Rydings Hall Surgery is seeking a motivated andpatient centred Salaried GP to join our friendly and supportive team on afixed-term basis under the GP Reimbursement Scheme.This is an excitingopportunity to work within a well-established with a collaborative clinicalculture and strong multidisciplinary support.
This is a temporary position for a salaried GP, 4 sessionsper week, until 31st March 2027. The working days would be Thursday and Friday.
We are looking for a GP who values continuity of care,teamwork, and delivering high quality patient care within a sustainable andsupportive practice environment.
We welcome applications from experienced GPs as well asnewly qualified GPs who are enthusiastic about working in a rewarding primarycare setting.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will undertake a range of routinegeneral practice duties including face-to-face and telephone consultations,clinical administration, prescription management, and the review of pathologyand radiology results associated with patient care.
The GP will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinaryteam including pharmacists, nursing staff, healthcare assistants, andadministrative colleagues. Participation in clinical meetings and practicedevelopment activities will be encouraged.
We aim to provide safe, high-quality and patient-focusedcare whilst supporting sustainable workloads and maintaining good continuityfor our patient population.
About us
Rydings Hall Surgery is a well-established, supportive GPpractice in the heart of Brighouse. Rydings Hall Surgery is a busy 4 GP PartnerNHS practice serving a patient population of around 8,000.
We have a strong multidisciplinary team including GPs, ANPs,nurses, pharmacists, healthcare assistants, and experienced administrativestaff. The practice uses EMIS Web and works closely with our wider Primary CareNetwork colleagues and community services.
Patient care is at the heart of everything we do. We arecommitted to delivering compassionate, high-quality care while building lastingrelationships with our patients and understanding the needs of our localcommunity. We believe in treating patients and each other with kindness,dignity, and respect always.
We value teamwork, communication, continuity of care, andstaff wellbeing. Regular clinical meetings and peer support are embedded withinthe practice, and we encourage a positive and respectful working culture forall members of the team.
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a widerange of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standardsof care for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical Responsibilities
- In accordance with the practice timetable, asagreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a varietyof duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries,visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions anddealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
- Making professional, autonomous decisions inrelation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from otherhealth care workers within the organisation
- Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors andearly signs of illness
- In consultation with patients and in line withcurrent practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting or discharging patients to and fromthe caseload and referring them to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultationnotes to agreed standards
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acuteand repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions wheneverpossible)
- Prescribing in accordance with the practiceprescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
- In general, the post-holder will be expected toundertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GPworking within primary care.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevantpractice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, dataprotection, health and safety
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit toensure evidence-based best practice
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinicalstandard setting within the organisation
- Contributing to the development ofcomputer-based patient records
- Contributing to the summarising of patientrecords and Read-Coding patient data
- Attending training and events organised by thepractice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality
- While seeking treatment, patients entrust uswith or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their healthand other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect thatstaff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined inthis job description, the post-holder may have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and otherhealthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to thepractice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is tobe regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may onlybe divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting andmaintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in thepractice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in workactivities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills
- Maintenance of own clean working environment
- Using appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity andrights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognises the importanceof people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practiceprocedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs andbeliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to andof the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights
Personal / Professional Development
In addition to maintaining continued education throughattendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure thatprofessional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder willparticipate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part ofthis employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review,including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/orprofessional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning andperformance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within thepractice, and will:
- Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk
- Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance the team's performance
- Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet patients' needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload andresources.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effectivecommunication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognise people's needs for alternative methodsof 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 thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate
Person Specification
Experience
- Clinical Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience working as a GP within NHS primary care.
- Ability to manage a diverse clinical caseload autonomously, making safe, evidence-based clinical decisions under standard time pressures.
- Strong competence in standard primary care software systems (e.g., EMIS Web, SystmOne) and digital triage tools (e.g. PATCHS).
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build rapid, trusting relationships with patients from diverse backgrounds.
- Adaptability & Teamwork:
- Ability to integrate quickly and smoothly into an existing practice team and adapt to established local clinical protocols.
- Commitment to maintaining clear, accurate, and contemporaneous clinical notes to ensure seamless continuity of care during the cover period.
- Workflow Efficiency:
- Experience managing digital workflows efficiently, including processing pathology results, clinical correspondence, and repeat prescriptions.
- Experience utilising electronic consultation templates to ensure high-quality QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) and IIF data capture.
Qualifications
- Fully qualified GP with a primary medical qualification (MBChB, MBBS, or equivalent).
- On the GMC GP Register with a current, unrestricted license to practice.
- Currently included on the NHS England National Medical Performers List.
- Evidence of current, up-to-date CPR and safeguarding training (Level 3 for Children and Adults).
- Full, appropriate medical indemnity insurance cover (MDU, MPS, or equivalent).
- Local Knowledge & Enhanced Skills:
- Familiarity with local referral pathways, community services, and prescribing formularies within the local Integrated Care System (ICS).
- Experience or specific training in specialised areas that add immediate value (e.g., minor surgery, joint injections, or LARC fitting).
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.
