registration.
• General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003.
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
• Clear DBS report.
• Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal & professional development.
• Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom.
• Experience working in general practice/primary care environment.
• Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered.

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.

Benefits

Competitive financial package in line with BMA guidance; comprehensive financial/employment package includes NHS Pension, 3 sessions per week, paid CPD, indemnity payment, 7 weeks leave (incl. 1 week CPD) pro‑rata.