Job requirements
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Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Skills
Strong IT skills
- Skills
Clear, polite telephone manner
- Skills
Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Skills
EMIS/Medicus user skills (but additional training will be provided if needed).
- Skills
Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Skills
Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
- Skills
Problem solving & analytical skills
- Skills
Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Skills
Experience with audit
- Skills
Experience with clinical risk management
- Experience
Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience
Experience of continued professional development
- Experience
Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- Experience
General understanding of the GMS contract
- Qualifications
Qualified GP MRCGP General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration
- Qualifications
National Performers List registration
- Qualifications
Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Qualifications
Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
GP locum to cover Maternity leave
The vacancy is for a maternity locum GP for 6 sessions per week to join their team from November 2026
Main duties of the job
As a maternity locum GP you will provide cover for a salaried GP while on maternity leave, managing a caseload and dealing with a wide variety of health needs in a primary care setting working individually and as a team to ensure a high standard of care for all registered and temporary patients as you carry out the associated clinical and administrative duties.
About us
We are a friendly, well established and growing semi-rural training practice based south of Bath, with an ethos for a high standard of patient care.
We seek to preserve the best of traditional family practice with a willingness to adapt and modernise to ensure a continuing high standard of care to patients with a sustainable work environment.
GMS Practice list size 11,500
Four partners, seven salaried GPs, one ANP and one Paramedic Practitioner
Three First Contact Physiotherapists, two PCN Paramedics, Health Connector, PCN Pharmacists and two PCN Pharmacy Technicians
Purpose built main surgery in Beckington, modern branch surgery in Frome Health Centre
Sessions with twelve x 15 minute appointments
Virtually no home visits, visiting paramedics
Dispensing at main site
EMIS web across both sites (planned transition to Medicus in November)
Total triage
Established training and teaching Practice
Shared network cover of enhanced access
Part of Mendip PCN
Salary £12,285 per session per year
Details
- Date posted: 03 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Locum
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: A2578-2026-09-03
- Job locations: St Luke's Surgery, St Luke's Road, Beckington, Somerset, BA11 6SE, United Kingdom, St. Lukes Road, Beckington, Frome, BA11 6SE, United Kingdom, Fromefield Surgery, Frome Medical Centre, Enos Way, Frome, BA11 2FH, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
The duties of the post are to provide cover for a salaried GP while on maternity leave, including a full range of general medical services as contained within the National Health Services (Primary Care) Act 1997 and which will include domiciliary visits as deemed appropriate.
The post holder is expected to support the partners of The Beckington Family Practice in providing all services outlined in the GMS Core Contract and also in the aims and objectives of the Practice.
The post holder is expected to support and input into the aims of the practice in areas of clinical governance, good practice, quality outcomes framework (or its replacement), enhanced services, practice audit, referral review and any other improvement plans as determined by the practice.
The post holders prescribing should be according to accepted clinical practice and guidance for acute and repeat prescriptions. It should follow practice policies and procedures, e.g. use of formulary and management of repeat prescribing.
The post holder is expected to maintain and keep good standards of computerised clinical records at all times. Full involvement in any practice training is expected.
The post holder is expected to maintain and keep good standards of paperwork.
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 Maternity Cover Locum GP with Beckington Family Practice in Beckington, England; Frome, England. It is listed as a General practitioner Medical doctor General Practitioner role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Locum. The application deadline is 05 Oct 2026.
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