Taurus Healthcare Limited

GP

The closing date is 14 December 2025

Job summary

Are you a GP looking for a dynamic and rewarding portfolio career? At Taurus Healthcare, we offer an exciting opportunity to work in a progressive, patient-focused environment that values innovation, flexibility, and professional development. This is your chance to make a real impact on healthcare delivery across Herefordshire while enjoying variety and autonomy in your work.

As part of our integrated team, you will contribute to 18 clinical and preventative services, including the Hereford GP Hub, Enhanced Access, Urgent Care Response, and Out of Hours services. Your role will involve a mix of face-to-face and telephone consultations, covering both routine and urgent care needs, within daytime and out of hours times. This diversity ensures that no two days are the same, giving you the chance to broaden your skills and experience.

You will be based either at Nelson House or at one of our several Enhanced Access hubs across the county. We offer flexible options, including casual contracts and regular contracted hours, so you can tailor your schedule to suit your lifestyle and commitments.

Main duties of the job

As part of our integrated team, you will contribute to 18 clinical and preventative services, including the Hereford GP Hub, Enhanced Access, Urgent Care Response, and Out of Hours services. Your role will involve a mix of face-to-face and telephone consultations, covering both routine and urgent care needs, within daytime and out of hours times. This diversity ensures that no two days are the same, giving you the chance to broaden your skills and experience.

About us

Taurus Healthcare was established in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 185,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned by the partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus is focused on providing excellent care to Herefordshire patients. Our ethos is to provide high quality and cost-effective health outcomes that are delivered, whilst ensuring that patients receive the care they need.

At Taurus Healthcare we strive to create a diverse, inclusive workplace, and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds including those from Military Veterans and family members of serving personnel.

Taurus Healthcare offer many employee benefits, such as:

At Taurus Healthcare we strive to create a diverse, inclusive workplace, and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds including those from Military Veterans and family members of serving personnel.

Taurus Healthcare offer many employee benefits, such as:

  • Access to a generous NHS pension scheme with 20.68% employer contribution.
  • 38 days annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on service (pro rata for part-time staff)
  • Access to the Blue Light extensive discount scheme.
  • Access to Vivup benefit platform

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

S0001-25-0095

Job locations

Taurus Healthcare Ltd

Whitecross Road

Hereford

HR4 0DG


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a full general practice service across different settings according to the portfolio role of the GP and the needs of the service.

Main Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for seeing patients in an identical manner to regular general practice work, taking responsibility for a patients care and only referring back to their own GP where appropriate, consistent with ensuring every contact counts.

This will involve routine, urgent and telephone appointments, as well as supporting the clinical and administrative teams in the best interests of the patient that supports a patient seeing the right person at the right time in the right place.

The GP is expected to do any referrals required and appropriately prescribe within the Herefordshire guidelines, taking into account the Low Priority Treatment guidance from the CCG.

To assist in development of the service, with incident reporting and suggestions for improvements through the appropriate system.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a full general practice service across different settings according to the portfolio role of the GP and the needs of the service.

Main Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for seeing patients in an identical manner to regular general practice work, taking responsibility for a patients care and only referring back to their own GP where appropriate, consistent with ensuring every contact counts.

This will involve routine, urgent and telephone appointments, as well as supporting the clinical and administrative teams in the best interests of the patient that supports a patient seeing the right person at the right time in the right place.

The GP is expected to do any referrals required and appropriately prescribe within the Herefordshire guidelines, taking into account the Low Priority Treatment guidance from the CCG.

To assist in development of the service, with incident reporting and suggestions for improvements through the appropriate system.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified General Practitioner (GMC)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified General Practitioner (GMC)

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

Taurus Healthcare Limited

Address

Taurus Healthcare Ltd

Whitecross Road

Hereford

HR4 0DG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Taurus Healthcare Limited

Address

Taurus Healthcare Ltd

Whitecross Road

Hereford

HR4 0DG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

S0001-25-0095

Job locations

Taurus Healthcare Ltd

Whitecross Road

Hereford

HR4 0DG


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