Job summary
GP
Maternity Locum Fixed Term
13,500 patients | 2 sites Colton Mill and The Grange
Start
Date: July 2025
Contract:
6 months (May be extended to 12 months)
Sessions: 6 Sessions Week (Mondays, Thursday and Fridays)
Sessional
Rate: £10,500-£11,000 depending on experience
We are a well-established,
forward-thinking and friendly Advanced Training Practice in East Leeds,
operating from two purpose-built sites: Colton Mill and The Grange. We care for
a population of approximately 13,500 patients and are members of the Cross
Gates Primary Care Network (PCN) with 33, 000 patient population.
This fixed-term
maternity locum role is aimed at newly qualified GPs looking to grow and
develop their clinical confidence in a supportive, experienced, and
team-oriented environment.
Main duties of the job
You will be fully
supported to develop your knowledge and skills while delivering safe,
high-quality care as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
Main duties include:
- Managing routine and urgent care
needs
- Providing care via face-to-face,
telephone, online (SystmConnect), and home visits
- Fair share of admin workload with
strong medical admin support and pharmacy team to manage workflow,
letters, medication requests, and queries
- Working collaboratively with the
wider team to maximise use of services within the practice and PCN
About us
Advanced Training Practice
Rated Good CQC
Host a wide range of service including Extended Access, LARC Clinic, Minor Surgery, AAA screening, Memory Services
PCN Services include Physio First, Mental Health Service, Dementia Specialist Nurse, Health and Wellbeing Coach, Frailty and Care Homes Team, Pharmacists and Nursing Team.
Weekly clinical meetings and monthly training sessions.
Regular MDTs and Clinical Meetings
Competitive salary, MPS Professional Indemnity and NHS Pension
Supportive induction for newly qualified GPs
GP Career Pathway
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a qualified General Practitioner on the Performers Register who can demonstrate highly developed clinical skills and be able to demonstrate critical thinking whilst working within their professional boundaries and scope of practice. They will provide safe, high-quality, and compassionate medical care to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering routine and urgent services across face-to-face, telephone, online, and home visit settings. They will communicate at all levels across boundaries and work closely with wider clinical team members.
This fixed-term maternity locum role is ideal for a newly qualified GP looking to develop their clinical and professional skills in a supportive environment.
The postholder will work flexibly and autonomously, confidently managing their own clinical caseload and workflow, while recognising their own limitations and appropriately seeking advice and support when needed. They will contribute to the delivery of core and enhanced services, ensuring the practice meets its contractual obligations, and will engage with wider practice and PCN initiatives.As a valued member of the team, the GP will also act as a role model in supporting the development of the future workforce, including GP registrars, pre-registration pharmacists, and nurses, contributing to a positive and educational environment and supporting workforce planning where appropriate.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide high-quality clinical care to patients in line with GMC standards and the practices clinical protocols
- Deliver consultations via face-to-face, telephone, online systems (SystmConnect), and home visits as required
- Instigate diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings and reports.
- Directly admits patients to secondary care hospitals in acute medical need.
- Refer patients to other medical specialities for assessment as required including fast track referrals
- Undertake and interpret a range of diagnostic test and clinical procedures
- To take responsibility for making autonomous decisions in relation to patient care.
- Use SystmOne to maintain clear and accurate clinical records
- Support and contribute to the delivery of QOF and Local ICB Quality Improvement Scheme
- Participate in the delivery of enhanced services and PCN initiatives
- Ensure timely and appropriate follow-up of pathology results, letters, and medication requests with support from our Medical Admin and Pharmacy teams
- Manage their own and fair share of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, medical reports and examinations, referral letters and correspondence in a timely manner.
- Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
- Prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework and prescribing incentive schemes.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care and signpost appropriately to a range of allied health professionals.
- Make referrals as required for specialist clinical input including advice & guidance.
- Provide safe, evidenced-based, cost effective and individualised patient care
- To work within the practice guidelines, policies and protocols
- Engage in practice and PCN meetings and contribute to service development
- Support education and supervision of junior staff, including GP registrars and trainees
- Participate in audits, quality improvement, and clinical governance activity
- In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
- Clinical sessions and administration workload will be dependent on practice GP career pathway structure
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a qualified General Practitioner on the Performers Register who can demonstrate highly developed clinical skills and be able to demonstrate critical thinking whilst working within their professional boundaries and scope of practice. They will provide safe, high-quality, and compassionate medical care to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering routine and urgent services across face-to-face, telephone, online, and home visit settings. They will communicate at all levels across boundaries and work closely with wider clinical team members.
This fixed-term maternity locum role is ideal for a newly qualified GP looking to develop their clinical and professional skills in a supportive environment.
The postholder will work flexibly and autonomously, confidently managing their own clinical caseload and workflow, while recognising their own limitations and appropriately seeking advice and support when needed. They will contribute to the delivery of core and enhanced services, ensuring the practice meets its contractual obligations, and will engage with wider practice and PCN initiatives.As a valued member of the team, the GP will also act as a role model in supporting the development of the future workforce, including GP registrars, pre-registration pharmacists, and nurses, contributing to a positive and educational environment and supporting workforce planning where appropriate.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide high-quality clinical care to patients in line with GMC standards and the practices clinical protocols
- Deliver consultations via face-to-face, telephone, online systems (SystmConnect), and home visits as required
- Instigate diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings and reports.
- Directly admits patients to secondary care hospitals in acute medical need.
- Refer patients to other medical specialities for assessment as required including fast track referrals
- Undertake and interpret a range of diagnostic test and clinical procedures
- To take responsibility for making autonomous decisions in relation to patient care.
- Use SystmOne to maintain clear and accurate clinical records
- Support and contribute to the delivery of QOF and Local ICB Quality Improvement Scheme
- Participate in the delivery of enhanced services and PCN initiatives
- Ensure timely and appropriate follow-up of pathology results, letters, and medication requests with support from our Medical Admin and Pharmacy teams
- Manage their own and fair share of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, medical reports and examinations, referral letters and correspondence in a timely manner.
- Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
- Prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework and prescribing incentive schemes.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care and signpost appropriately to a range of allied health professionals.
- Make referrals as required for specialist clinical input including advice & guidance.
- Provide safe, evidenced-based, cost effective and individualised patient care
- To work within the practice guidelines, policies and protocols
- Engage in practice and PCN meetings and contribute to service development
- Support education and supervision of junior staff, including GP registrars and trainees
- Participate in audits, quality improvement, and clinical governance activity
- In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
- Clinical sessions and administration workload will be dependent on practice GP career pathway structure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registered GP with inclusion on the GP Register
Experience
Essential
- Current UK professional registration
- A car owner/driver (for home visits as required)
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to high-quality patient care
- Willing to work flexibly across both sites
Desirable
- Familiarity with SystmOne is desirable but not essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registered GP with inclusion on the GP Register
Experience
Essential
- Current UK professional registration
- A car owner/driver (for home visits as required)
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to high-quality patient care
- Willing to work flexibly across both sites
Desirable
- Familiarity with SystmOne is desirable but not essential
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).