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- Job reference: 258279
- Salary: Various
- Job closing date: 31/10/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Slateford Medical Centre
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 16
- Job posted date: 31/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
- Department: Slateford Medical Centre
Salaried GP
Slateford Medical practice
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, part time (16 hours per week) post based in Slateford Medical Practice
We are a city based GP Practice seeking to employ a 4 session salaried GP for a fixed term from September 2026 until May 2027, however there may be opportunity to extend this or for additional sessions after this date. Ideally we would like the successful candidate to work all day Monday and Wednesday.
We offer our patients either telephone or face to face appointments. The GPs have 25 booked appointments per day which are primarily booked on the day. Duty Doctor are allocated fairly , typically one session per week.
We have a patient population of just over 10,500 patients and we use Vision as our clinical system. The practice promotes a supportive, collaborative approach to work. We have daily huddles to discuss interesting and challenging cases.
We currently have a clinical team of 4 GP Partners, 7 salaried doctors, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Practice Nurses, 3 HCA’s, a Practice Mental Health Nurse, 2 Practice pharmacists and 1 Senior Pharmacy technician. Our Admin team consists of a Practice Manager and Business Manager, 6 reception/admin assistants, 3 data administrators and 2 secretaries. The GP Practice is part of purpose built premises which also has in house community services such as District Nursing, Health Visitors, School Nurses and Midwives.
We are a sociable, animal loving team. We are fortunate to have an outside seating area where we can all get together for coffee and lunch.
Interested candidates are welcome to contact informally. Please contact Elaine Miller (Practice Manager) elaine.miller@nhs.scot or Elaine Ferguson (Business Manager) elaine.ferguson7@nhs.scot who will be happy to have a chat with you. To formally apply for the post please send an up to date CV with a covering letter to either of these e-mail addresses.
We look forward to hearing from you
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edinburgh EH14 1NQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Closing Date 11/09/2026
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***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
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This advert is for Salaried GP with NHS Lothian in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is listed as a General practitioner Medical doctor General Practitioner role. The contract type is Fixed-term. The application deadline is 31 Oct 2026.
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