Description
Broomwood Health Centre is seeking a dedicated maternity locum GP for a fixed-term contract starting in Nov 2026, with a duration of at least 12 months.
The successful candidate will provide comprehensive general medical services to patients registered with the practice during the period of maternity leave cover.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage GP Triage dashboard / online consultations
- Provide consultations to patients presenting with acute, chronic, and undifferentiated conditions
- Undertake clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients
- Provide face-to-face, telephone, and other appropriate forms of consultation
- Prescribe safely and appropriately in accordance with current clinical guidance
- Refer patients appropriately to secondary care, community services, and other healthcare professionals
- Arrange appropriate investigations and interpret results within the scope of professional competence
- Provide appropriate follow-up and safety-netting advice
- Undertake management and review of patients with long-term conditions as required
- Manage urgent and same-day clinical presentations according to practice arrangements
- Undertake home visits where required and agreed within the practice's arrangements
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous, and clinically appropriate patient records
- Complete clinical correspondence, referrals, reports, and other documentation arising from consultations
- Review and action investigation results, correspondence, and other clinical information within agreed practice systems
- Recognise and appropriately manage patients requiring urgent or emergency care
Clinical Governance and Quality:
- Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement activities
- Contribute to significant event reviews and clinical audits where appropriate
- Work in accordance with local and national clinical guidelines
- Comply with practice policies and procedures
- Participate in safeguarding processes and raise concerns appropriately
- Maintain appropriate standards of infection prevention and control
- Report clinical incidents, risks, and significant events in accordance with practice procedures
- Maintain professional competence and undertake appropriate continuing professional development
- Participate in appraisal and revalidation in accordance with GMC requirements
Team Working and Communication:
- Work effectively as a member of the practice's multidisciplinary team
- Communicate appropriately with GP colleagues, nursing staff, pharmacists, allied health professionals, administrative staff, and external healthcare providers
- Participate in practice and clinical meetings as required
- Contribute to effective communication and continuity of patient care
- Provide appropriate clinical advice and support to other members of the clinical team within the scope of professional competence
Professional Responsibilities:
- Maintain full compliance with GMC professional standards
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Comply with information governance and data protection requirements
- Work within the limits of professional competence and seek appropriate advice when required
- Maintain appropriate professional indemnity arrangements
- Comply with practice health and safety policies
- Comply with safeguarding policies and procedures
- Undertake duties in accordance with the practice's equality, diversity, and inclusion policies
Benefits:
- 6 weeks annual leave
- NHS Pension
- Medical Indemnity subscription paid by the practice
- Manageable workload / admin
Requirements:
- GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List
- MRCGP or equivalent
- Appropriate professional indemnity arrangements
- Satisfactory completion of relevant employment and pre-employment checks
- Experience of working in UK general practice
- Experience in the assessment and management of a broad range of acute and chronic conditions
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of working within clinical governance and safeguarding frameworks