Salaried Gp-4 Sessions Per Week - 12 Months Contract

St Andrews House Medical Centre are looking for a GP to join us on a 4 sessions per week, 12 months fixed term contract. The days of working would be Tuesday and Friday. St Andrews House Medical Centre, Stalybridge (Tameside and Glossop ICB) is looking for a motivated GP who is enthusiastic, forward thinking, and adaptable to working within our well established, friendly, and innovative training practice.

We are seeking an individual who can provide 4 sessions per week of GP work, each session lasting for 4 hours and 10 minutes.

• 15 minute appointments/patient
• Admin/Home visits/Oncall

Main duties of the job include:

• Variety of duties including face-to-face consultations, telephone consultations and queries, consultations using video and photos.
• Home visits and nursing home rounds.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education as needed as part of the consultation.
• Referring and doing their own referrals to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding paper and hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Reviewing, filing and acting on documents as stored in the Docman software.
• Prescribing and referring in accordance with the Practice policy as determined GM authorities 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.

About us:

• List size approx. 6000
• 3 Partners, 3 salaried GPs and a fully supportive clinical and non-clinical team.
• We are a training practice for GPST3/GPST2 and also provide placements for medical students.
• Rated Good by the CQC during the last inspection.
• High QOF achievements.
• EMIS Web clinical system.
• We offer all services in line with the GMS contract and participate in all local and directly enhanced services.
• We are part of an established Primary Care Network (Stalybridge PCN).
• Access to Primary Care Network employed Musculoskeletal Specialist, Adult Mental Health Worker, Cancer Care Co-ordinators, Complex Care Nurses and Care Coordinators.
• Specialist clinical interests of partners (ENT, Cardiology and Gynaecology).
• Competitive salary with medical defence (areas not covered by the state-backed indemnity) paid by Practice.
• 6 weeks annual leave pro-rata.
• Our surgery is situated in the centre of Stalybridge, with car parking facilities.

For further information or a practice visit, please contact Dr Ajith Prabhakaran at ajithprabhakaran@nhs.net.

Details:

• Date posted: 08 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience, £12,000/session.
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: A3456-26-0009
• Job locations: 2 Waterloo Road, Stalybridge, SK15 2AU, United Kingdom

Job description:

The post-holder will manage a case load and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all 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 face-to-face consultations, telephone consultations and queries, consultations using video and photos.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, clinical examination and investigation results.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education as needed as part of the consultation.
• Referring and doing their own referrals to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding paper and hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Using the Docman software to view, file and act on document tasks.
• Prescribing and referring in accordance with the Practice policy as determined GM authorities whenever this is clinically appropriate.

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.
• Contribute to the work undertaken by the Practice for Medicines Managements, the ICB or PCN etc.

This is not a comprehensive definition of the post. Post holders will be expected to undertake any work that comes within the remit of the posts purpose. The job description will be kept under review and may be changed according to Practice requirements. Discussions on any major changes will be held with the post holder.

Other Conditions Attached to the Post:

• Confidentiality: In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
• Health & Safety: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Equality and Diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Personal/Professional Development: In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met.
• Quality: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions.
• Communication: The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team.
• Contribution to the Implementation of Services: Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance.

Person Specification:

• Essential: Flexible, caring and empathetic, self-motivated, professional approach, presentable appearance, reliable, punctual and committed to work, full UK Driving Licence, satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
• Qualifications: Fully qualified GP with GMC registration, inclusion on the NHS England performers list, vocational training certificate or equivalent, full membership of a medical defence union, annual appraisal and revalidation, and maintain current Hepatitis B immunity.
• Experience: Triage, face to face consultations, chronic disease management, clinical governance, delivery of QOF targets.
• Skills: Basic computer literacy skills, good telephone manner, clear speech, good record keeping, communication and listening skills, ability to work in a multi-professional team.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.