GP Maternity LocumNHS

Job summary

We are looking for a fixed term GP at any stage of their career to join our team at Bersted Green Surgery covering maternity leave starting December 2026.

5 - 7 sessions per week , Tuesday - Friday.

15 minute appointments . Standard clinic is 13 patients per session , with a mix of telephone and face to face appointments.

4 GP Partners, 5 salaried GPs . Supported by a friendly team of Paramedics, Practice Nurses, Pharmacy Team, Care coordinators , Mental Health Social Prescriber, First Contact Physiotherapist, Youth Emotional Support Workers.

Majority of home visits covered by the Paramedic Team.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Duty sessions shared out between all Doctors .

Job description

The following are the core responsibilities of the salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• Undertaking 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
• Delivering enhanced services.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About us

Bersted Green Surgery is a dedicated, forward-thinking and busy Teaching Practice, looking after over 13,000 patients.

We are located in the delightful seaside town of Bognor Regis, renowned for its sunny climate on the south-coast, near Chichester and at the foot of the South Downs National Park.

We pride ourselves on being an exceptionally friendly place to work with an emphasis on team-working in a supportive environment, with a true focus on work life balance and wellbeing.

As a training practice and a hub for research we are committed to fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals , hosting medical students, FY2 and ST1 , ST2 , ST3 Trainees.