General Practitioner in Newcastle upon Tyne

Prospect Medical Group have an exciting opportunity for a 6 session salaried GP to join a friendly, enthusiastic, forward-thinking GP practice. The successful applicant will be available to undertake a variety of duties including face-to-face, telephone and e-consultations, home visits, medicine management and associated paperwork. In general, the successful applicant will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

This role is subject to the following criteria: Applications will be excluded if you have been substantively employed as a GP in General Practice and/or you are beyond your second anniversary of your certificate of completion of training, issued by the General Medical Council, at the start of your employment.

Main duties of the job include operating a clinical triage model from February 2026 to ensure timely access to appointments. As part of your role, you will participate in the triage rota, making clinical decisions and prioritising appointment requests via eConsult. Outside of triage duties, you will manage your own clinics, providing care for acute, complex, and long-term conditions. You will be responsible for delivering a safe and efficient patient journey, including all associated administrative tasks such as referrals, reviewing test results, and completing documentation. You will also be expected to take part in home visits and care home rounds as required. You will be mentored and supported by the Partners and wider Multi-disciplinary team, which includes Management, Admin, Nurses, HCAs, Social Prescribers, and Pharmacists.

About us: Prospect Medical Group is a long-established, friendly and forward-thinking GP practice in the west end of Newcastle Upon Tyne based in modern single site premises. We have 6 GP partners who employ 2 salaried GPs, 1 Nurse Practitioner, 3 Practice Nurses, 1 Nurse Associate, 3 Healthcare Assistants as well as a team of dedicated and supportive administrative staff. We currently have a patient list size of around 15,000. We are highly involved in our PCN (Inner West Newcastle) and through this we benefit from pharmacists, physiotherapists, psychology, paramedics, a nurse associate, mental health workers and social prescribers who also work for the practice. We have regular medical students from Newcastle University and are working toward becoming a Training Practice. Our collective purpose is to provide the best care to our patients. We use SystmOne clinical system.

Job responsibilities include participating in the triage rota, managing your own clinics, providing care for acute, complex, and long-term conditions, and taking part in practice meetings relevant to your role.

Person Specification: Fully qualified GP with GMC registration, inclusion on the NHS England performers list, membership of a medical defence union, annual appraisal and revalidation, and current Hepatitis B immunity. This role is subject to the following criteria: Applications will be excluded if you have been substantively employed as a GP in General Practice and/or you are beyond your second anniversary of your certificate of completion of training, issued by the General Medical Council, at the start of your employment.

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.