Salaried GP Fixed term (8 months)
Closing date: 30 July 2026

Job summary
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Main duties of the job
In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including:

• Telephone Triage
• Face to face consultations
• Home visits
• Prescription management
• Referrals & advice and guidance
• General queries
• Correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Practice Audits
• Attend Practice and Clinical Meeting.

About us
Harford Health Centre is located in a purpose built health centre building. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking modern General Practice. We have a list size of 10000 patients which will be increasing over the coming years as new residences are built in our locality.

Details
Date posted: 08 July 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £100 an hour
Contract: Locum
Duration: 8 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: A4437-26-0006
Job locations: Unit 2, Harford Multi Centre, 115 Harford Street, London, E1 4FG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion

• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring them to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
• Maintenance of own clean working environment
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
• Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Qualifications & Professional Standing:
  • Fully qualified GP with a primary medical qualification (MBChB, MBBS, or equivalent).
  • On the GMC GP Register with a current, unrestricted license to practice.
  • Currently included on the NHS England National Medical Performers List.
  • Evidence of current, up-to-date CPR and safeguarding training (Level 3 for Children and Adults).
  • Full, appropriate medical indemnity insurance cover (MDU, MPS, or equivalent).
• Clinical Skills & Experience:
  • Proven experience working as a GP within NHS primary care.
  • Ability to manage a diverse clinical caseload autonomously, making safe, evidence-based clinical decisions under standard time pressures.
  • Strong competence in standard primary care software systems (e.g., EMIS Web) and digital triage tools (e.g., Accurx).
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build rapid, trusting relationships with patients from diverse backgrounds.
• Adaptability & Teamwork:
  • Ability to integrate quickly and smoothly into an existing practice team and adapt to established local clinical protocols.
  • Commitment to maintaining clear, accurate, and contemporaneous clinical notes to ensure seamless continuity of care during the cover period.

Desirable

• Local Knowledge & Enhanced Skills:
  • Familiarity with local referral pathways, community services, and prescribing formularies within the local Integrated Care System (ICS).
• Workflow Efficiency:
  • Experience managing digital workflows efficiently, including processing pathology results, clinical correspondence, and repeat prescriptions.
  • Experience utilising electronic consultation templates to ensure high-quality QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) and IIF data capture.

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 Apply through our website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Practice Manager Genevieve Ngalula
Email: g.ngalula@nhs.net
Employer's website: Apply through our website