About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for Locum GPs to join our Out of Hours service starting on the 1st July 2026 on a flexible working pattern based at Bursledon Surgery.
Shifts will be available in our Out of Hours Service Hub in the evening (18:30-21:30), Weekends and Bank holidays (09:00-21:30).
Main duties of the job
Hamble Valley Health provides Out of Hours Service to routine general practice outside core hours. Services are delivered via hub practices across the borough, offering face-to-face consultations.
The post holder will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
About us
Blackthorn Health Centre and Hedge End Medical Centre have merged and are now known as Hamble Valley Health.
Our list size is over 37000, and our patients are mainly concentrated in Hamble, Bursledon, Hedge End and Botley. Our aim is to provide high quality, accessible medical care to our patients, whilst maintaining a supportive and pleasant working environment for clinicians and staff.
We are part of Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, and offer General Medical Services to our patients.
We are a training practice, and take registrar doctors and also teach medical students from Southampton School of Medicine.
The practice has seven Partners. The current Partnership team is Dr Harris, Dr Cropley, Dr Graham, Dr Sonpal, Dr Shahsavanspour, Dr Yates and Dr McKenzie.
We employ fourteen salaried GPs, five Advanced Nurse Practitioners, a Nursing team of fifteen, and a reception/admin team of seventy.
The practice uses Emis as a clinical system. We are paper light, so scan all incoming correspondence onto patients medical records.
Job description Job responsibilities
Deliver a range of GP consultations including telephone and face-to-face appointments
Assess, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and complex conditions
Develop and implement holistic, evidence-based treatment and management plans
Manage acute and chronic conditions using pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches
Identify patients at risk of developing long-term conditions and initiate preventative care
Provide clinical support and guidance to other team members
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Essential Full registration with General Medical Council (GMC) Inclusion on Englands National Performers List (with NHS England) Up to date BLS Training Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for general practice TGP Vocational Training Certificate/MRCGP Experience of working in general practice minimum of 6 months Post GP CCT
Desirable
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.
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 Blackthorn Health Centre
Address Bursledon Surgery
Portsmouth Road
Hamble
Southampton
Hampshire
SO31 8ES
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackthornhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)