Job summary

Your Health Partnership (YHP) are a cutting edge PCN working as part of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust with sites across Sandwell including Lyndon Primary Care Centre, Regis Medical Centre, Oakham Surgery, Whiteheath Medical Centre, Mace Street Clinic and Great Bridge Health Centre.

We pride ourselves on being both innovative and bold as we plan and deliver services to our patients.

If you're a GP that would value working in a high quality, innovative, integrated environment then please get in touch.

We have 9 sessions to offer - 12 months fixed term maternity leave cover

Main duties of the job

To work as a full member of the clinical and managerial team within the Your Health Partnership (YHP) Primary Care Network (PCN) Directorate of Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals Primary Care, Communities and Therapies (PCCT) Group providing a full range of medical services to our patients.

Design Your Own Portfolio Career

We can offer salaried sessions to suit you and can support the development of specialist interests and hospital work.

We pay £13278.20 per session and offer 6 weeks annual leave and one weeks study leave but if you want to agree some additional unpaid time off to climb a mountain or visit a desert then tell us and we will find a way to let you go.

Vacancies are available now for 9 sessions

Applications would be encouraged for experienced trainers or those willing to undertake this.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people. Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community. Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Details

Date posted

20 October 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£13,278.20 a session per annum - (£13278.20 per session)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

381-CT-8258491

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust- Your Health Partnership

Regis Medical Centre - Darby Street

Blackheath

B65 0BA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For an informal discussion please contact either:

• Dr Tania Hussain - [email protected] or;
• Mike Beech Head of Acute Clinical Services [email protected] 07866934875

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and is a no smoking organisation

Job description Job responsibilities For an informal discussion please contact either: Dr Tania Hussain - [email protected] or; Mike Beech Head of Acute Clinical Services [email protected] 07866934875 Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and is a no smoking organisation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Entry on the GMC GP Register within 6 months from the date of interview)
• MRCGP or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining GMC GP Register

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• oAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• oAbility to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
• oAbility to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.

Teaching and Training Experience

Essential

• oAbility to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
• oThe ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff.

Desirable

• oFormal training in teaching

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full GMC Registration Entry on the GMC GP Register within 6 months from the date of interview) MRCGP or equivalent Experience Essential Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining GMC GP Register Management and Administrative Experience Essential oAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectively oAbility to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures. oAbility to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives. Teaching and Training Experience Essential oAbility to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines. oThe ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff. Desirable oFormal training in teaching

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).

Additional information 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

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust- Your Health Partnership

Regis Medical Centre - Darby Street

Blackheath

B65 0BA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust- Your Health Partnership

Regis Medical Centre - Darby Street

Blackheath

B65 0BA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you highly organised, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting patient care? We are looking for an experiencedMedical Secretary to join our team and provide a comprehensive secretarial service to Consultants and their clinical teams within a designated specialty.

As a Medical Secretary, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of clinical services. You will be responsible for producing accurate and timely correspondence, maintaining patient records, and acting as the first point of contact for enquiries. This is a varied and rewarding position where your attention to detail and ability to prioritise will make a real difference to patient experience and service delivery.

Main duties of the job

Provide a full audio/copy typing service to a consultant(s) and theirteam(s) of both clinical and non-clinical nature, regularly using complexmedical terminology within high volumes of workload.

Draft letters on behalf of the consultant on routine and other matters, toinclude the drafting of letters to patients following receipt of test resultswithin defined parameters.

Devise, type and distribute working rotas for medical teams whererequired.

Assist in achieving National and Local performance targets by ensuringclinical letters are produced in a prescribed timescales e.g. within 24hours for newly diagnosed oncology patients.

Arrangement of out-patient clinic appointments and processing standard correspondence to General Practitioners when patients fail to attend forappointments as well as for urgent appointments as necessary.

Arrangement of transport for patients, as appropriate for non clinicalattendance as requested by the Trust.

Arrange domiciliary visits for medical staff, where required, ensuring thecompletion of documentation for these visits to facilitate appropriatepayment.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.