About this role
Job summary
Join Yardley Wood Health Centre as a 3.5 session Fixed-Term (6M, Oct 26 - March 27) Salaried GP and step into a highly supportive, future-focused medical home. Serving a diverse population of 11,000 patients, we blend the rich, rewarding continuity of traditional family medicine with an innovative, highly efficient digital triage and appointment system that has dramatically improved both the patient and clinician experience.
The Role
In this role, you will deliver autonomous, high-quality primary care through a manageable blend of face-to-face surgeries, telephone consultations, and collaborative casework. As a vital part of our multidisciplinary team, you will manage long-term conditions, support health promotion, and run clinics in modern, fully accessible facilities.
Why Work Here?
A Collaborative Environment: Work alongside 9 GPs, 2 paramedics, dedicated practice nurses, a clinical pharmacist, and an efficient administrative team. No Isolation: Benefit from the robust clinical support network of the MOBY Primary Care Network (PCN). A Proud Training Practice: We are linked with the University of Birmingham and Aston University,fostering a continuous learning culture. Work-Life Balance: Enjoy streamlined workflows and dedicated lunch time admin blocks designed to give you time to recharge and catch up on administration.Added bonus, all meds management is handled by our inhouse pharmacists.Ready to make a real community impact? Apply to join our welcoming team today!
Main duties of the job
As a Salaried GP at our practice, your core focus will be delivering safe, empathetic, and evidence-based primary care while actively contributing to our collaborative clinical team.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Consultations: Deliver autonomous face-to-face and telephone consultations, managing acute presentations, complex co-morbidities, and chronic illnesses. Clinical Administration: Process pathology reports, manage digital triage workflows, action clinical correspondence, and issue accurate prescriptions.. Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Participate in clinical MDT meetings, share best practices, and support our nursing, pharmacy, and administrative teams. Quality & Compliance: Maintain accurate electronic medical records, participate in practice audits, and adhere to local safeguarding policies.You will operate with high clinical autonomy while benefiting from a structured, supportive environment designed to minimise administrative bottlenecks.
About us
Our identity is shaped by a high-performing clinical environment and a deep-rooted connection to our local community. As an established training practice, we actively foster an atmosphere of continuous professional development and peer-to-peer mentoring, ensuring our team is always equipped with the latest clinical insights.
Our Work Ethic & Patient Feedback
We maintain a proactive work ethic that balances robust clinical standards with operational agility. This collaborative focus translates directly into exceptional patient care. In fact, our practice consistently performs 7% higher than the national average in the National GP Patient Survey results, reinforcing the strong trust our 11,000 patients place in our team. Our administrative and triage workflows are continuously optimised using this direct patient feedback, ensuring we deliver care that is both accessible and highly rated.
What You Will Experience
A Culture of Respect: We actively value your clinical autonomy, offering an open-door policy where doctors frequently discuss complex cases over daily protected coffee breaks
Operational Excellence: Our systems are designed to protect you, featuring robust administrative support to optimise document workflows so you can focus entirely on your patients.
Community-Centred Care: Work within a practice that listens, learns, and holds a strong local reputation for clinical quality and patient satisfaction.
Job description Job responsibilities
1. Position Overview
Job Title: Salaried General Practitioner (GP) Position Type: Fixed-Term Contract - October 2026 - end of March 2027 (with scope to extend) Location: Yardley Wood Health Centre, B14 Reporting To: Partners Accountable To: Partners Patient List Size: 11,000 Primary Network: MOBY Primary Care Network (PCN) 2. Job Purpose
The postholder will provide high-quality, evidence-based, and compassionate general medical services to the registered patient population of Yardley Wood Health Centre. Operating as an autonomous clinician within a highly supportive, multidisciplinary team, the Salaried GP will manage a diverse clinical caseload, actively participate in quality improvement initiatives, and contribute to the practices long-standing reputation as a center of educational and clinical excellence.
