About this role
Job summary
Temporary GP Contract to provide additional clinical sessions 4-5 sessions, Monday to Wednesday. Start date to be confirmed. End date 31 March 2026.
Newly qualified GPs are very welcome to apply.
Medium-sized practice Training practice for GPST1/ST2 and teaching practice for University of Liverpool and Chester Medical School medical students Modern premises; on-site parking Our clinical team comprises four partners and three salaried GPs, plus 4 ANPs Excellent multidisciplinary team, with full skill-mix, including clinical pharmacist and physiotherapist. Supportive admin team, keeping Docman, bloods and other admin to a minimum for clinicians. Very low numbers of home visits for GPs we have two visiting paramedics who do the vast majority. We have no nursing or care home patients, so this keeps visits very low. Full secretarial service no need to type your own letters! Supportive environment with regular clinical and MDT meetings; in-house training events. Member of Central Chester PCN, a collaboration between Chesters city-centre practices. If you are interested in joining our friendly and dynamic team, then please have a look at our website www.gardenlanemedicalcentre.co.uk. Contact our Business Director, Hayley Brassington, to arrange an informal visit. Apply in writing enclosing CV.
Closing date: 20 July 2026
Main duties of the job
To act as an autonomous practitioner, utilizing knowledge and skills to provide care, treatment and management of acute and chronic health care problems to the whole practice population.
Work in a primary care setting in practice and visiting patients at home.
To provide health promotion and disease prevention advice to the practice population.
Provide evidence-based care using appropriate national and local guidelines.
Act in collaboration with colleagues from within and outside the practice as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
Refer patients to other providers of care as appropriate.
Engage in and actively encourage training and development of self and other staff.
About us
Garden Lane Medical Centre is a busy Chester City Centre Practice with a friendly team of 7 doctors, 6 nurses, healthcare assistant, GP Assistant and phlebotomist. There is a large, extremely helpful team of administration staff.
Job description Job responsibilities Principle Responsibilities
Clinical
Exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and critical judgement. Make professionally autonomous decisions utilizing knowledge and skills gained via study at Degree and post graduate levels and lengthy experience in a variety of settings.
Proactively assess patients with previously undiagnosed and undifferentiated health care problems.
Assess health care needs, screen patients for risk factors and disease and provide health promotion advice.
Treat patients utilizing highly developed knowledge and skills, or refer to a range of primary and secondary care services as appropriate.
Order and interpret tests and investigations required for diagnosis and management of patients.
Review and monitor care plans and therapeutic interventions appropriate to patient need and in accordance with evidence based practice and national and local guidelines.
Prescribe in an independent and supplementary role and/or supply and administer medicines within competency as appropriate.
Engage with other members of the practice and multidisciplinary team to develop effective, evidence-based care for the practice population.
Contribute to the development of joint standards of care, clinical guidelines and management pathways for utilization within practice.
Maintain a high standard of professional care at all times in accordance with the GMC Code
Work as part of a team to contribute to achievement in the Quality and Outcomes framework.
Training and Education
Maintain own professional and clinical expertise via participation in clinical activities, professional updating and clinical governance activities.
Share professional knowledge and experience with colleagues and health education providers to facilitate the provision of appropriate health care education.
Facilitate professional development of colleagues via identification and dissemination of exemplars of good and innovative practice.
Promote the development of a multidisciplinary approach to health care.
Provide support and guidance to other members of the clinical team
Communication
Actively promote and maintain effective and productive working relationships within the practice and across the wider multidisciplinary team.
Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and relatives presenting with a variety of health care needs.
Act as an advocate for the patient at all times.
Utilize a variety of communication methods, verbal, email, fax, telephone to communicate complex and sensitive information to colleagues, clients and carers.
Utilize highly developed negotiation, verbal and non verbal communication skills to impart information assess situations and communicate sensitive and/or contentious information to colleagues, carers and clients.
Contribute to and maintain clear systems for recording and retrieving information in concordance with local and national data protection strategies.
Utilize appropriate data collection and storage systems i.e. electronic and written to collect and store patient data.
