X Associate GPs

Job Summary

You understand general practice, and can appreciate the benefits (for both patients and you) of working where personal lists and continuity of care have been embedded for years. You enjoy working in a multi‑disciplinary team, and would like to join a practice where patients feel we have "very informative medical professionals "who are willing to listen" and "from reception to Doctor, everyone is appreciated for their smiles, patience, and attention".

• Permanent associate GP role from mid‑February 2026.
• Maternity locum cover from mid‑March 2026 until October 2026; 6‑month fixed‑term contract initially, with opportunities to extend to a permanent role.

Both roles are for 4 sessions per week. Fixed‑term role pattern:
Tues AM, Wed PM, Fri AM & PM. Permanent role pattern:
Mon AM & PM, Wed PM, Thurs AM. Both roles will definitely require a Wed PM session; there may be some flexibility with the other sessions. Salary £45,232 a year (based on 4 sessions per week). Contract Permanent. Part‑time. Employer HORFIELD HC, Lockleaze Road, Bristol, BS7 9RR
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• Acute and chronic medical care of patients (and providing cross‑cover for a buddy GP) 8.00am-6.30pm Monday to Friday and for enhanced access obligations. Patient contact may be via email, phone, video, consultation at the surgery or home visits.
• Share the clinical management and administration duties in the practice (e.g. leading some of the practice's clinical quality programmes).
• Participate in the practice and your own individual performance management programme.
• Promote effective working relationships and communication within the practice.
• Maintain your own professional development (by demonstrating that you are an accomplished self‑directed learner, and sharing your learning with others where appropriate).
• Make effective use of the various information and technology systems in the practice, to include the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of read codes on the practice's patient care system, EMIS Web.
• Contribute to the practice's team learning, teaching and research programmes as required.
• Attend management, training and staff meetings as required. Some meetings may occur on days that the doctor does not usually work.
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines.
• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times, on all matters relating to patients and staff in accordance with current data protection legislation.
• Any other relevant duties that may be required from time to time.

See attached document for person specification, basic terms and conditions, and Final date to receive applications.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.