3. Key Responsibilities & Clinical Duties
Clinical Care Delivery
Consultations: Conduct autonomous clinical consultations via face-to-face appointments, telephone triages, digital video platforms, and home visits as clinically indicated. Diagnosis & Management: Accurately diagnose, treat, and manage patients presenting with acute illnesses, complex co-morbidities, and long-term chronic conditions. Prescribing: Issue safe, evidence-based, and cost-effective prescriptions in accordance with the local formulary, national guidelines, and practice protocols. Referrals: Initiate appropriate, timely, and well-documented referrals to secondary care, community services, and voluntary sector partners. Preventative Medicine: Promote health and well-being through proactive screening, lifestyle advice, national immunisation programmes, and routine health checks. Emergency Care: Provide initial management and stabilization for patients presenting with acute medical emergencies during surgery hours.Clinical Administration & Digital Workflow
Digital Triage: Effectively navigate and manage the practices advanced GP led digital triage and appointment management system to ensure safe, equitable patient access. Pathology & Imaging: Review, interpret, and action electronic laboratory results, imaging reports, and diagnostic investigations promptly. Clinical Correspondence: Review, code, and action hospital discharge summaries, clinic letters, and community team notifications. Medical Records: Maintain highly accurate, contemporaneous, and legally robust electronic medical records using the practices clinical software system.Teamwork & Multidisciplinary Collaboration
MDT Participation: Attend and contribute actively to regular clinical, multidisciplinary team (MDT), palliative care, and safeguarding meetings. Peer Support: Engage in a collaborative "open-door" culture, providing and receiving peer support on complex casework during clinical sessions. Cross-Cover: Cooperate with clinical colleagues to ensure seamless care delivery and operational resilience during planned absences.4. Quality, Governance, & Professional Development
Clinical Governance & Audit
Quality Improvement: Participate in clinical audits, significant event reviews (SEAs), and root cause analyses to improve patient safety and service delivery. Guidelines: Adhere to national guidelines (e.g., NICE, SIGN) and local clinical pathways established by the Integrated Care Board (ICB). Safeguarding: Actively identify, report, and manage safeguarding concerns for vulnerable children and adults, strictly adhering to local policies.Personal & Professional Development
Appraisal & Revalidation: Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and successfully complete annual NHS appraisals and quinquennial revalidation. Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Undertake regular learning activities to maintain clinical competence and expand personal clinical portfolios. Teaching & Training: Support the practice's educational ethos by assisting in the mentorship or supervision of medical students from the University of Birmingham or GP Registrars when required.
5. Confidentiality, Safety, & Diversity
Data Protection: Maintain strict patient confidentiality at all times, ensuring absolute compliance with current Data Protection legislation and Caldicott principles. Health & Safety: Adhere to practice health, safety, and infection control protocols to protect patients, colleagues, and oneself. Equality & Diversity: Treat all patients, families, and staff members with respect, dignity, and equality, actively opposing discrimination in any form.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualifications & Registrations Fully qualified Medical Practitioner. Successful completion of an accredited GP Vocational Training Scheme (or equivalent). Current inclusion on the GMC Medical Register with a license to practice. Inclusion on the England National Performers List. Clear, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Clinical Knowledge & Skills Up-to-date knowledge of clinical guidelines, therapeutics, and primary care frameworks. Proven ability to manage complex, multi-system chronic diseases and acute clinical emergencies. Excellent minor illness assessment and diagnostic skills. Communication & Interpersonal Skills Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English. Strong empathetic capabilities with a patient-centered consulting style. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within a multi-professional clinical and administrative team. Operational Competence Competence in using standard primary care clinical software systems (EMIS, Docman, ICE, Accurx ect) Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage workload stress. High level of clinical autonomy balanced with an understanding of personal limitations.
Desirable
Experience working within a digital triage or total triage model. Active clinical interest or portfolio skill (e.g., minor surgery, joint injections, women's health, or dermatology). Prior experience working within a training or teaching practice environment.
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 Yardley Wood Health Centre
Address Yardley Wood Health Centre
401 Highfield Road
Yardley Wood
Birmingham
B14 4DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.yardleywoodhc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)