Salaried GP

Londonwide LMCs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 200,000; Full time

Job description

Application closing date 28 February 2026

JOB TITLE: Salaried General Practitioner

REPORTS TO: The Partners (Clinically) / The Practice Manager (Administratively)

HOURS: 6 sessions per week

SALARY: To be discussed at interview

About Us

Robin Hood Lane Health Centre is an exciting, forward thinking, and innovative practice in South London. We are a well-established training surgery with multi‑professional trainees, with an ever‑growing practice population of 16,000. We have a large, modern practice building, and have a variety of practice staff working with us. We always achieve high scores in the Quality & Outcomes Framework. We expect our salaried GPs to contribute to the growth and maintenance of high standards within our organisation.

Our Organisational Values

• Professional: We are trustworthy and committed, demonstrating honesty, respect and courtesy in every interaction.
• Person Centred: Care and compassion are at the heart of how we treat our patients and each other. We ensure patients are involved in their care.
• Aspirational: We are on a mission to innovate and continually look for improvements in what we provide for our patients and our staff.
• Responsive: We listen and engage with our community and staff, displaying flexibility, creativity and open‑mindedness in how we respond.

Job Summary

The post‑holder will manage a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. We expect all salaried GPs to adhere to the GMC’s Good Medical Practice guidelines.

Clinical Responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post‑holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• The salaried GP will be part of the on‑call rota and will be available for ad hoc cover as mutually agreed to cover for leave and absences.
• There will be opportunity for remote working, if agreed, when circumstances would usually mean that you would not be able to work. This is not expected to be a regular occurrence and must be mutually agreed with the partners.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes, including initiating and running cyclical audits to help us provide high quality care for patients.
• Compiling and issuing computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever clinically appropriate.
• Providing cover for results and medication requests when a GP is off sick or on leave, to ensure patient safety.
• In general, the post‑holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• Acting as the Practice Safeguarding Lead for children.
• Ensuring the practice safeguarding policies and procedures are up to date and compliant with current legislation and local safeguarding board requirements.
• Leading on safeguarding training for the practice team and ensuring all staff complete mandatory safeguarding training.
• Acting as a point of contact for safeguarding concerns raised by practice staff and providing advice and support.
• Liaising with external safeguarding agencies, including Local Authority Children’s Services, Adult Social Care, and the Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
• Attending relevant safeguarding meetings, including Child Protection Case Conferences and multi‑agency meetings as required.
• Conducting safeguarding audits and reviews to ensure high standards of safeguarding practice.
• Maintaining an overview of safeguarding cases within the practice and ensuring appropriate coding and follow‑up.
• Keeping up to date with safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice through ongoing professional development.

Other Responsibilities Within the Organisation

• Where a salaried GP is involved with delivering an enhanced service, they will be involved with ensuring correct governance is in place to ensure quality assurance and patient safety.
• A commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer‑based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read‑coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
• To take part in supporting achievement of QOF/IIF/PCN DES/LCS and any other contractual and practice‑based initiatives that aim to improve patient care.
• Each salaried GP will be given an area of QOF to take responsibility for. The salaried GP should be reviewing the current achievement against targets and design and implement a plan to improve this where necessary.
• Salaried GPs are expected to be fully involved in QOF work, will hold their own lists of patients and contribute to continuity of care.
• Clinical Supervision & Colleague Education – The salaried GP will be expected to provide clinical supervision to GP trainees and non‑GP health care professional colleagues where appropriate. As a Teaching Practice the Partnership will expect the salaried GP to help supervise our multi‑professional trainees where appropriate.