Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description GP Retainer

Job Title: GP Retainer Location: High Street Surgery, Cheslyn Hay Reports to: GP Partners (Clinical) / Practice Manager (Administrative) Sessions: As agreed under the GP Retainer Scheme

The GP Retainer will provide high-quality, patient-centred primary care within a supportive and well-established practice environment. The post-holder will manage a clinical caseload, delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based care to registered and temporary patients. The role offers flexibility in line with the GP Retainer Scheme while maintaining continuity of care and professional standards.

• Provide face-to-face and telephone consultations in accordance with the agreed timetable.

• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with acute, chronic, and undifferentiated conditions.

• Make professional, autonomous clinical decisions in line with current guidelines and best practice.

• Prescribe safely and appropriately in accordance with practice formulary and national guidance.

• Review laboratory results, correspondence, and clinical documents in a timely manner.

• Undertake home visits where clinically appropriate and agreed.

• Develop and implement person-centred care plans.

• Refer patients to secondary care or community services as appropriate.

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using the practice clinical system (EMIS).

• Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activities as appropriate to sessions worked.

• Work in accordance with practice policies, NICE guidance, and local pathways.

• Contribute to audit, significant event analysis, and service improvement initiatives.

• Maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge and skills through CPD and appraisal.

• Maintain strict confidentiality in accordance with GDPR, Data Protection legislation, and practice policies.

• Ensure all patient information is handled securely and shared only with authorised individuals.

• Comply with practice Health & Safety and Infection Prevention & Control policies.

• Maintain safe working practices and adhere to national IPC standards.

• Use PPE appropriately and report any risks or incidents promptly.

• Promote safeguarding and demonstrate due regard for the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

• Deliver care in a respectful, inclusive, and non-judgemental manner.

• Support equality, diversity, and the rights of patients, carers, and colleagues.

• Participate in annual appraisal and maintain a portfolio in line with General Medical Council revalidation requirements.

• Engage in ongoing CPD in line with professional and retainer scheme requirements.

• Contribute positively to team working and practice development.

The GP Retainer will work collaboratively with 2 GP Partners, 1 ANP, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Healthcare Assistant, 1 Phlebotomist, and a large and experienced administrative team to ensure safe, coordinated patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants must hold a recognised medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) and be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a current licence to practise. Candidates must have completed GP Specialty Training and hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice or be on the GMC GP Register. Applicants must meet appraisal and revalidation requirements and be eligible to work under the NHS GP Retainer Scheme.

Desirable

• Previous experience working within UK primary care or General Practice is desirable, particularly experience managing a broad range of acute and chronic conditions independently. An interest in quality improvement, audit, or service development would be advantageous. Experience working within a multidisciplinary team and within a Primary Care Network (PCN) setting would be beneficial. Additional skills or special interests, such as womens health, chronic disease management, minor procedures, or teaching and mentoring, would also be welcomed. Familiarity with EMIS or similar electronic patient record systems is desirable.

Experience

Essential

• Applicants must have experience working as a General Practitioner within UK primary care, managing a wide range of acute, chronic, and undifferentiated presentations. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to work autonomously, making safe and effective clinical decisions in line with current national and local guidelines. Experience in prescribing independently, reviewing results and correspondence, and maintaining accurate contemporaneous clinical records is essential. Applicants must also have experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and contributing to high standards of patient-centred care.

Desirable

• It is desirable for applicants to have experience running minor illness or long-term condition clinics, managing complex patient cases, and contributing to service development or quality improvement projects. Experience teaching, mentoring, or supervising colleagues or medical students is advantageous. Familiarity with Primary Care Network (PCN) working, vaccination programmes, or specialised clinical areas such as womens health, chronic disease management, or minor procedures would also be beneficial. Experience using EMIS or other electronic patient record systems in a primary care setting is desirable.

Experience

Essential

• Applicants must have experience working as a General Practitioner within UK primary care, managing a wide range of acute, chronic, and undifferentiated presentations. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to work autonomously, making safe and effective clinical decisions in line with current national and local guidelines. Experience in prescribing independently, reviewing results and correspondence, and maintaining accurate contemporaneous clinical records is essential. Applicants must also have experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and contributing to high standards of patient-centred care.

Desirable

• It is desirable for applicants to have experience running minor illness or long-term condition clinics, managing complex patient cases, and contributing to service development or quality improvement projects. Experience teaching, mentoring, or supervising colleagues or medical students is advantageous. Familiarity with Primary Care Network (PCN) working, vaccination programmes, or specialised clinical areas such as womens health, chronic disease management, or minor procedures would also be beneficial. Experience using EMIS or other electronic patient record systems in a primary care setting is desirable.

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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

High Street Surgery

Address

High Street

Cheslyn Hay

Walsall

WS6 7AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.highstreetsurgery-cheslynhay.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

• To work with the staff based within the surgery and administrative staff to ensure patients receive the highest possible standards of care.
• To work with other health and social care providers to ensure an appropriately safe and integrated service.
• To engage with local and national initiatives and strategies to improve and co-ordinate better and more sustainable Health care provision.

Main Duties

• Provide comprehensive assessment, advice, and treatment for the registered practice population.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of consultations using the EMIS clinical systems.
• To coordinate and direct the delivery of care by the clinical team on a day to day basis.
• To provide clinical support to other members of staff, both clinical and administrative, in achieving the highest possible standards of care and QOF and Enhanced Services targets.
• Prescribe according to national and local evidence-based gudielines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
• Qualified General Practitioner
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register

Experience

Essential

• Experience In practice as a General Practitioner/Locum Practitioner
• An up to date understanding of modern primary care and its delivery in an urgent care and community setting
• Understands the NHS and its clinical environment
• Able to manage common medical, surgical, and psychiatric emergencies
• Ability to make the appropriate referral for further management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

High Street Surgery

Address

100 High Street

Dover

Kent

CT16 1EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.thehighstreetsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)