Expression of Interest - Sessional GP - Daytime Practice

Job summary

Cumbria Health are recruiting Sessional GPs to work across our Daytime Practices.

Please be aware that this is a vacancy to collect expressions of interest, and as such, there may not be any opportunities available that align with your preferred location or schedule.

Our General Practitioners form an integral part of the CH team, accountable to the Chief Executive and Medical Director. As a CH GP you will be responsible for providing high quality primary care services to the population of Cumbria in an out of hours / in-hours setting.

This post has a range of options available in terms of location and hours.

Our Clinicians work from sites across Cumbria (including extended access locations). Our core bases are at:

• Alston
• Ambleside
• Hawkshead
• Glenridding
• Kirkby Stephen
• Millom
• Windermere

WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PREFERRED LOCATION AND HOW MANY SHIFTS YOU WOULD BE LOOKING TO UNDERTAKE ALONG WITH MOBILE NUMBER ON YOUR APPLICATION SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU IF NEEDED. PLEASE ALSO CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK FOLDER REGULARLY AS EMAILS FROM US MAY OCCASIONALLY BE FILTERED THERE.

Please note that we are unable to offer an Employer Sponsored Visa for this role.

Main duties of the job

This post is to provide a full range of high quality primary care services in line with approved protocols and evidence based medicine to the population of Cumbria during in and out of hours / in-hours setting.

• To respond to medical problems presented by patients as appropriate which may include: Clinical advice by telephone - Face to face consultations - History taking - Examination - Diagnosis - Investigation - Treatment - Referral where appropriate.

About us

Cumbria Health - CH places the patient, their family and their community at the heart of everything we do. We are an award-winning organisation, the first out-of-hours organisation in the country to be rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We provide primary health care services, both in and out of hours, across Cumbria. We are values-driven and place great emphasis on inclusivity and the wellbeing and development of our staff, while striving to provide a consistently high-quality service. Our service is designed to improve health and wellbeing.

Working for CH can offer flexible opportunities in terms of location, hours and working patterns so you can enjoy a great work life balance. In order to provide the best patient care we understand the importance of ensuring staff satisfaction and are consistently trying to ensure we offer our staff a positive working environment whether that be though training or social events.

Listen to your heart. Have the work life balance you'd love.

Details

• Date posted: 20 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £60.80 to £78.80 an hour dependent on shift worked
• Contract: Locum
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: B0554-26-0112
• Job locations: The Surgery, Cottage Hospital, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3QX, United Kingdom, Ambleside Health Centre, Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BP, United Kingdom, Hawkshead Medical Practice, Bragg Field, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0QW, United Kingdom, Glenridding Health Centre, Glenridding, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0PD, United Kingdom, Upper Eden Medical Practice, Silver Street, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4RB, United Kingdom, Doctors Surgery, Goodly Dale, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EG, United Kingdom, Millom Hospital, Lapstone Road, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 4BY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

This post is to provide a full range of high quality primary care services in line with approved protocols and evidence based medicine to the population of Cumbria during an out of hours / in-hours setting.

To respond to medical problems presented by patients as appropriate which may include: Clinical advice by telephone, Face to face consultations, History taking, Examination, Diagnosis, Investigation, Treatment, Referral where appropriate

Provide health promotion and preventative health care and advice where appropriate.

Provide medical care in accordance with Cumbria Health's quality standards.

Prescribe and administer medicines in accordance with the Medicines Management procedures.

To participate in and support the electronic methods of data collection and record management whilst ensuring appropriate communication with all professionals.

Produce clinical records in accordance with the quality standards and to enable full clinical details to be supplied to patients GPs by the start of the next working day.

UK Registration

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