Salaried GP Fixed Term Maternity Cover - 4 sessions per week in Plymouth

Pathfields Medical Group is seeking an enthusiastic and patient-centred Salaried General Practitioner to join our friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking practice team. The position is fixed term maternity cover for 4 sessions on a Monday and Friday, from the 12th October 2026. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a GP who is committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate healthcare while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

As a Salaried GP, you will provide comprehensive medical care to a diverse patient population, managing acute and chronic conditions, promoting preventative healthcare, and supporting patients to achieve the best possible health outcomes. You will work alongside experienced clinical and non-clinical colleagues, including GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, and administrative teams.

We are committed to creating a positive working environment for professional development, wellbeing, and work-life balance. The successful candidate can also participate in practice development, quality improvement initiatives and wider Primary Care Network activities, depending on their interests and experience. At Pathfields Medical Group, we pride ourselves on delivering accessible, responsive, and person-centred care to our community.

Please apply if you share our values of teamwork, respect, innovation, and excellence, and who is passionate about making a positive difference to patients and colleagues alike.

To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

We are a GP single-practice Primary Care Network based within the Plymouth area, providing care to over 30,000 patients. We aspire to delivering excellence in health care and feel the best model to achieve this is one where we have a unified service working across multiple locations including Plympton, Laira, Efford, Crownhill and the city centre. This gives our patients choice: choice over where they visit and who they see. This is particularly useful for patients that need a little extra expertise many of our clinicians have a specific area of interest and sometimes it is worth travelling to see them for their extra skills in a specific area.

We have approximately 140 employees and employ a wide variety of different roles including Salaried GPs, Pharmacists, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Pharmacy Technicians, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Phlebotomists, Receptionist, Administrators and many more!

Primary Responsibilities

• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
• The provision of services commensurate with the GMS or PMS contract
• Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
• Effective management of long-term conditions
• Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
• On a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
• Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
• Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
• Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
• Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
• Contribute effectively to the development and maintenance of the practice including; clinical governance, training, financial management and HR
• Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
• Prepare and complete the revalidation process
• Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
• Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
• Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure
• Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times

Secondary Responsibilities

• Participate in practice audits as requested by the audit lead
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP
• General understanding of the GMS contract
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of ICB/PCN initiatives

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.