Job summary
Join a practice where people genuinely enjoy coming to work.

At Alma Medical Centre we're looking for an enthusiastic GP to join our friendly, forward-thinking team.

Whether you're newly qualified or an experienced GP looking for a fresh challenge, we'd love to hear from you. We're proud to offer a supportive environment where clinical excellence, teamwork and work-life balance are genuinely valued.

We know that choosing a practice is about much more than sessional rate. It's about finding colleagues you enjoy working with, having time to develop professionally, and feeling supported every day.

Why choose Alma?

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working pattern (68 sessions preferred but negotiable)
• Six weeks annual leave plus one week study leave (pro rata)
• Excellent induction and ongoing mentoring
• Supportive, approachable partners who value new ideas
• Opportunities to teach medical students and GP registrars
• Encouragement to develop clinical interests and leadership roles
• A stable, experienced multidisciplinary team
• Training practice with strong links to Newcastle and Sunderland Universities
• Flexible start date

Main duties of the job
The Role

You'll provide high-quality, patient-centred primary care within a supportive team environment.

Your role will include:

• Routine and urgent GP consultations
• Long-term condition management
• Home visits on a shared basis
• Participation in the duty doctor rota
• Managing clinical correspondence, referrals and prescriptions
• Supporting quality improvement and clinical governance
• Working collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team
• Teaching opportunities for those with an interest in education

About us
Alma Medical Centre is a well-established, friendly training practice serving approximately 10,500 patients.

We are a Deep End practice, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to our local community while recognising the challenges and rewards that come with this work.

Our clinical team includes:

• Four GP Partners
• Four Salaried GPs
• Two Advanced Nurse Practitioners
• Practice Nurse
• Nursing Associate
• Healthcare Assistant
• Health & Wellbeing Coach
• Social Prescriber
• Remote Clinical Pharmacists
• Experienced administrative and reception teams providing excellent clinical support

We're proud of our collaborative culture. We enjoy teaching, continually strive to improve how we work, and welcome colleagues who want to contribute new ideas and help shape the future of the practice.

About us
At Hartlepool and Stockton Health GP Federation our guiding aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. Relationships are key to everything we do and by working with our practice members and their Primary Care Networks, as well as other local partners, we strive to provide excellent services that help people to live their best lives.

As part of this support, we are hosting this job advert on behalf one of our member practices, Alma Medical Centre

Job responsibilities
You will provide high-quality, patient-centred primary care within a supportive team environment.

Your role will include:

• Routine and urgent GP consultations
• Long-term condition management
• Home visits on a shared basis
• Participation in the duty doctor rota
• Managing clinical correspondence, referrals and prescriptions
• Supporting quality improvement and clinical governance
• Working collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team
• Teaching opportunities for those with an interest in education

We encourage all our GPs to pursue areas of specialist interest, quality improvement projects, leadership or teaching if this is something they enjoy.

Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential

• Enjoys working as part of a supportive team.
• Delivers compassionate, evidence-based patient care.
• Has excellent communication skills.
• Is keen to contribute ideas and help us continue to develop our practice.
• Values collaborative working and continuous learning.
• Newly qualified GPs are warmly welcomed and will receive excellent support and mentoring.

Qualifications
Essential

• GMC Registration with Licence to Practise.
• Inclusion on the NHS Performers List.
• MRCGP.
• CCT, or equivalent, and eligibility to practise independently in the UK.
• Appropriate medical defence indemnity.

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: Hartlepool & Stockton Health [H&SH]
Address: Alma Medical Centre, Nolan Place, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 2BP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hartlepoolandstocktonhealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Deputy Practice Manager
Jill Harrison
jill.harrison1@nhs.net

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