Locum GP

Locum GP - Care Home Sessions, Wandsworth area Background

We are working with a friendly, well-regarded training practice in the Wandsworth area, Southwest London, seeking locum GP cover for their care home sessions. This is an interim need and incredibly flexible on days and timings. Ideal for a locum who enjoys care-home work and wants a regular, structured commitment without being tied to a long-term post. Ideally looking for a start date mid-September to mid-November.

Salary - £85-£90 per hour

Location - Wandsworth, Southwest London

The Practice

• Friendly, supportive GP Training Practice serving approximately 6,600 patients
• Rated Good by the CQC
• EMIS Web
• Free on-site parking
• Care Home is well-run, 58 beds including a dedicated dementia ward

Your role

• 2 sessions per week visiting a local, well-run Care Home
• Flexible on which dates the sessions are, but the care home require the GP to have a day in between visiting
• Approximately 12-15 patients per session, with the care home providing part of the list in advance
• Flexible start/finish times; sessions typically take around 3 hours (roughly 2 hours clinical, 1 hour admin)
• Admin can be completed at the Care Home - dependent on laptop/emis access
• No on-site clinical staff at the care home, but good access to community nursing and the wider MDT; not expected to manage emergencies, as patients can otherwise be seen at the practice
• Proactive and reactive clinical care, medication reviews, structured care planning, and advance care planning/end-of-life care where appropriate

Requirements

You must be qualified as a General Practitioner and be registered with the GMC and UK Performers List

Salary and Benefits

• Flexible on days, provided the day's gap between sessions is maintained
• Potential for ongoing ad hoc work with the care home or practice, beyond the initial period