Salaried General Practitioner

Job SummaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a GP to join our team to cover 3 to 4 sessions per week in a friendly, dynamic, and forward‑thinking, single‑site surgery in Harrogate. We have an outstanding clinical and nursing team, situated in modern, purpose‑built premises in the heart of this historic Spa town.Strayside Health is a recently formed practice (following the successful merger of East Parade and Park Parade Surgeries in April 2025). Before the merger, both practices worked closely together for a number of years, sharing our Nurse Team and back‑office staff (medical secretaries, data quality and administration teams). Our newly merged practice is progressive and keen to embrace change whilst maintaining the traditional values of patient centred general practice.We have a great team ethos in our workforce, with strong staff retention. We are friendly and supportive with a focus on staff wellbeing and for many years have continued the tradition of our valuable daily GP coffee meeting.Routine clinics comprise a mix of telephone and 15‑minute face‑to‑face consultation appointments, including 25% of routine surgery time being protected for clinical admin and a defined number of appointments per routine session.ResponsibilitiesMake yourself available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, eConsultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.Action a share of blood results and incoming clinical documents, both paper and electronic.Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other health care workers.Assess health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.Offer preventative advice.Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.Refer to other care providers as appropriate.Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.Collect data for audit purposes.Prescribe in accordance with the CCG or practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.Undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.About UsSituated in the beautiful spa town of Harrogate close to the Yorkshire Dales, we serve an urban and suburban population of just under 16,000 patients. We are committed to providing high quality primary care. There are six GP Partners and nine Salaried GPs with a range of skills and interests.We have developed innovative systems to manage our workload. This includes having a shared Clinical Administration Team, Data Quality Team and Medical Secretary Service. These teams are shared amongst both practices at Mowbray Square Medical Centre, giving us a strong infrastructure to support GPs and safely reduce administrative workload.The highly skilled and experienced Nurse Team consists of a Practice Nurse, Nurse Associate and two Healthcare Assistants, led by our Lead Nurse.We have formal responsibility for three care homes for the elderly and two learning disability care homes. Named GPs offer a fixed regular commitment to these homes under a local ICB scheme.Nominated GP leads for safeguarding, QOF, finance, patient services, womens health, prescribing, palliative care, diabetes and nursing care ensures a structured supportive system across the practice.Job DetailsDate posted: 27 November 2025Pay scheme: £11,077 per session per annumContract: PermanentWorking pattern: Part‑timeReference number: A1610‑25‑0003Job locations: Mowbray Square Medical Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5ARPerson SpecificationAptitude and AbilitiesBroad range of IT skillsAble to use own initiative and work without supervisionAble to effectively co‑lead a team and the serviceAble to cope with and effectively organise the workloadAbility to communicate effectively, both verbally and non‑verbally dailyPractical problem‑solving skillsAbility to motivate and inspire self and othersAccurate written and verbal communication of informationAbility to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by people affected by adverse life eventsAbility to prioritise own workloadAbility to ask sensitively about information needsAbility to retrieve and consolidate information from a wide range of sources and in different formatsAbility to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlinesAbility to show evidence of leadershipAbility to work in a multi‑disciplinary teamPersonal QualitiesAbility to deal with complex and difficult emotional situationsFamiliarity with issues of service organisation, transformation and developmentAdhere to policies around confidentiality, health & safety, equality & diversityCalm and objectiveConfident, yet approachableRecognition of own limitationsDemonstrates enthusiasmNon‑judgemental, respectful of others privacy, needs & beliefsAbility to work in a multi‑disciplinary teamAbility to address and work to overcome any equality, diversity and rights of service usersIdentify and mitigate potential risks to health, safety and policyExperienceSound knowledge of clinical governance, including audit and service improvement activitiesEligibility for Medical Indemnity MembershipQualificationsMBBS or equivalent medical degreeGMC registrationDesirableMRCGPEvidence of continued role developmentTeaching qualificationOther RequirementsFlexibility to work outside of core office hoursDisclosure Barring Service (DBS) checkOccupational Health ClearanceDisclosure 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.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. 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