About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed 4 session salaried GP to join our friendly and supportive team.
We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting our clinicians. You will work alongside an experienced team of GPs, ANPs, practice nurse, pharmacists, dispensers, healthcare professionals and an excellent admin support team
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide high-quality, patient-centred care through a range of clinical and administrative responsibilities. This will include face-to-face and telephone consultations, responding to patient queries, undertaking home visits and nursing home visits, reviewing and acting on investigation results and correspondence, and completing clinical administration, including referrals. The GP will use professional judgement to make safe and autonomous clinical decisions, while working collaboratively as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
About us
Hodnet Medical Centre is a rural dispensing practice with a list size of 4200. Situated in the historic village of Hodnet, North Shropshire, 15 miles north of Shrewsbury. With good transport links to Birmingham and Manchester.
We have traditional family GP values and are proud of the high quality of care we provide to our patients. Being a small practice with a stable patient population we get to know our patients, often many generations of the same family. We operate from a modern building extended from an original grade two listed building which adds to the character and charm of our Practice.
Ranked Good by CQC with well above average results of the 2026 patient survey, being scored good overall by 96% of patients.
Job description Job responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including:
Face to face and telephone consultations and queries,
Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes
Checking and authorising prescriptions
Reviewing clinical results and correspondence in a timely fashion.
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
Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards
Recording health data correctly to meet QOF and enhanced service specifications
Collecting data for audit purposes
Compiling and issuing acute and repeat prescriptions.
Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a salaried GP working within primary care.
Working with GP clinical system e.g. EMIS, AccuRx and DOCMAN
Clinical audit
Working within a team
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of working in General Practice
Desirable
Experience of working with EMIS Web, Accurx and Docman
Qualifications Essential
Current GMC registration A recognised GP training scheme completed
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Hodnet Medical Centre
Address 18 Drayton Road
Hodnet
Shropshire
TF9 3NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hodnetmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)