Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
A fully qualified General Practitioner (GP) with active registration.
- Experience
Experience in urgent care or high-demand healthcare settings.
- Experience
Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience
A proactive, adaptable mindset and a commitment to professional development.
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Familiarity with electronic health record systems (e.g. SystmOne) and OPEL protocols is desirable.
Job summary
GP Supervisor - Local Care Direct (LCD)
Join Local Care Direct and play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality urgent care across West Yorkshire. As a GP Supervisor, you'll provide clinical leadership, manage risk, oversee patient pathways and support service delivery during peak demand.
We're looking for: A qualified GP with active registration Urgent care experience (desirable) Strong communication and decision-making skills Knowledge of SystmOne/OPEL (desirable)
Location: Bradley, Huddersfield Hours: Evenings, weekends, bank holidays and additional winter shifts.
A rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to patients while developing your leadership skills within a supportive organisation.
Local Care Direct: Your Partner in Healthcare Excellence Find out more about us at Local Care Direct.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
As GP Supervisor, you will provide senior clinical leadership across urgent primary care services, ensuring safe, effective and responsive patient care. You will oversee clinical demand and capacity, coordinate resources across triage, appointments and home visits, manage clinical risk, and provide expert advice and support to clinicians and operational colleagues. Working closely with Duty Managers and senior clinical leads, you will support patient flow, escalate concerns appropriately, contribute to service improvement, and maintain the highest standards of clinical governance, patient safety and quality of care.
About us
About Local Care Direct
Local Care Direct (LCD) is a values-led social enterprise providing urgent and community healthcare services across West Yorkshire. With around 500 colleagues working across 17 sites, we deliver care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, helping people access the right care at the right time.
We are committed to honesty, integrity, fairness, kindness and respect, creating a supportive environment where colleagues can develop and make a real difference.
Benefits include:
- NHS Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Volunteer leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working opportunities (role dependent)
- Blue Light Card discounts
Join us and be part of an organisation that puts people first.
Details
- Date posted: 15 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £96.86 an hour
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 132-3
- Job locations: Unit 2, Longbow Close, Bradley, West Yorkshire, HD2 1GQ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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