Job Description
The closing date is 05 January 2026
Are you seeking a salaried General Practitioner (GP)role that allows you to deliver excellent clinical care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance? If so, this opportunity could be perfect for you.
Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) is an inclusive and dedicated organisation committed to providing outstanding care to our entitled personnel and their families. We are looking for a dynamic, organised, and enthusiastic GP to join our well-resourced Primary Health Care Team.
This is a Fixed-term Appointment as a Ministry of Defence GP. The role begins upon appointment and ends on 31st October 2026, with arrangements made in line with MOD Fixed-term Appointment policy.
This full-time role (37 hrs per week) is based at the Medical Centre, RAF Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 6NG.There is an expectation that the Post Holder may be required to work across both sites of the Middlesex Group Practice (the other site is Northwood).
Part-time candidates will be considered, but due to service delivery requirements, this must be on a job-share basis to ensure full-time coverage.
Your responsibilities will include primary care sessions, occupational medicals, and protected time for administrative tasks, meetings, and professional development. This role offers a supportive environment with the resources and time to focus on both patient care and your own well-being.
If you're ready to make a difference while enjoying a balanced lifestyle, we would love to hear from you!
We offer the following benefits:
* On-site Parking
* Membership of the Civil Service Pension scheme
* Inclusive working environment
The successful post holder will provide regular primary health care and, when suitably trained, occupational health care in line with General Medical Council (GMC) Standards to ensure that organisational objectives are achieved to optimise patient care.
The position involves delivery of both acute and scheduled primary care to a diverse mix of military and civilian patients, with 15 minutes appointments covering all aspects of the GP curriculum to include paediatrics, ante-natal care, mental health as well as chronic disease management. We operate a team based Total Triage for all on the day cases.
Being part of a fully cohesive Primary Care Team of Doctors, Practice Nurses, Physiotherapists, Pharmacy Technicians, Exercise Rehabilitation Instructors, Health Care Assistants as well as Practice Management and RAF Medical Assistants.
We benefit from an in-house dispensary and have access to exemplar community mental health and rehabilitation teams, where we have the resources to maximise patient recovery potential. Everyone is encouraged to undertake funded continuous professional development, with opportunities to gain certification in occupational, aviation as well as sports and exercise medicine.
About us
Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to
deliver for us.Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.
If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
* Attending regular multi-disciplinary meetings to ensure continuous quality improvement, with regular healthcare governance activities aimed at keeping optimal patient care at the focus of everything we do. Doctors meet daily to discuss clinical cases.
* Providing general healthcare to all registered patients during normal practice hours.
* Undertaking mandatory medical examinations and provide appropriate occupational healthcare and advice, and all supporting administrative duties.
* Providing primary care emergency treatment to any patient who may require this within the Establishment.
* Appropriately supervising the management of communicable diseases, including monitoring and reporting through single Service chains.
* Representing the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) on Medical Practice related issues where necessary, including participation in unit health committees where appropriate.
Please see the full job description and person specification for further information.