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Job summary

Main area
General Practitioner
Grade
GP
Contract
Bank
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
Bank
Job ref
824-BANK-GPFE
Employer
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Finchley Memorial Hospital/ Edgware Community Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£77.79 Bank
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
11/07/2025 12:00

Employer heading

NHS

Bank GP NC

GP

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 14 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, Kingston - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

At Central London Community Healthcare, we promote equality and foster an inclusive environment where our diverse workforce feels they belong and are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

CLCH aims to create a culture where staff feel supported, valued and respected for what they do and where the values we seek to show to our patients are the same values we show to each other, in line with the NHS People Plan and Our NHS People Promise and our own strategic Equality values and objectives. 

Job overview

Job Purpose
The post holder will participate with colleagues to maintain a rota of cover for Edgware and Finchley
Walk in Centre’s for agreed hours. The services are currently operational between 8am and 8pm but
this may be subject to change, and GPs will be in attendance between 9am to 7pm, or 10am to 8pm.
Subject to negotiation the post holder may work agreed set hours or work flexibly. They will participate
with colleagues to provide clinical assessment and diagnosis for patients and manage the capacity of
the facility. They will also provide support to other healthcare staff to ensure highest quality of care
for all patients. The post holder will be expected to work across either site as required.

Main duties of the job

  • Clinical Responsibilities
    To provide high quality general practitioner medical services in the Walk-In Centre to patients
    of all ages.
    Provide support to the team of nurse practitioners and healthcare staff in the assessment and treatment of unscheduled walk-in consultations and patients referred for an appointment by
    NHS 111.
    Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
    Use evidence-based knowledge when treating patients.
    To provide appropriate health education, advice and safety netting to patients attending the WIC
    To appropriately request and interpret investigations including ECGs and X-rays.

Working for our organisation

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
  • Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
  • Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 To be alert to the needs of vulnerable people and be aware of and compliant with safeguarding
procedures for both children and adults.
Issuing electronic prescriptions and prescribe according to best practice and generically whenever this is clinically appropriate.
To dispense medication from stock within agreed medicines management protocols.
Responsible for gaining valid, informed consent for assessment and treatment interventions, sharing of information following legal and professional guidelines and ensuring these guidelines are adhered to with patients/ clients who do not have the ability to provide informed
consent.
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake most duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Skills in managing patients attending with injuries would be advantageous but is not essential as most of these patients are attended to by clinical practitioners.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • GMC Registration
  • MRCGP Qualification and registration
  • Currently on a Medical Performers List
  • Evidence of professional development and engagement with annual GMC appraisal
  • Basic Life Support Qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Intermediate Life Support course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Practiced as fully qualified GP in the UK
  • Self-Audit and reflection
  • Understand the health and social needs of the local population
  • Computer Literacy
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in Urgent Care

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Time management- able to prioritise work and work under pressure
  • Excellent Communication skills
  • Innovative approach to problem solving and provision of service.
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Ability to recognize own limitations and act upon them appropriately
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using System one
  • Skills in assessment and management of minor injuries

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Sunflower Hidden DisabilitiesNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodNHS Pastoral CareDisability confident committedAccredited Living Wage EmployerStonewall 2023 Bronze

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shanelle Green
Job title
Recruitment Advisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01923961201
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