About this role
Job summary
Rycroft Primary Care Centre has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Salaried GP to join our friendly and supportive clinical team for 4 sessions per week, commencing in August 2026.This post has been created as part of the NHS GP Employment Reimbursement Scheme and offers an excellent opportunity to join a well-established GP training practice serving approximately 8,600 patients across our two sites at Rycroft Primary Care Centre and South Hiendley Surgery.The post is initially offered as a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2027. Subject to continuation of NHS reimbursement funding, practice requirements and mutual agreement, there may be an opportunity for the role to be extended and potentially become a permanent position.We are seeking a dedicated clinician who is committed to delivering high-quality patient care and who will thrive within a supportive multidisciplinary team environment. We welcome applications from both newly qualified and experienced GPs.The successful candidate will work alongside GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Practice Nurses, GP Registrars and Medical Students. There will also be opportunities to contribute to teaching, training and service development within the practice.We pride ourselves on providing excellent patient care, maintaining a positive working environment and supporting the professional development and wellbeing of all members of our team.
Main duties of the job
The Post
Four sessions per week Commencing August 2026Competitive salary dependent upon experienceNHS Pension SchemeSupportive clinical and administrative teamOpportunities for teaching, leadership and service developmentMain Duties of the Role
The post-holder will undertake all duties associated with a Salaried GP working within primary care, including surgery consultations, telephone and video consultations, clinical administration, reviewing results, managing correspondence and participating in Duty Doctor responsibilities as required.
The successful candidate will also have opportunities to become involved in teaching, training, quality improvement projects and the development of any special clinical interests.
Essential attributes include:
Excellent communication skillsGood organisational and time management skillsAbility to work under pressureAbility to work independently and as part of a teamGood IT skills Commitment to quality improvement and patient-centred care.
About us
Rycroft Primary Care Centre is part of White Rose Surgery and Wakefield Health Alliance South Primary Care Network. We provide care for approximately 8,600 patients across our purpose-built premises at Rycroft Primary Care Centre and South Hiendley Surgery.
We are a well-established GP Training Practice with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality patient care, clinical education and workforce development. We host GP Registrars, Leeds Medical Students and trainee nurses and actively support teaching and professional development.
Our multidisciplinary team includes GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Nursing Staff and Care Navigation Teams. We operate using SystmOne and hold regular clinical and educational meetings to support collaborative working, quality improvement and staff wellbeing.
We recognise the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and offer opportunities to develop clinical interests, teaching roles, leadership responsibilities and quality improvement projects.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job summary:
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical responsibilities:
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing off repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashionMaking professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisationAssessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problemsScreening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessDeveloping care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocolsProviding counselling and health educationAdmitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriateRecording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standardsCollecting data for audit purposesCompiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptionsPrescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriateIn general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.Other responsibilities within the organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safetyA commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practiceContributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisationContributing to the development of computer-based patient recordsContributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient dataAttending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.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 appropriatelyIn 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 practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidentialInformation relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.Health & safety:
The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelinesAwareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelinesProviding advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangementsCorrect personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)Hand hygiene standards for self and othersManaging directly all incidents of accidental exposureManagement and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practiceActive observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible personIdentifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient processMaking effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processesMonitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible managerSafe management of sharps use, storage and disposalMaintenance of own clean working environmentUsing appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible managementActively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognisedKeeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managersUndertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container useMaintenance of sterile environmentsDemonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.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 legislationRespecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleaguesBehaving 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:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional developmentTaking 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 practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and riskAssess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervisionContribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performanceWork effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needsEffectively 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 membersCommunicate effectively with patients and carersRecognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.Contribution to the implementation of services:
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidanceDiscuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own workParticipate in audit where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualified registered 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 Rycroft Primary Care Centre
Address Madeley Road
Havercroft
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.rycroftprimarycarecentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)