Middlesbrough
Job summaryWe are looking for a part-time salaried GP for 6 sessions per week. The ideal candidate will have an innovative outlook to general practice. You will thrive in the supportive and positive environment which keenly protects a healthy work/life balance.Main duties of the jobJob 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 patients. The post-holder will play a full role in target achievement and service development. As a key member of the team, he/she has a duty to play a full part in practice meetings, business affairs and take an interest in its future development. The successful applicant will contribute to the innovative culture of the practice and will get every assistance in developing specialisms to broaden their experience.About usThe Ironopolis Medical Group was formed through the administrative merger of Martonside Medical Centre and The Endeavour Practice in June 2017; two Middlesbrough practices that had enjoyed excellent reputations for many years. This position is for our Martonside Practice which has a list size of approaching 7900 patients and is located opposite James Cook Hospital. The group has 5 GP partners and a management partner. Martonside is a training and teaching practice. Our management partner is the non-clinical chair of Central Middlesbrough PCN. Our clinical system is SystmOne.Ironopolis holds a Tier 2 licence.Enquiries should be made to Emma Kane via e-mail on emma.kane9@nhs.net. Should candidates want to discuss the opportunity, they can ring her on 01642 811280 at their convenience.DetailsDate posted22 July 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary Depending on experience ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference numberA5717-26-0006Job locationsMartonside Medical CentreMartonside WayMiddlesbroughClevelandTS4 3BUUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesJob 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 patients. The post-holder will play a full role in target achievement and service development. As a key member of the team, he/she has a duty to play a full part in practice meetings, business affairs and take an interest in its future development. The successful applicant will contribute to the innovative culture of the practice and will get every assistance in developing specialisms to broaden their experience.Candidates holding a Tier 2 visa may apply.Clinical Responsibilities:In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will: Make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home and in nursing homes, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Be required to be on-call for clinically urgent and emergency problems and consequently be included in the doctors on-call- rota. Be required to make home visits for your own patient list within the session time specified Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE Ensure appropriate follow up of patients Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards Collect data for audit purposes Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible Prescribing generically whenever appropriate and mindful of good professional practice including, but not limited to the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance, and Good Prescribing Practice or CCG advice guidelines Work with and support other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care Promote the application of Professional Standards and Codes of Practice, principally Good Medical Practice, General Medical Council, but also mindful of standards set by the BMA, Royal College of General Practice and the Department of Health Play a leading role in the practice achieving agreed QOF and other key performance indicator targets. Take lead responsibility for targets and services allocated, such as QOF areas and Enhanced Services.Other Responsibilities within the Organisation: Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety Commitment and contribution to achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as the QOF and other agreed Key Performance Indicator targets A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation Attendance at regular in-house partnership, locality, governance, educational meetings and training as well as events with other agencies as appropriate Assistance with the training of other staff members and also with the education of doctors and nurses in training as appropriate Must act in accordance with the partnership agreement Other duties or activities as agreed by the partnersHealth & Safety:The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified.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 legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.Personal/Professional Development:The post holder will maintain continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for appraisal and revalidation are met. This may include training needed for areas of Practice Development.Quality:The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively 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 members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise 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 guidance Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work Participate in audit 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 appropriately,As a practitioner you will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers. You 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 confidential.Information 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. Job description Job responsibilitiesJob 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 patients. The post-holder will play a full role in target achievement and service development. As a key member of the team, he/she has a duty to play a full part in practice meetings, business affairs and take an interest in its future development. The successful applicant will contribute to the innovative culture of the practice and will get every assistance in developing specialisms to broaden their experience.Candidates holding a Tier 2 visa may apply.Clinical Responsibilities:In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will: Make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home and in nursing homes, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Be required to be on-call for clinically urgent and emergency problems and consequently be included in the doctors on-call- rota. Be required to make home visits for your own patient list within the session time specified Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE Ensure appropriate follow up of patients Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards Collect data for audit purposes Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible Prescribing generically whenever appropriate and mindful of good professional practice including, but not limited to the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance, and Good Prescribing Practice or CCG advice guidelines Work with and support other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care Promote the application of Professional Standards and Codes of Practice, principally Good Medical Practice, General Medical Council, but also mindful of standards set by the BMA, Royal College of General Practice and the Department of Health Play a leading role in the practice achieving agreed QOF and other key performance indicator targets. Take lead responsibility for targets and services allocated, such as QOF areas and Enhanced Services.Other Responsibilities within the Organisation: Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety Commitment and contribution to achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as the QOF and other agreed Key Performance Indicator targets A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation Attendance at regular in-house partnership, locality, governance, educational meetings and training as well as events with other agencies as appropriate Assistance with the training of other staff members and also with the education of doctors and nurses in training as appropriate Must act in accordance with the partnership agreement Other duties or activities as agreed by the partnersHealth & Safety:The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified.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 legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.Personal/Professional Development:The post holder will maintain continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for appraisal and revalidation are met. This may include training needed for areas of Practice Development.Quality:The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively 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 members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise 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 guidance Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work Participate in audit 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 appropriately,As a practitioner you will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers. You 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 confidential.Information 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.Person Specification Qualifications EssentialQualified GPGMC full registration with licence to practiceIncluded in GP register CCT, Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent Membership of recognised medical defence union (without restriction or additional fees) MRCGPEligible for English Performers ListNever been removed from aperformers list for a detrimental reasonA demonstrable commitment to professional developmentUnderstands the importance of evidence-based practice and clinical effectivenessDesirableEvidence of recent self-directedlearning or developmentDRCOGDFPDCHQualification in Minor SurgeryKnowledge of the current issues facing primary care and the wider NHSCurrently on English performers listExperience in Mens Health issues Experience EssentialExperience of Microsoft OfficeapplicationsExperience of GP Clinical ITsystemsDesirableSystmOne experience Person Specification Qualifications EssentialQualified GPGMC full registration with licence to practiceIncluded in GP register CCT, Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent Membership of recognised medical defence union (without restriction or additional fees) MRCGPEligible for English Performers ListNever been removed from aperformers list for a detrimental reasonA demonstrable commitment to professional developmentUnderstands the importance of evidence-based practice and clinical effectivenessDesirableEvidence of recent self-directedlearning or developmentDRCOGDFPDCHQualification in Minor SurgeryKnowledge of the current issues facing primary care and the wider NHSCurrently on English performers listExperience in Mens Health issues Experience EssentialExperience of Microsoft OfficeapplicationsExperience of GP Clinical ITsystemsDesirableSystmOne experienceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameIronopolis Medical GroupAddressMartonside Medical CentreMartonside WayMiddlesbroughClevelandTS4 3BUUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameIronopolis Medical GroupAddressMartonside Medical CentreMartonside WayMiddlesbroughClevelandTS4 3BUUnited KingdomEmployer's website