Lead GP

Salaried GP Opportunity Friendly, Values-Led Practice with approx 7,700 patients

Are you a motivated GP looking to join a supportive, forward-thinking practice where your contribution truly matters?

Were seeking a committed Salaried GP to join our growing team and help us deliver high-quality, person-centred care to our community of 7,700 patients
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Why Join Us?

At our practice,
We Care, We are a Team & We Work Hard to Improve.We're proud of the warm, inclusive culture we've built and were looking for someone who shares our values and enthusiasm for excellent primary care.

We work closely together, support each other, and make space for shared learning and clinical discussions.

What Were Looking For

A dedicated GP who values teamwork and compassionate care

Experience with
training, supervising or supporting learners (e.g., medical students, trainees, or allied clinicians)

Someone keen to contribute to innovation and positive development within the practice

A clinician who brings energy, good communication, and a patient-first mindset

What We Offer

Supportive clinical leadership

Opportunities for CPD and portfolio development

A stable, well-organised practice with a strong administrative and nursing team

Protected time for clinical meetings and learning

As a salaried GP you will manage 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. In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

As a GP you will recognise the importance of great communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with patient sand carers

Communicate effectively with other team members

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

North Cumbria Primary Care (NCPC) is an innovative not for profit social enterprise covering over 100,000 patients in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. We reinvest surpluses locally to improve quality, support our staff and to reduce inequalities.

Our Team

You’ll be joining a skilled, multidisciplinary group including:

Salaried GPsAdvanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)
Practice Nurses Clinical Pharmacists

Clinical Responsibilities

In accordance with the agreed job plan, the salaried GP will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including:

Surgery consultations, telephone consultations, telephone triage, visiting patients, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, processing clinical documentation, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Participate in the duty doctor rota

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

Developing care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE

Ensuring appropriate follow up of patients

Recording clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards

Prescribing generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the ICB and Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)

Comply with all the objectives of the QOF targets, ICB initiatives, nationally or locally commissioned enhanced services.

Completion of reports for solicitors, insurance companies and other third parties

Working with and supporting other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care

Take an active role in delivering clinical governance

Promote preventative health care and advice where appropriate

Lead on training,…