Salaried GP

Job summary
Exciting opportunity for a GP to join our dynamic team.

We are a large, friendly, supportive team offering high quality patient centred care.

Flexible start date.
Main duties of the job

• 4 sessions per week
• Six weeks annual leave and one week study leave (pro rata) entitlement
• Weekly on call surgeries, including managing online triage requests.
• Would be required to supervise other clinicians, including resident doctors and ANP's
• Approved sponsor Practice for tier 2 visa doctors
• Clarity Toolkit and Indemnity paid by Practice
• BMA Contract
• Diverse patient population of 13,000
• Operating from purpose built, modern premises
• EMIS
• Total Accurx triage
• Training Practice for GP ST's and Medical Students
• Special interests and development of leadership skills actively encouraged - we have Clinical Directors, HCP leads, Medical Student Educators and programme directors amongst our team.
• Research Active Practice
• Mix of face to face, telephone, on the day and book ahead appointments
• 15 minute appointments for face to face book ahead appointments
• Low home visiting rate
• Daily coffee meetings
• In-house education meetings twice a month, in addition to monthly practice meetings and PLT
• Highly trained administrators who deal with the majority of incoming docman mail, QOF and medication management
• Consistent high QOF scores
• 4.5 star google rating

About us
Please visit our website for more information about the practice

If you would like to organise an informal visit or discuss anything in more detail, please contact our Practice manager Morag Tidman, View email address on meeveem.com or View phone number on meeveem.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

Interviews will take place w/c 16/11/2026

Closing date: 09 November 2026
Job responsibilities

• Conduct face to face, telephone and online consultations
• Assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of medical conditions
• Prescribe medications and treatments safely and appropriately in order with clinical guidelines
• Request, interpret and act upon laboratory tests, imaging and other investigations
• Refer patients appropriately to secondary care, community services and specialist teams when necessary
• Provide health promotion, disease prevention and lifestyle advice and modifications to improve patient health outcomes
• Manage patients with complex and multiple health conditions
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Support national screening and vaccination programmes
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to the achievement of practice and NHS quality standards
• Adhere to professional, ethical and legal requirements including confidentiality and safeguarding procedures
• Work collaboratively with our team
• Attend Practice meetings and multidisciplinary team discussions
• Mentor and support the training and supervision of medical students, GP trainees and other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Qualifications
Essential

• GMC registration to practice as a GP
• On GP Performers list
• MRCGP
• Membership of a medical defence union
• Able to practice medicine in the UK independently
• Engagement in ongoing professional development
• Ability to supervise and mentor trainees and medical students
• Interested in teaching and training
• Experience of training responsivities
• Experience as a GP trainer
• Self motivated and able to work independently with support from the wider clinical team
• Interested in actively addressing the health needs of the practice population
• Competence in skills needed for the role GP - eg communication, IT, interpersonal, teamworking, time-management

Desirable

• Interest in community working eg care home or school clinical support
• Interest in developing leadership roles within the practice
• Understanding of local (Coventry) primary care service provision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Forrest Medical Centre
Address: 6 Prior Deram Walk, Coventry, CV4 8FT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Contact: Practice Manager Morag Tidman, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

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