West London GP Federation
EA Locum FCP
The closing date is 30 September 2026

Job summary
Clinical Practice

• Deliver safe, evidence-based care in line with national guidance, local pathways and Federation policies.
• Complete accurate, contemporaneous clinical records within the clinical system and ensure effective communication with the patient's registered practice where required.
• Promote self-management, prevention and healthy lifestyle advice to support improved patient outcomes.

Collaboration & Service Delivery

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team across Federation sites, maintaining effective relationships with practice teams and partner organisations.
• Support the delivery of safe, accessible and high-quality Enhanced Access services across all Federation locations.
• Escalate clinical or operational concerns appropriately in line with Federation policies.
• Contribute to service improvement, clinical audits and quality assurance activities.
• Maintain awareness of local referral pathways and ensure patients are signposted to the most appropriate services.

Leadership, Governance & Professional Development

• Maintain professional registration, mandatory training and continuing professional development in line with regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to clinical governance activities, including incident reporting, significant event reviews and quality improvement initiatives.
• Actively contribute to maintaining CQC standards and the continuous improvement of the Enhanced Access Service.

Main duties of the job
To provide safe, effective and patient-centred clinical care as a locum FCP within the GP Federation Enhanced Access Service. The postholder will assess, diagnose and manage patients within their scope of practice, working flexibly across Federation sites to deliver high-quality care during Enhanced Access hours. They will maintain accurate clinical records and comply with professional standards, clinical governance, Federation policies and CQC requirements.

About us
LMA West London GP Federation provides out of hours GP services for 39 local surgeries across West London.

Key relationships pivotal to the role:

• Head of Operations & Clinical ARRs
• Operations Manager
• Service Managers
• Clinical Directors
• GP practices
• Administrators
• Clinical Leads
• Clinical Teams: GPs, Nurses, HCAs
• Providers of secondary care and non-acute services
• Independent sector providers
• Colleagues across West London NHS & ICB
• Shared service colleagues, Local Authority colleagues and other key stakeholders
• All internal teams.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £35 an hour
Contract: Locum
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: B0178-26-0007
Job locations: LMA West London GP Federation, Community Clinic 2, St Charles Centre for Health & Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, London, W10 6DZ, United Kingdom; Violet Melchett Clinic, 30 Flood Walk, LONDON, SW3 5RR, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Knowledge of managing patients with a variety of conditions and complex needs.
• Demonstrates expert clinical reasoning skills in MSK physiotherapy.
• Ability to implement evidence-based practice principles
• Good self-management and ability to prioritise workload and delegate tasks as appropriate.
• Evidence of appropriate post-graduate training in a broad range of appropriate specialist areas.
• Evidence of First contact practitioner (FCP) training
• Evidence of providing professional advice /support
• Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional team.

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care and First Contact Practitioner roles.
• Evidence of involvement in Service Improvement initiatives and outcomes.
• Experience of initiating change
• Previous experience working in Primary Care

Qualifications
Essential

• BSc degree in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the HCPC
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Minimum of 3 years MSK experience

Desirable

• MSc degree in Physiotherapy
• Completed or working towards a Supplementary Prescribing qualification or non-medical prescribing qualification training will be supported in post.

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Be flexible and adaptable to cope with unpredictable situations.
• Awareness and understanding of the MSK Competency Framework for FCPs.
• Ability to implement evidence-based practice principles
• Ability to manage a case load of patients independently with complex musculoskeletal dysfunction, acute and chronic pain
• Good self-management and ability to prioritise workload and delegate tasks as appropriate.
• Computer literate for record keeping, communication and data collection.
• Aware of own limitations

Desirable

• Experience of working and have a good understanding of Systm One clinical platform

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Be flexible and adaptable to cope with unpredictable situations.
• Awareness and understanding of the MSK Competency Framework for FCPs.
• Ability to implement evidence-based practice principles
• Ability to manage a case load of patients independently with complex musculoskeletal dysfunction, acute and chronic pain
• Good self management and ability to prioritize workload and delegate tasks as appropriate.
• Computer literate for record keeping, communication and data collection.
• Aware of own limitations

Desirable

• Primary Care and Systm One

Qualifications
Essential

• Knowledge of managing patients with a variety of conditions and complex needs.
• Demonstrates expert clinical reasoning skills in MSK physiotherapy.
• Ability to implement evidence-based practice principles
• Good self-management and ability to prioritize workload and delegate tasks as appropriate.
• Evidence of appropriate post-graduate training in a broad range of appropriate specialist areas.
• Evidence of First contact practitioner FCP training
• Evidence of providing professional advice support
• Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional team.
• BSc degree in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the HCPC
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Minimum of 3 years MSK experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care and First Contact Practitioner roles.
• Evidence of involvement in Service Improvement initiatives and outcomes.
• Experience of initiating change
• Previous experience working in Primary Care
• MSc degree in Physiotherapy
• Completed or working towards a Supplementary Prescribing qualification or non-medical prescribing qualification training will be supported in post.
• Experience of working and have a good understanding of Systm One clinical platform

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: West London GP Federation
Address: LMA West London GP Federation, Community Clinic 2, St Charles Centre for Health & Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, London, W10 6DZ, United Kingdom

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Operations Manager
Emma Gannaway
emma.gannaway@nhs.net