Barnsley Healthcare Federation

Salaried GP

The closing date is 30 September 2025

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic, forward-thinking GPs with a minimum of 2 years experience to join the Primary Care Network within Barnsley practices to provide Primary Care at scale, to fulfil the healthcare needs of Barnsley.

We are looking to recruit either one full time or two part time Salaried GP's to cover Monday/Tuesday at Goldthorpe Surgery and Thursday/Friday in our Brierley Surgery.

Please note this advert could be closed earlier than the closing date depending on how many applications we receive.

Main duties of the job

Candidates must possess a positive attitude, be fully registered on the General Medical Council Register, as well as having the ability to work as part of a team.

All GPs are assigned to a specific surgery and will be part of the team there.

Other benefits include NHS pension, Indemnity and GMC fees covered, 6 weeks holiday, sick pay, and retail discounts

About us

Barnsley Primary Care Network:

Barnsley has established one super Primary Care Network (PCN) of over 250,000 patients which includes all of GP practices across Barnsley. This is supported by six Neighbourhood Networks building on our successful and existing model of neighbourhood working; this enables us to maintain and focus on the specific needs of each local area whilst allowing integration at a borough wide level.

Details

Date posted

11 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0243-25-0048

Job locations

Goldthope Centre

Goldthorpe Green

Goldthorpe

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S63 9EH


Grimethorpe Health Centre

Acorn Way

Grimethorpe

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S72 7NZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities will include:

  • The post holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, queries, home visits, reviewing and signing repeat and acute prescriptions, review tests results and patient correspondences, medical reports, referral letters NHS/private in a timely manner
  • Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from Federation team members
  • To record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
  • Collecting data for audit purposes
  • Working towards all QOF/LES and DES targets
  • Compiling and issuing computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand written prescription wherever possible)
  • Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
  • In general, undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities with the Practice:
  • Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and QOF standards
  • A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice.
  • Maintain an educational portfolio
  • Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the practice
  • Contribute to the development of computer based patient records
  • Attending training, practice/federation meetings and events organised by the federation or other agencies where appropriate
  • Meet all timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the federation meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g. annual QOF audit, out of hours audits.
  • Participate in primary care led initiatives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities will include:

  • The post holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, queries, home visits, reviewing and signing repeat and acute prescriptions, review tests results and patient correspondences, medical reports, referral letters NHS/private in a timely manner
  • Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from Federation team members
  • To record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
  • Collecting data for audit purposes
  • Working towards all QOF/LES and DES targets
  • Compiling and issuing computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand written prescription wherever possible)
  • Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
  • In general, undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities with the Practice:
  • Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and QOF standards
  • A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice.
  • Maintain an educational portfolio
  • Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the practice
  • Contribute to the development of computer based patient records
  • Attending training, practice/federation meetings and events organised by the federation or other agencies where appropriate
  • Meet all timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the federation meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g. annual QOF audit, out of hours audits.
  • Participate in primary care led initiatives.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Qualified GP Practitioner with 2 or more years experience
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Qualified GP Practitioner with 2 or more years experience

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Healthcare Federation

Address

Goldthope Centre

Goldthorpe Green

Goldthorpe

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S63 9EH


Employer's website

https://barnsleyhealthcarefederation.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Healthcare Federation

Address

Goldthope Centre

Goldthorpe Green

Goldthorpe

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S63 9EH


Employer's website

https://barnsleyhealthcarefederation.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Business Partner

Susan Calvert

syicb-barnsley.bhf-hrteam@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

11 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0243-25-0048

Job locations

Goldthope Centre

Goldthorpe Green

Goldthorpe

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S63 9EH


Grimethorpe Health Centre

Acorn Way

Grimethorpe

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S72 7NZ


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