# General Practitioner (GP) Lead - Sandwell

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Partnering Health Limited
- **Location:** Sandwell Urgent Treatment Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** General Practitioner
- **Grade:** General practitioner
- **Salary:** £120000.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-15T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T10:57:39.205Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0062-26-0144
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/E0062-26-0144/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=E0062-26-0144
- **Employer website:** https://www.phlgroup.co.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Lead GP to join our Dudley Urgent Treatment Centre and provide clinical leadership across the service.

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity for a GP who combines strong clinical expertise with leadership, governance and quality improvement experience. You will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality patient care, while supporting and developing the wider clinical team.

Working closely with the Service Manager, Medical Director, Clinical Quality & Governance Team and other clinical leads, you will provide visible clinical leadership and assurance across the service.

### Main duties of the job

As Clinical Lead GP, you will

- Provide high-quality clinical consultations and assessment of patients presenting to the Urgent Care Centre.
- Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to GPs and other clinical colleagues.
- Lead on clinical quality assurance, including consultation audits, annual appraisals and clinical performance.
- Support the service to achieve its KPIs and national service specifications.
- Identify areas of clinical risk and work with relevant teams to develop appropriate mitigation plans.
- Work closely with the Safeguarding Lead to ensure excellent safeguarding practice across the service.
- Provide clinical assurance to the Medical Director regarding clinical safety, quality and performance.
- Work with the resourcing team when reviewing applicants with previous/current medical legal claims or GMC investigations.
- Undertake clinical and administrative responsibilities appropriate to the seniority of the role.

Clinical Responsibilities:

- Assessing, diagnosing and managing acute primary care presentations.
- Providing appropriate treatment, advice, and health education.
- Maintaining clear, accurate clinical records.
- Ensuring appropriate safeguarding referrals.
- Identifying and escalating issues relating to clinical quality, safety and risk.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge and practice through continuing professional development and lifelong learning.

### About us

Why Join Us?

PHL Group was founded in 2009 by a team of experienced General Practitioners and commercial partners, driven by a clear vision to deliver high-quality healthcare services that positively impact local communities. Led by an experienced team of clinicians and healthcare leaders with extensive expertise across urgent and primary care settings,

PHL Group operates a wide range of services across the UK and internationally, including Integrated Urgent Care, GP Practices, Custody Healthcare, ADHD services, Home Visiting, and Wait Time Support.

Supported by a well-established organisational infrastructure, robust clinical governance, and industry-leading professionals, PHL Group is committed to enabling people to remain well and receive the best possible health and social care through innovation, quality, and compassion.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values Truly Care, Team First, and Pioneering Innovationmaking PHL Group a forward-thinking organisation where people are empowered to make a real difference.

Applications

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If your application is successful, you can expect to hear from us within 2 weeks of submission.

Please note that this advert will remain open until the position is filled. Interviews will be held throughout the advertising period, so we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

### Details

- Date posted: 06 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £120,000 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: E0062-26-0144
- Job locations: Sandwell Urgent Treatment Centre, Sandwell Health Campus, West Bromwich, B71 4HJ, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

As Clinical Lead GP, you will:

- Provide high-quality clinical consultations and assessment of patients presenting to the Urgent Care Centre.
- Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to GPs and other clinical colleagues.
- Provide clinical management, supervision and support to the clinical team.
- Lead on clinical quality assurance, including consultation audits, annual appraisals and clinical performance.
- Support the service to achieve its KPIs and national service specifications.
- Lead and contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects and clinical standard setting.
- Identify areas of clinical risk and work with relevant teams to develop appropriate mitigation plans.
- Support the investigation and management of clinical incidents, complaints and escalations.
- Work closely with the Safeguarding Lead to ensure excellent safeguarding practice across the service.
- Support compliance with CQC requirements, clinical governance standards and NHS policies.
- Provide clinical assurance to the Medical Director regarding clinical safety, quality and performance.
- Support recruitment of GPs, including reviewing applications, participating in interviews and supporting decisions around locum clinicians.
- Work with the resourcing team when reviewing applicants with previous/current medical legal claims or GMC investigations.
- Work collaboratively with other clinical leads to provide cross-site clinical cover where required.
- Undertake clinical and administrative responsibilities appropriate to the seniority of the role.

Clinical Responsibilities

You will be expected to make autonomous professional decisions regarding patient presentations, including:

- Assessing, diagnosing and managing acute primary care presentations.
- Providing appropriate treatment, advice, counselling and health education.
- Maintaining clear, accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
- Ensuring appropriate safeguarding referrals and documentation.
- Collecting and contributing to data for audit and quality improvement.
- Supporting accurate patient record summarisation and clinical coding.
- Identifying and escalating issues relating to clinical quality, safety and risk.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge and practice through continuing professional development and lifelong learning.

About You

We are looking for a fully qualified GP with proven experience in primary care and a strong interest in clinical leadership, governance and service improvement.

Essential Qualifications & Registration

You will need:

- MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
- Full registration with the GMC and a licence to practise.
- Completion of GP training / CCT (JCPTGP / PMETB or equivalent).
- Inclusion on the relevant Medical Performers List, with no conditions or restrictions preventing you from undertaking the role.
- MRCGP or equivalent.
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
- Ability to successfully complete an Enhanced DBS check.

### UK Registration

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

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Inclusion on the relevant Medical Performers List, with no conditions or restrictions preventing you from undertaking the role.
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
- Ability to successfully complete an Enhanced DBS check.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
- Full registration with the GMC and a licence to practise.
- Completion of GP training / CCT (JCPTGP / PMETB or equivalent).
- MRCGP or equivalent.

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