Sessional GPs - GP Out of Hours (OOH)

Job details

• Job reference: 252214
• Salary: Sessional GP
• Job closing date: 05/07/2026
• Job Type: Medical and Dental
• Location: Caledonia House
• Employment type: Staff Bank
• Hours Per Week: Bank
• Job posted date: 25/06/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
• Department: GP OOH

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The NHS GGC GP Out of Hours (OOHs) service provides urgent clinical services to GGC population, during the OOH period, 6pm to 8am Monday to Friday and 24hrs on Saturday, Sunday and on Public Holidays when GP Practices are closed. Patients are assessed mainly by NHS 24 and following that either asked to attend one of the Primary Care Emergency Centres or a clinician will visit at home and assess or have a remote consultation.

Perhaps you want to broaden your clinical experience as part of a portfolio career. Perhaps you need the freedom of more flexible hours join NHS GGC GP (OOH) service on competitive rates. As the biggest OOHs provider in Scotland in delivering this is the perfect chance to use and develop all your skills and expertise as a General Practitioner (GP), providing urgent diagnosis, treatment, advice and referrals to other healthcare resources.

Based in our various OOH services, you’ll be working autonomously within your sphere of competency as a clinician in a multi-skilled team through our house visiting service, OOHs locations or remote consultations.

Candidates should be fully registered in the GMC register for General Practice with a licence to practice and have been awarded a CCT in General Practice or have completed equivalent vocational training in General Practice. Candidates should have recent experience of working in a comparable Primary Care OOH service.

Informal contact: Dr Gilhooly, GP OOHs Clinical Director, thomas.gilhooly@nhs.scot 0141-616-6237

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

Interviews will be held on 5th August 2026.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

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