Newly Qualified General Practitioner

In line with NHS England (NHSE) guidance, this post is open exclusively to newly qualified GP (within two years of Certificate of Completion of Training) who have not previously held a substantive GP post.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and forward-thinking GP Practice. The successful candidate will be engaged to provide provide comprehensive, high-quality primary care services, addressing a broad spectrum of health needs.

In due course the option to take up a Clinical Lead Role will also be available pending agreement of interest and scope between the post-holder and the Practice.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Care

• Provide high-quality, patient-centred clinical care through face-to-face consultations, telephone and video appointments, and HV where appropriate.
• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed, and long-term conditions.
• Make autonomous, evidence-based clinical decisions for patients who are self-referred or referred by other healthcare professionals or ext agencies.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, promoting early intervention and prevention.
• Develop, implement, and review individualised care plans in line with current clinical guidelines and best practice.
• Provide health promotion, lifestyle advice, and preventative care tailored to individual patient needs.
• Refer patients appropriately to secondary care, community services, and other healthcare professionals when clinically indicated.

Prescribing & Meds Management

• Issue acute and repeat prescriptions using the electronic prescribing system.
• Review, check, and authorise repeat prescriptions in a timely manner, responding to associated patient and pharmacy queries.
• Prescribe safely and cost-effectively in line with the practice formulary, national guidance, and local prescribing policies.

Governance & Quality

• Maintain clear, accurate, and contemporaneous clinical records in accordance with professional, legal, and organisational standards.
• Ensure accurate clinical coding and data recording.
• Participate in QI initiatives, and service projects.

About us

Harrow Road GP Practice, based in Leytonstone, East London, is an NHS GP surgery providing comprehensive primary care services to the local community.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties andResponsibilities

The post-holder will be expected toundertake the full range of duties associated with working as a GeneralPractitioner in primary care, including but not limited to the following:

Clinical Care

• Providehigh-quality, patient-centred clinical care through face-to-faceconsultations, telephone and video appointments, and home visits whereappropriate.
• Assess,diagnose, and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated,undiagnosed, and long-term conditions.
• Makeautonomous, evidence-based clinical decisions for patients who areself-referred or referred by other healthcare professionals or externalagencies.
• Screenpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, promotingearly intervention and prevention.
• Develop,implement, and review individualised care plans in line with currentclinical guidelines and best practice.
• Providehealth promotion, lifestyle advice, and preventative care tailored toindividual patient needs.
• Referpatients appropriately to secondary care, community services, and otherhealthcare professionals when clinically indicated.

Prescribing andMedicines Management

• Issueacute and repeat prescriptions using the electronic prescribing system,avoiding handwritten prescriptions wherever possible.
• Review,check, and authorise repeat prescriptions in a timely manner, respondingto associated patient and pharmacy queries.

Prescribesafely and cost-effectively in line with the practice formulary, nationalguidance, and local prescribing policies, using generic medications whereappropriate.

Documentation,Governance, and Quality

• Maintainclear, accurate, and contemporaneous clinical records in accordance withprofessional, legal, and organisational standards.
• Ensureaccurate clinical coding and data recording.
• Participatein quality improvement initiatives, and service development projects.

ProfessionalResponsibilities

• Workeffectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to apositive, supportive, and collaborative working environment.
• Recognisepersonal limitations, seek senior advice when appropriate, and engagefully with supervision and mentorship arrangements.
• Complywith professional standards and guidance issued by relevant regulatory andprofessional bodies.
• Maintaincontinued professional development and participate in appraisal andrevalidation processes.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated,proactive, and committed to ongoing learning.
• Adaptableand flexible, with the ability to work across different practiceenvironments where required.
• Professional,approachable, and patient-focused.

Salary & Funding

This role is is offered on a sessionalbasis.

• A standard clinical session is 4 hoursStructured as
• 3 Hour Clinic of 16 patients(14x10min appts and 2x20min appts)
• 1 Hour of Clinical Administration
• Full-TimeEquivalent Salary: £115,000 per annum for a40-hour week
• Equivalentto £11,500 per session (annualised)
• PreferredWorking Pattern:
• £92,000per annum gross for 32 hours per week

Additional Benefits

• AnnualLeave: 40 days FTE
• 8bank holidays
• 2NHS additional days
• StudyLeave: 5 days FTE per annum
• ProbationPeriod: 6 months (reflecting the needsof newly qualified and early-career GPs)
• Supportiveinduction, mentorship, and professional development environment.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Newly qualified GP within two years of CCT, with no previous or current substantive GP post.
• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).

Experience

• Experience of working within the NHS.
• Experience of working with the general public and within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to use initiative, sound judgement, and effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to obtain, interpret, and analyse complex clinical information.
• Ability to recognise clinical priorities and deviations from normal patterns, escalating appropriately.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to produce timely, accurate, and informative clinical documentation and reports.
• Demonstrates accountability and a commitment to delivering high-quality patient care.
• Interest in quality improvement, service development, and reflective practice

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.

£92,000 a year4 days per week / 8 sessions - 32 hours per week