Ability to utilize practice systems and procedures as appropriate.
Counsel and support colleagues on professional matters.
Contribute to and maintain a culture within the organisation which promotes confidentiality and complies with professional, local and national requirements for data protection.
Utilize appropriate interpretation services as required i.e Language Line.
Research and Audit
Initiate and participate in clinical audit, encourage a practice-wide approach across the whole team, alerting colleagues to findings and the implication of those findings.
Evaluate the outcomes of clinical audit, applying findings to own and the teams practice, leading improvements in practice as the result of audit.
Contribute to the evaluation of relevant research findings to further develop the practice services.
Identify key areas for research/audit; develop appropriate methodology and supervise research outcomes and analysis of findings
Contribute to the development, dissemination, implementation and monitoring of clinical guidelines and care pathways.
Assist the practice manager in shaping and developing services utilizing recent evidence and best practice which reflects the needs of service users, the local health economy, and which responds to local and national health priorities.
Evaluate and audit the clinical practice of self and colleagues by the application of a broad range of valid and reliable methods to ensure competence and continuous quality improvements in both practice and service.
Promote opportunity for health gain by seeking the involvement of service users in opinion seeking activities designed to obtain service user views and promote health living.
Leadership- personal and people development
Contribute to the creation, maintenance and enhancing effective multidisciplinary team working within the practice and across the local health economy.
Promotes and maintain equality and diversity in the workplace, enabling and empowering individuals.
Promote a culture and environment which actively promotes health, safety and security.
Contribute to operational policies and procedures in conjunction with the practice manager for use within the practice.
Ensure adherence to all practice policies and procedures.
Maintain GMC registration and Indemnity insurance.
Team Working
Identify and disseminate best practice through benchmarking, clinical guidelines and research.
Maintain clear systems of communication and referral both within the practice and across services in primary and secondary care.
Provide expert advice and support to practitioners and team members on a regular basis; respond to requests for advice from both within and outside the practice.
Adopt a positive approach to change and provide a clinical perspective on the service delivery within the practice.
Generate proposals for service improvement.
Promote a culture within the practice team which is responsive to change, and whereby opportunities for operational and clinical development are embraced.
Engage in review of services as appropriate as a member of the practice team.
Health & Safety Policy
In accordance with departmental Health and Safety Policies:
All employed persons, while at work, are required by Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act, to take reasonable care of their own health and safety, and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Management of Risk
Manage and assess risk within own areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
Ensure infection control measures are adhered to within the practice in accordance with local and national guidelines.
Delegate responsibility for safe storage, stock rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and oversee the monitoring processes in adherence with practice policies.
Security Policy
To ensure that Garden Lane Security Policy is adhered to, and that staff are aware of their obligations under the policy.
Smoking Prevention Policy
Garden Lane Medical centre operates a Smoking Prevention Policy.
Clinical Records
All NHS records are public records under the terms of the Public Records Act 1958 5.3 (1)-(2).
Garden Lane has a Clinical Records Policy outlining the standards required for record keeping and the framework in which you should maintain your records. You should ensure that your record keeping meets the standards required in this policy, accessing the training available if necessary to update your record keeping skills.
This list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs of the post.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Primary care experience. Research and audit experience. Health and Social needs assessment experience.
Desirable
Long term conditions/chronic disease management Family planning and sexual health Health promotion Clinical Governance Clinical examination and assessment skills Knowledge of the wider local and national health care agenda
Qualifications Essential
Full registration with GMC Inclusion on Performers List Fully trained GP with CCTGP Vocational Training Certificate
Other Essential
Excellent communication skills Leadership skills Clinical audit and research Ability to work within a team Personally motivated. Experience of change management. Experience of collaborative working. Effective team working skills Awareness of local and national policy agendas and drivers. Decision making skills Facilitation skills Negotiation skills IT and data management Car driver Flexible
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 Garden Lane Medical Centre
Address Garden Lane Medical Centre
19 Garden Lane
Chester
CH1 4EN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gardenlanemedicalcentre.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)