About this role
Job summary
Lister House Surgery is seeking an ambitious, forward-thinking GP to join us in a Portfolio career, combining:
1-2 days per week as a Community GP within our Home Visiting service1-2 days per week as a Salaried GP within our practiceThis blended role is ideal for a GP who enjoys variety, values multidisciplinary working, and wants to develop specialist expertise in frailty, complex care, and community-based medicine while maintaining core general practice skills.
You will become an integral part of our team, contributing to both the day-to-day running of the Team Up service and the delivery of high-quality care across our four practice sites.
Shifts in the Community GP role are full-day (2 sessions) and begin slightly later than standard GP sessions (9am).
Main duties of the job
Community GP - Team Up Service
Provide clinical leadership across Acute Home Visiting, Urgent Community Response, Care Homes and Anticipatory CareManage complex and frail patients, including housebound and experiencing health inequalitiesSupport clinicians with complex decision-making, prescribing uncertain diagnoses, clinical risk management, and identification of end of life needsLead multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure coordinated, patient centred care across all servicesDeliver education, mentorship, and professional development for advanced practitioners, trainees, and wider multidisciplinary colleaguesDevelop and implement integrated care pathways, governance systems, and quality improvement processes, and safe operational proceduresProvide senior clinical triage and direct medical assessment for urgent home visiting services
Strengthen partnerships with primary care, secondary care, care homes, and community organisations
Salaried GP
Deliver a full range of general medical services to a diverse patient populationUndertake facetoface consultations, telephone consultations, and clinical triage across four practice sitesContribute to a supportive, wellorganised clinical environment with structured workloads and strong peer collaboration
About us
Lister House Surgery is a friendly, forward thinking practice with over 70 years of history, care for over 46,000 patients across four Derby sites that form our own Primary Care Network. Our stable Partnership is committed to high-quality care, innovation, and supporting clinicians to thrive in a manageable, well structured environment.
We pride ourselves on offering a supportive working environment with a manageable workload. Professionals joining Lister House will benefit from:
Low volumes of administrative work, including lettersRegular educational meetingsA dedicated Clinicians WhatsApp group for day-to-day clinical supportMentoring and support from an experienced GP PartnerFlexible working, with only one day per week finishing at 6:00pmGenerous annual leave entitlementOpportunities for personal and professional developmentOpportunities to develop clinical interestsLeadership and career development opportunitiesNHS Pension Scheme membershipNHS staff discountsA friendly and sociable team, including our annual Christmas socialCompetitive salary in line with BMA and DDRB recommendations
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details regarding this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A vocationally trained and accredited GP with minimum 2 years post CCT experience or other clinical experience in secondary care Current registration with GMC On the GP performers list
Desirable
MRCGP Recognised qualification in Care of the Elderly or Frailty Recognised qualification in EOL Recognised qualification in medical education/clinical supervision Evidence of leadership development
Personal Qualities Essential
Polite and confident Flexible and cooperative Excellent interpersonal skills Motivated and proactive Ability to use initiative and judgement Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations Ability to work under pressure Confident, assertive, and resilient
Experience Essential
Experience working in the community Experience and knowledge of deprescribing Experience of working in Primary Care Experience and evidence of an interest in care of the elderly and palliative care Understanding of adult safeguarding and deprivation of liberty procedures Experience of multidisciplinary working Experience of medical education/clinical supervision Working knowledge of healthcare services in Derby City and a desire to keep this up to date and expand on learning Knowledge, understanding, and empathy for the different cultures within our patient population, health inequalities, healthcare barriers, and educational needs which patients may face and a desire to support all patients Experience of project work to tackle health inequalities
Desirable
Knowledge and experience of carrying out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Skills Essential
Excellent communication (written, oral, and presenting) Skilled in Microsoft Office software SystmOne Clinical System > 1 year The ability to understand the the competencies of others and support them to work within and at the top of those competencies. Also, to recognise the act when other are going beyond their competencies Ability to work effectively and provide leadership across traditional organisational and professional boundaries Ability to demonstrate leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team Excellent organisational skills Clinical audit skills
Desirable
Leadership of service delivery/change
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 Lister House Surgery
Address 207 St Thomas Road
Pear Tree
Derby
DE23 8RJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.listerhousesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)