Salaried General Practitioner

Somerset LMC; Frome; On-site; GBP 12,000; Part time

Job summary

A primary care practice in Frome is seeking a Salaried General Practitioner to join their dynamic team. The position offers up to 8 sessions per week at a sessional rate of £11,572.62, with a flexible start date. The practice is committed to collaborative and innovative patient care, providing strong support for GPs at all career stages. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply before 11 January 2026.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Medical Council.
• Experience in a primary care setting.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Responding to medical problems presented by patients.
• Working closely with care Navigation team to triage patients.
• Preparing medical reports for employers and statutory bodies.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Patient communication

Education

Medical Degree

GP training

Job description

Salaried General Practitioner - Frome Medical Practice

Sessions: Up to 8 sessions per week
Annual salary: £11,572.62 sessional rate
Closing date: 11 January 2026
Interview date: to be arranged with individual applicants
Start date: flexible

Overview

You are invited to join our dynamic, innovative and welcoming practice providing primary care, at Frome Medical Practice. This is an exciting opportunity at any stage of your medical career.

We have a supportive and collaborative team of over 20 GPs and 150 staff. We are a large and modern, purpose built practice with a patient population of just under 30,000 and operate as a single site Primary Care Network.

We are proud to have received National Awards for Sustainability and our Green Impact work and have also been nationally recognised for our outstanding Health Connections (social prescribing) programme, which is based within the practice. As a high-performing and successful practice we have been accepted to join the new PCN Pilot Programme working with NHSE which will also provide exciting opportunities to shape and develop clinical pathways.

The large number of GPs creates a collaborative and friendly atmosphere, and spending time together in daily coffee breaks, discussing cases in team meetings, and socialising is highly encouraged and ingrained in our work culture. This is supported by a dedicated complex care team which manages all home visits and hospital discharges, as well as nurse practitioners, a mental health nurse practitioner, a first contact physiotherapist, and a large dedicated pharmacy team.

Externally, we have strong relationships with our local community and local healthcare providers and are situated next to the local community hospital, where we collaborate in overseeing our community ward, as well as providing sessions for other local services such as fracture clinic.

We are a recognised Learning Organisation with a strong focus on GP Education and development which would be great support for a newly qualified GP. We are also a GP Training practice where many of our registrars choose to stay on with us and benefit from our mentoring scheme.

We are a Disability Confident practice and registered Mindful Employer.

Main Duties

• Responding to medical problems presented by patients, including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and referral.
• Working closely with our care Navigation team to triage patients using our current supplier “Klinik”.
• Providing appropriate preventative health care and advice.
• Adhering to the practice prescribing formulary.
• Preparing medical reports for insurance companies, employers and statutory bodies.
• Attending weekly team meetings and education meetings held on days when you are working.
• Contributing to the development of and adhering to protocols/systems for the management of common medical conditions.
• Participating in clinical governance activity and contributing to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through the practice’s audit programme.
• Clinically related administrative and non‑clinical duties necessary for the delivery of GMS.
• Providing other services outside of GMS as specified in contracts held by the Practice.
• Engaging in appropriate educational activity in order to maintain clinical competence and performance, including the completion of objectives agreed by yourself and the practice in an annual Personal Development Plan.
• Participating in the training and development of nurses, medical students and GP registrars in the practice.
• Supporting the practice staff and responding to requests for advice and assistance from the practice care navigation, care coordination and nursing staff.
• Fully participating in extended hours offered by the Practice.

The above responsibilities will be undertaken upholding the following Best Practice Guidelines that all professionals working in The Frome Medical Practice have agreed to adhere to:

Best Practice Guidelines

• To be available to take over the responsibility of patient care from the Out of Hours service at 0800 on a working day.
• To continue to work until all clinical tasks have been completed. Where this involves standing by ready to be called, to be available until the end of the session. To make arrangements for others to cover when planning to leave before the end of the session.
• To maintain the Practice’s high clinical standards by using clinical governance audits and other information to review patients results, prescribing, disease management etc.
• To undertake daily tasks such as results, letters, reports, repeat prescribing etc. for one’s own list and for other teams as required.
• To maintain the financial security of the organisation by ensuring accurate and efficient responses to income generation such as reports, dispensed prescriptions, private forms etc.
• To undertake, as part of a team, those duties specified as being required.
• To work as a team to cover the request for out of surgery contacts.
• To participate in the educational and organisational activities of the practice in a way that maintains high standards and encourages the development of The Frome Medical Practice as an approved “Learning Organisation”.
• At all times to behave in a professional way that encourages quality practice and the development of team spirit.
• Mandatory completion of Type 2 Self‑Assessment form (annually in Feb).

How to Apply

Applications

Closing date for applications: 11 January 2026

Interview date: To be arranged with individual applicants

To apply, send us your CV and covering letter via our website where full details of the role can also be found.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding the role, please complete an online enquiry form for the attention of the HR Team which can also be found on the website.

We reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.