Dr Mahbub's Surgery, Brace Street Health Centre
Salaried GP
The closing date is 31 January 2026
Dr Mahbub's Surgery, Brace Street Health Centre, is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed and caring Salaried GP to join our busy but friendly, single‑handed Practice. We are looking for an experienced GP to work 2 sessions per week (Tues AM & Wed AM), working closely alongside our GP Partner. Salary is £10k including employer pension and NI contributions.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with our whole team to deliver the highest quality primary care services. More specifically, the Salaried GP will be responsible for assessing patients, working with our multidisciplinary team undertaking the clinical duties and responsibilities associated with working as a General Practitioner in line with GMC and RCGP standards.
About us
Dr Mahbub's surgery is based at Brace Street Health Centre (63 Brace Street, Walsall WS1 3PS), which is a purpose‑built building with on‑site parking, providing primary care for Caldmore and surrounding areas serving approximately 3,400 patients.
We are a single‑handed GP Practice lead by Dr Mahbub. We have two further locum GPs, one Practice Nurse and one Locum ANP, supported by a team of admin/reception staff.
Job responsibilities
Main Purpose of Job:
To support the GP Partner in the Practice to manage a busy, interesting clinical caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse suburban patient list; including Directed Enhanced Services commissioning, patient participation and health promotion.
Main tasks of job:
1. In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post‑holder will make himself/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other health care workers within the Practice.
3. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
4. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
5. In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
6. Providing counselling and health education.
7. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
8. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
9. Collecting data for audit purposes.
10. Compiling and issuing computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible).
11. Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
12. Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a private fee is properly recouped and accounted for (e.g. Medical Reports, Insurance reports, Private letters to third Parties etc.).
13. In 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 practice:
1. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
2. A commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice.
3. Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the Practice.
4. Contributing to the development of computer‑based patient records.
5. Contributing to the summarising of patient records and accurate coding of patient data.
6. Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
7. Mentor additional roles within the practice.
Confidentiality:
Data protection is a top priority for the Practice. The Data Protection Act places obligations on us to ensure that data is processed lawfully and stored according to its strict provisions. You are required to uphold the Company’s data protection policies when dealing with information about patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers. Our work is of highly confidential nature and information gained must not be communicated to other persons except in the recognised course of duty. Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information will result in disciplinary action and may lead to your dismissal.
Information relating to customers, colleagues, other 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 special category data.
Health & Safety:
1. Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
2. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
3. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
4. Using appropriate infection‑control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Equality and Diversity:
1. 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.
2. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
3. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non‑judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
1. 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, such training to include:
2. Participation in a Practice‑based annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
3. Maintaining skills and knowledge for CPD and accreditation via the annual GP appraisal process.
4. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality:
1. Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
2. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
3. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance.
4. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients’ needs.
5. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication:
1. Communicate effectively with other team members.
2. Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
3. Recognise peoples’ needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the planning and implementation of services:
1. Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance.
2. Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.
3. Participate in clinical audits when requested or where appropriate.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of this role as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practice change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified GP
* MB ChB MRCGP or equivalent
* GMC Registration
* National Performers List Registration
* Eligibility to Practice in the UK independently
* Appropriate Defence Indemnity
* Experience of QOF and clinical audit.
* General understanding of GMS contract.
Experience
* Experience of working in a GP Practice.
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.
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