General Practitioner; Sessions

Salaried General Practitioner (6-8 Sessions)

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Job Summary

Heath Lane Medical Centre, located on the suburban outskirts of Chester, is a well‑established, forward‑thinking practice committed to delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care. We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and collaborative environment where clinical excellence and innovation thrive.

We are seeking a dedicated Salaried GP — 6 to 8 sessions per week — to join our experienced multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a purpose‑built and thriving general practice serving a diverse patient population. Our ethos is built on teamwork, continuous professional development, and maintaining a healthy work‑life balance for all staff.

The successful candidate will benefit from a structured and manageable workload with protected admin time, opportunities to contribute to clinical meetings, QOF achievement, and enhanced services. Access to robust IT systems and strong support from skilled nursing, administrative, and management teams.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver agreed clinical sessions, typically comprising 13 × 15‑minute consultations, administrative time, and potential home visits.
• Act on alerts and reminders (e.g., QOF) during routine consultations.
• Provide comprehensive GP services: history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and referral as appropriate.
• Offer preventive health care and advice.
• Support patients referred by other staff.
• Prescribe in line with local and national formulary guidelines.
• Exercise professional autonomy in clinical decision‑making.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous IT‑based records.
• Collect data for audit purposes.
• Issue acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Undertake all duties expected of a GP within primary care.

Other Responsibilities

• Support practice staff and respond to requests for advice and assistance.
• Attend MDT, clinical, and practice meetings.
• Deliver enhanced services to meet patient needs and optimise practice income.
• Ensure compliance with all practice policies and guidelines (prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, QOF).

About Us

We are a friendly, forward‑thinking GP practice serving approximately 7,500 patients in the Boughton Heath area of Chester. Our dedicated clinical team — comprising GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, and Practice Nurses — provides high‑quality, patient‑centred care and consistently achieves excellent QOF results.

As part of the Chester East Primary Care Network (PCN), we work collaboratively with three other practices to enhance services and develop our workforce. We benefit from a multidisciplinary team including Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, a Mental Health Practitioner, Social Prescribing Link Workers, and Wellbeing Coordinators.

We are proud to contribute to the training of future healthcare professionals and host 5th‑year medical students and undergraduate nursing trainees.

Details

• Date posted: 19 December 2025
• Pay scheme:
  Salary, depending on experience, in line with recognised pay scales.
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full‑time, Part‑time
• Reference number: A3095‑25‑0001
• Job locations:
  Heath Lane, Chester, CH3 5UJ

Job Description

Provide general medical services for the practice population to a high standard, dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting. Comply with the practice’s GMS contract, DES and LES contracts and adhere to the principles of good medical practice. Work close to the partners and management team, supporting the innovative model of primary care.

Qualifications and Experience – Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with current GMC registration and licence to practice.
• Inclusion on the NHS Performers List.
• Competence in managing a wide range of acute and chronic conditions.

Desirable Qualifications

• Special interest in areas such as minor surgery, dermatology, or chronic disease management (e.g., diabetes, respiratory care).
• Ability to deliver enhanced services and contribute to service development.

Essential Experience

• Demonstrated…