General Practitioner

Company: NHS Jobs
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Location: Lancashire
Job Description:

Role Overview

The role includes:

  • Delivery of primary care services across 6-7 sessions per week
  • Management of a defined patient list alongside shared responsibility for the wider practice population
  • Participation in a structured weekly duty/on-call rota, with additional cover during colleague annual leave
  • Undertaking home visits as required
  • Managing clinical administration including Pathlinks, Docman workflow, and prescriptions
  • Providing cover for GP colleagues during annual leave, including additional sessions and workload
  • Participation in practice meetings, MDT working, and service development
  • Adherence to practice policies, CQC standards, and clinical governance requirements
  • Supporting supervision, mentoring or training activities

Professional Responsibilities & Clinical Governance

  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current clinical guidelines and best practice
  • Participate in practice meetings, clinical meetings, and MDT discussions
  • Engage in clinical audit, quality improvement and service development activity
  • Contribute to significant event reviews, learning events, and reflective practice
  • Support delivery of QOF, GP contract and quality improvement programmes
  • Ensure compliance with CQC, NHS and practice governance standards

Training & Development

  • Maintain mandatory training requirements in line with practice, PCN and NHS policies
  • Undertake continuing professional development (CPD) in line with appraisal and revalidation requirements
  • Participate in annual appraisal and revalidation processes
  • Support development and training of colleagues where appropriate

Team Working & MDT Engagement

  • Work collaboratively with the wider team including ANPs, nurses, pharmacists, FCP, MHP and administrative staff
  • Actively participate in multidisciplinary working and patient care planning
  • Contribute to a positive, supportive and inclusive team culture

Additional Duties

  • The post holder will undertake other duties appropriate to the role as required by the practice
  • The post holder will be expected to contribute to the resilience of the service, including flexibility in working arrangements to meet clinical demand
  • Responsibilities may be reviewed and amended over time in line with service development, workforce changes and patient need, following discussion with the post holder
  • The post holder will support colleagues and the wider team to maintain safe, effective and responsive patient care

This job description is intended as a guide and is not exhaustive. It may be subject to review in line with service need.

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Posted: May 30th, 2026