Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
- Qualifications
Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- Qualifications
Be on the NHSE medical performers list
- All applicants should have skills including:
Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services.
- All applicants should have skills including:
Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date.
- All applicants should have skills including:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
- All applicants should have skills including:
Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
- All applicants should have skills including:
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
Highlands Surgery, in Leigh on Sea, is looking for a salaried GP to join their busy practice, covering 6 sessions a week.
Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.
Main duties of the job
The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as well as:
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
- Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
- Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
- Providing health education.
- Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards.
- Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
- Delivering enhanced services.
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
- All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
About us
Highlands Surgery (Leigh-on-Sea) is a forward thinking, innovative practice with an ethos that supports the development of the whole team. Our objective is to continue delivering a high-quality service for our patients, whilst we continue to develop so that it sustainable for the future.
As a practice of over 15,500 patients, the size allows us to look at different models of care for our patients. We are a 3 GP partner practice, supported by 3 salaried GPs, long-term locums, 3 practice nurses, 2 HCAs and a clinical pharmacist. We have a large non-clinical team, all with a desire to provide the best service we can. We pride ourselves on supporting staff professional development and personal interests. We are a training practice, with all 3 GP partners being approved trainers. We have an Outstanding CQC rating and are consistently high QOF achievers.
Benefits include: NHS pension scheme & eye-care vouchers
Details
- Date posted: 19 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 30105
- Job locations: 1629-1643 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 2SQ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
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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This advert is for GP with Primary Care Careers in Leigh on Sea, England. It is listed as a General practitioner Medical doctor General Practitioner role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Oct 2026.
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