2 x Associate GPs

Job summary

You understand general practice, and can appreciate the benefits (for both patients and you) of working where personal lists and continuity of care have been embedded for years. You enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary team, and would like to join a practice where patients feel we have 'very informative medical professionals 'who are willing to listen' and 'from reception to Doctor, everyone is appreciated for their smiles, patience, and attention'.

(Friends and Family Test feedback Jun-Nov 2025.)

We have 2 roles available:

• From mid-February 2026, a permanent associate GP role, as one of our colleagues goes off to pursue other healthcare adventures
• from mid-March 2026 until October 2026, a maternity locum cover position. This will be a 6 month fixed term contract initially, but opportunities may arise to extend it into a permanent role.

Both roles are for 4 sessions per week. It is likely that the sessional pattern for the fixed-term role will be Tues AM, Wed PM and Fri AM & PM; and for the permanent role will be Mon AM & PM, Wed PM and Thurs AM. Both roles will definitely require a Wed PM session, but there may be some flexibility with the other sessions.

Kindly include a detailed covering letter with your CV to explain why you think you would fit well at Horfield Health Centre and which role(s) you are applying for.

PLEASE NOTE: interviews for the role will take place on 27 & 28.01.2026. Virtual interviews will be an option if required.

Main duties of the job

Duties

Main responsibilities

• Acute and chronic medical care of patients (and providing cross-cover for a buddy GP) 8.00am-6.30pm Monday to Friday and for enhanced access obligations. Patient contact may be via email, phone, video, consultation at the surgery or home visits
• Share the clinical management and administration duties in the practice (e.g. leading some of the practices clinical quality programmes)
• Participate in the practices and your own individual performance management programme
• Promote effective working relationships and communication within the practice
• Maintain your own professional development (by demonstrating that you are an accomplished self-directed learner, and sharing your learning with others where appropriate)
• Make effective use of the various information and technology systems in the practice, to include the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of read codes on the practices patient care system, EMIS Web
• Contribute to the practice's team learning, teaching and research programmes as required
• Attend management, training and staff meetings as required. Some meetings may occur on days that the doctor does not usually work
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines
• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times, on all matters relating to patients and staff in accordance with current data protection legislation
• Any other relevant duties that may be required from time to time

About us

Horfield Health Centre is a single site GP surgery looking after around 18,500 patients.

Our values focus on: quality; fairness; continuity of care; wellbeing; and being a learning organisation.

We are part of Phoenix (BNSSG) PCN