Salaried General Practitioner

Job summary

We are a forward thinking, well established 6 partner practice in a market town in rural North Warwickshire, within easy reach of Birmingham, Leicester and Coventry.

We are looking for a like-minded person to join us in continuing to provide high quality, patient centred care.

We offer a well managed work-load and a healthy work life balance with the support of our caring and dedicated clinical and admin team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is an experienced practitioner who will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients.

About us

• GMS, CQC rated good, high QOF achiever
• List size 17,000
• Training practice
• Support to continue existing special interests or develop new interests
• Multi skilled and experienced clinical team including 2 ACPs, 5 practice nurses, 4 HCAs
• Active member of a thriving PCN and supportive Federation, with a range of ARRS roles
• Enhanced access provided by third party
• Low volume of home visits
• Purpose built, practice owned premises
• Dispensing practice
• Proactive IT users including Emis, accuRx, GP Triage and Primary Care IT

Details

Date posted: 15 October 2026

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: A4551-26-0001

Closing date: 30 November 2026

Job responsibilities

Clinical practice

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex need.
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols.
• Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for Mental Health.
• Undertake minor surgery as appropriate to competence.

Communication

• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
• Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
• Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders.
• Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.
• Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.

Delivering a quality service

• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the professional body. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
• Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
• Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
• Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.
• In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
• Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.
• Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.
• Use a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events.
• Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery.
• Approve the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate.
• Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.

Leadership personal and people development

• Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode.
• Support staff development in order to maximise potential.
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
• Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services.
• Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.
• Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers in order to bring about new developments in the provision of services.
• Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.
• Contribute to the development local guidelines, protocols and standards.
• Maintain effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning and procurement process.
• Maintain active involvement in the planning and processes of primary care networks or similar initiatives.

Team working

• Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time.
• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
• Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.
• Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need.
• Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
• Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery.
• Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.
• Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team.
• Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success.

Management of risk

• Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
• Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.

Managing information

• Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.
• Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

Learning and development

• Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards.
• Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences).
• Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
• Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.

Equality and diversity

• Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
• Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture.
• Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights.
• Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
• Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice.
• Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participation in care and refuse care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified General Practitioner registered with appropriate professional body

Experience

Desirable

• Working knowledge of EMIS

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name:

The Atherstone Surgery

Address:

The Atherstone Surgery, 1 Ratcliffe Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1EU, United Kingdom

Employer's website:

https://www.atherstonesurgery.co.uk

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager Karen Clarke

karen.clarke2@nhs.net

01827713664

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