About this role
Job summary
Looking for an enthusiastic General Practitioner for a FIXED TERM Salaried role of up to 5 sessions a week UNTIL 28/02/2027. This is a FIXED TERM role, with the scope for increasing sessions and/or converting in to a permanent Salaried contract role.
The ideal candidate will be available to commence employment in August/September 2026, although an earlier start date would be welcomed where possible.
Main duties of the job
A range of regular clinical duties, including:
Face to face consultations.
Telephone consultation.
Duty Doctor responsibilities.
Routine follow-up (e.g. pathology, referrals, hospital correspondence, prescriptions).
Home visits.
Planned care/chronic disease management.
Acute care.
Involvement in practice-level clinical decision making.
About us
Hawthorns Surgery is a renowned CQC rated GOOD Surgery in Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield and the Surgery is led by a 5 GP Partnership.
The Hawthorns Surgery is a busy practice and is also an Undergraduate and Postgraduate training practice. The Hawthorns Surgery is a forward thinking practice but have fought hard to maintain a personal list system which research has proved to be best practice.
We score well on the GP Patient Survey, which we believe reflects our ethos as a family practice focussed on high quality and safe patient care.
The practice has an exceptional clinical and non-clinical team with outstanding staff retention rates. The practice operates out of a purpose-built surgery, offering facilities to provide patient centred medicine supported by EMIS web (clinical system).
The surgery also provides in-house Minor Surgery, Physio (FCP) and Joint Injections services.
A strong support team is in place to deliver the service including Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, Social Prescriber, Physician Associate, Clinical Coders/Scanners, Practice Secretaries, experienced and fully trained Reception team and a designated Prescription Clerks.
As a practice, we actively encourage clinicians to develop specialist interests and contribute to the ongoing growth of the practice.
The practice is part of ASP (Alliance of Sutton Practices) PCN and works closely with neighbouring practices and multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes for our local population.
Job description Job responsibilities
A range of regular clinical duties, including:
Face to face consultations
Telephone consultation
Duty doctor responsibilities
Routine follow-up (e.g. pathology, referrals, hospital correspondence, prescriptions)
Home visits
Planned care/chronic disease management
Acute care
Involvement in practice-level clinical decision making
The post-holder will be expected to undertake a share of non-clinical duties within the practice, including:
Involvement/engagement with practice PCN duties/meetings
Participation in practice meetings (clinical and otherwise)
Involvement with practice-level administrative/business decision making
Involvement in service development and quality improvement
The role will involve engaging in all the regular duties of a GP, making professional and autonomous decisions where necessary, while being guided by overall practice policies, work streams, and procedures, consulting with senior GP colleagues for collective decision making where necessary, and all responsibilities associated within a GP working within primary care.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Full GMC registration and license to practice Inclusion on NHS GP Performers List Excellent communication skills Excellent team working skills Commitment to high-quality patient care Good understanding of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement Good understanding of standards for record keeping Commitment to CPD Patient-centred approach to care Full Driving License
Desirable
Experience of working with EMIS Experience and understanding of working with diverse patient populations
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 The Hawthorns Surgery
Address The Hawthorns Surgery
331 Birmingham Road
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
West Midlands
B72 1DL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hawthornssurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)