About this role
Job summary
Grove House Practice is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate General Practitioner to join our friendly, supportive team on a nine-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity leave cover, commencing in February 2027. This is an eight-session role, working Monday to Thursday.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join the practice clinical team for the duration of the maternity leave cover. The role is structured around eight sessions per week, Monday to Thursday, with 15-minute appointments and a 60/40 clinical-to-paperwork split on templates.
The practice aims to provide a supportive working environment, with patient list sizes aligned with RCGP safe working guidance. Home working may be available as part of a hybrid working arrangement.
About us
Grove House Practice is an established teaching practice caring for nearly 15,000 patients. Our multidisciplinary team includes four GP partners, seven salaried GPs, two Advanced Nurse Practitioners, five nurses, a Health Care Assistant, ARRS team members, a dedicated Frailty Team and a Community Matron.
Innovation, compassion and teamwork are central to our approach. Staff wellbeing is important to us, and our clinicians benefit from individual mentoring and daily team meetings that encourage collaboration, peer support and shared learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide general medical services to the practice population in accordance with professional standards and relevant clinical guidance.
- Assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Undertake face-to-face, telephone and other appropriate consultations in line with practice arrangements.
- Prescribe safely and appropriately, ensuring that prescribing decisions are evidence-based and that necessary monitoring is undertaken.
- Recognise and manage clinical risk, escalating concerns and arranging appropriate referrals or urgent interventions when required.
- Provide appropriate follow-up, safety-netting and continuity of care for patients.
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and comprehensive clinical records.
- Make appropriate referrals to secondary care and other health and social care services.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to support coordinated care for patients with complex or multiple health needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
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
Grove House Practice
Address
St Pauls Health Centre
High Street
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 1AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.grovehouse.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)