Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our busy General Practice as a Salaried GP.

ELHT Primary Care is a group of East Lancashire General Practices sitting within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust. Being a part of ELHT enables more collaborative working between Primary and Secondary Care and a great interface with the Community Services that ELHT host.

The practices have excellent multidisciplinary teams and supportive clinical leadership. We strive to continuously drive improvements in the development of high quality, patient centered care.

As a salaried GP you will undertake a wide variety of clinical work including routine and complex consultations with patients, rotational on call duty, home visits and workflow and admin tasks.

We are keen to develop any special interests you may have to further enhance the services we offer and wherever possible will support you to pursue this.

This is a part time position covering 5 sessions per week.

Main duties of the job

• Practice based consultations - telephone and face to face
• Home based consultations
• Participation in the GP on call rotation
• Triaging requests for appointments and ensuring patients are seen by the most appropriate member of the team.
• Make professional and autonomous decisions
• Health screening and developing and managing care plans
• Chronic disease management
• Prescription management
• Other duties commensurate with role

About us
As a GP within ELHT Primary Care you will have the benefit of being a part of a large hospital trust. This enables collaborative working between Primary, Community and Secondary care supporting patients right across their health journeys.

ELHT are committed to offering all staff a rewarding career as part of a flexible workforce that constantly seeks fresh ways of delivering the best care for our patients.

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £78,699 to £118,759 a year
Per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 435-MQ110-26
Job locations: Fairmore Medical Practice, Leeds Road, Nelson, BB9 9SZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
A detailed job description and person specification is attached and we welcome calls and pre arranged visits

Person Specification
Qualifications - Essential

• A medical practitioner on the General Practice Register under Article 10 of the Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not the subject of suspension under section 41A if the Medical Act 1983
• Qualified General Practitioner(completed certificate of Completion of Training
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from the list or the medical register
• Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) MBBS or equivalent degree

Experience - Essential

• In practice as a GP or Locum
• Experience of and commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working to achieve standards within Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Experience of working in a Primary Care environment in areas with significant health problems
• Development of areas of clinical expertise
• Experience of audit and improving care for patients

Experience - Desirable

• Experience of using EMIS

Knowlwdge and Skills - Essential

• Understanding the roles of medical services in a wider public health agenda
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area
• Undertanding current NHS policy
• Understanding health and social needs of a practice population
• Understand the issues and challenges facing primary care

Personal - Essential

• Commitment to ongoing personal development / education and training
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English. This includes written and verbal communications
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent record keeping skills
• Provision of enhanced services - i.e. minor surgery
• Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
• Ability to support and mentor GP Registrars, Medical Students and other Health Professionals

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.

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Fairmore Medical Practice, Leeds Road, Nelson, BB9 9SZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Practice Manager Julie Selby - julie.selby@nhs.net - 01282805735