General Practitioner (GP) - Wargrave House Surgery in Hereford

Part time hours: 2 to 4 sessions per week

Fixed-term contract: 12 months (with the possibility of extension or a permanent role)

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic GP to join our friendly and supportive team for up to 4 sessions per week. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a well-established practice that values teamwork, continuity of care, and delivering high-quality, patient‑centred services to our local community. You will work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team in a collaborative environment where your wellbeing, professional development, and work life balance are valued. Whether you are an experienced GP or newly qualified, we welcome applications from clinicians who are committed to providing excellent primary care and building positive relationships with patients and colleagues.

Main duties of the job

• Face to face/telephone or digital consultations
• Visiting patients at home and in care homes
• Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions safely and in accordance with clinical guidelines
• Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required
• Clinical administration
• Complying with QOF requirements

Job responsibilities

The role involves delivering high-quality, patient‑centred primary care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, chronic disease management, and referral of patients, while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and maintaining accurate clinical records in line with professional and regulatory standards.

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. Maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team. Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate. Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE. Ensure appropriate follow up of patients. Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards. Participate in clinical audits, and learning event analyses and practice meetings. Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance). Maintain professional registration.

Qualifications

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

Other requirements

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis

Personal Qualities

• Effective time management (planning, organising and prioritising) with excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional standards, including policies and procedures
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity
• Ability to work under pressure and in stressful situations
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Effectively able to communicate in a clear manner and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Polite and confident
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required

Eligibility

• Full GMC registration
• Performers List registration noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation England
• Conforms to the National Performers List and is able to perform any such service as detailed within Regulation 24 of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013.
• Evidence of current validation
• Evidence of last appraisal
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Clinical knowledge and skills

• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP
• Understanding of the importance of evidence‑based practice
• Good MS Office and clinical system IT knowledge
• Understanding of the spectrum of clinical governance processes
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) including recording of accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GP colleagues
• Experience of triage and the ability to effectively assess and diagnose
• Ability to listen whilst being honest and caring and be both sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Understanding of the local pathology tests processes and the ability to processing the results with advising patients accordingly
• Ability to assess and manage acute deteriorations/exacerbations of long‑term conditions
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children
• Understanding of the importance of evidence‑based practice
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Experience of medicines management
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Understanding and knowledge of QOF and enhanced service

Experience

• Ability to both work autonomously and as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of providing home visits
• General understanding of the primary care contract
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape and relationship between individuals organisations, PCNs and the commissioners

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.