About this role
Job summary
General Practitioner (GP) Location: Leasowe, Wirral Contract: Part-time / Salaried - 2-6 sessions available Salary:£11,000-£12,000 a session per annum, dependent on experience
Leasowe Medical Practice is a community practice with a clear mission: deliver excellent primary care while actively working to reduce health inequalities in our population. We combine traditional general practice with a lifestyle medicine approach.
The practice is part of One Wirral CIC, you can find out more about us and our mission to reduce health inequalities here: (https://www.onewirral.co.uk). As a not-for-profit organisation, any surplus created by our services is reinvested into our people, projects and services to benefit the communities we serve.
Our team is collaborative, values-driven, and committed to long-term relationships with patients and each other.
Please apply by submitting your CV with a covering letter letting us know why you want to work with us and your preferred days/times to work.
Please direct any questions to [email protected]
Closing date:Midnight 06/09/2026
Main duties of the job
Day-to-day, you'll:
Provide high-quality, person-centred care across the full scope of general practice Support good care through the efficient use of digital tools for, clinical triage, repeat prescribing, clinical correspondence and test results. Work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team (nursing, pharmacy, social prescribing, health coaching) Contribute to practice-level projects addressing local health inequalities (e.g., outreach clinics, partnership work with community organisations) Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement
About us
Improving peoples health and wellbeing takes time. Fortunately, that is our purpose and passion here at One Wirral.
We collaborate across sectors and organisations finding areas that require extra assistance to reduce health inequalities helping to bridge gaps in health services and support. Our agile approach means we can help people through practical and innovative solutions that really make a difference.
Our Vision:Wirral is a place where everyone can live their healthiest possible life.
Our Mission:To remove barriers to health and wellbeing - targeting support where it's most needed for people to thrive. By partnering with local people and organisations, we shape solutions that promote long-term health and wellbeing.
Our Core Values are:
Equity:We treat everyone fairly by considering individual needs and circumstances and prioritising those who need it most.
Working Together: We promote trust and collaboration, believing that working together achieves better outcomes for everyone.
Creativity:We are driven by a desire to learn, adapt, and innovate, using evidence to improve lives.
Job description Job responsibilities
Salaried GP Job Description
Job Title: General Practitioner
Hours: To Be Agreed
Responsible to: Clinical Lead
Job summary:
We're looking for a GP who shares our vision and wants to practise medicine with purpose. You'll manage a varied caseload across our diverse patient population, with protected time and support to develop lifestyle medicine skills and contribute to health equity initiatives.
The post holder must:
Have a GMC registration with a licence to practise
Qualified to MRCGP or equivalent
Be included on the NHS England Performers List
Commit to providing high standards of clinical care
Be able to work independently and within a team
Clinical responsibilities:
Provide high-quality, person-centred care across the full scope of general practice Support good care through the efficient use of digital tools for, clinical triage, repeat prescribing, clinical correspondence and test results. Work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team (nursing, pharmacy, social prescribing, health coaching) Contribute to practice-level projects addressing local health inequalities (e.g., outreach clinics, partnership work with community organisations) Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement About You
Essential:
GMC registration with a licence to practise and inclusion on the GP Register for at least 2 years Commitment to reducing health inequalities and understanding of the social determinants of health Genuine interest in lifestyle medicine and prevention-focused care Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach Desirable:
Experience working with underserved or marginalised communities Quality Improvement, teaching, or leadership experience What We Offer:
A supportive, values-aligned team Funded training in lifestyle medicine and health inequalities Flexible sessions and genuine work-life balance Time protected for professional development, mentorship, and special interest work Other responsibilities within the organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and 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
Attending training and events organised by the organisation or other agencies, where appropriate.
Safeguarding:
All employees have a duty and responsibility to protect and safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults. They must therefore be aware of child and adult protection procedures to take appropriate and timely safeguarding action and reduce the risk of significant harm to adults and children from abuse or other types of exploitation.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the business of the organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/professional development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:
Taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the organisation, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GMC registration with a licence to practise and inclusion on the GP Register for at least two years Commitment to reducing health inequalities and understanding of the social determinants of health Genuine interest in lifestyle medicine and prevention-focused care Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach
Desirable
Experience working with underserved or marginalised communities Quality Improvement, teaching, or leadership experience
Experience Essential
Minimum of 2 years post GP qualification experience Time management able to prioritise and work at pace Clinical Triage, proven experience of prioritising clinical need Clinical Governance Self-audit and reflection Record keeping - organised and efficient in paperwork completion Computer literacy - experience of working with clinical software systems Adaptability to change
Desirable
Experience/interest in training students Experience of Service Development
Motivation Essential
Commitment to primary prevention and health improvement and reducing health inequalities Patient empowerment Patient Advocate Willingness to support colleagues and share workload Able to manage a rapidly changing workload Providing mentoring and clinical supervision to other clinicians Self-motivated and able to work both independently and of a team Personal resilience and ability to work calmly under pressure
Aptitude & Abilities Essential
Willingness to share and collaborate across entire health team Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams Ability to work flexibly Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately Willingness to learn new skills and to solve problems daily An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality Excellent communicator
Desirable
Ability to input to organisational strategic developments Interest in clinical training Working knowledge of ICS Systems Desire to develop specialist skills Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner
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 One Wirral CIC
Address Leasowe Medical Practice
Hudson Road
Leasowe
Wirral
CH46 2QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.onewirral.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)