GP Trainer / Supervising GP

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, patient-centred general practice care to registered and temporary patients presenting with acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Undertake clinical consultations including face-to-face, telephone, and digital consultations as appropriate.
• Assess, diagnose, investigate, treat and refer patients in accordance with best clinical practice and current NICE guidance.
• Prescribe medications and treatments in line with local and national prescribing guidance.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and legally compliant clinical records within the clinical system.
• Undertake appropriate home visits when clinically required.
• Participate in the management of long-term conditions in line with national guidance and local care pathways.
• Identify and appropriately manage safeguarding concerns in line with statutory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team including nurses, allied health professionals, pharmacists, and community services.

Educational and Supervisory Responsibilities

• Act as Educational and/or Clinical Supervisor for GP Specialty Trainees and Foundation Year doctors in accordance with training programme requirements.
• Provide structured teaching sessions, case-based discussions and clinical debriefs.
• Support trainees in developing clinical competence, professionalism and reflective practice.
• Ensure appropriate supervision of trainee clinical work to maintain patient safety.
• Participate in trainee assessment processes including workplace-based assessments where required.
• Provide feedback and mentorship to trainees to support professional development.
• Liaise with training programme directors, deanery representatives and educational bodies as required.
• Maintain appropriate GP Trainer accreditation and participate in required trainer updates.

Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement

• Participate in clinical governance activities within the practice including audit, significant event reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to maintaining high standards of patient safety and clinical care.
• Support the practice in meeting regulatory and contractual requirements including those relating to NHS England and the Care Quality Commission.

• Maintain awareness of current clinical guidance and evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical policies and protocols where appropriate.

Service Development

• Contribute to the ongoing development of services within the practice to improve patient care and access.
• Support initiatives that strengthen the delivery of care within primary care settings.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discussions relating to service planning and patient pathways.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain full registration with the General Medical Council and remain on the NHS Performers List.
• Undertake continuing professional development and appraisal in line with GMC revalidation requirements.
• Adhere to the principles of Good Medical Practice.
• Maintain professional indemnity appropriate to the role.
• Work within all relevant practice policies including information governance, safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and health and safety.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with all data protection legislation.

Digital and Operational Working

• Work effectively within the practices digital clinical systems and electronic patient records.
• Utilise digital consultation and patient communication systems as part of routine clinical practice.
• Support the safe use of digital workflow systems designed to improve clinical efficiency and patient access.

Team Working

• Work collaboratively with clinical and administrative colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of services.
• Support a positive working environment that encourages professional respect, open communication and shared learning.
• Participate in practice meetings, multidisciplinary meetings and educational sessions as required.

Other Duties

The post holder may be required to undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the level and nature of the role as determined by the GP Partners or Practice Manager.

Additional Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to high-quality, patient-centred general practice, delivered in accordance with current clinical guidance and professional standards.
• Ability to provide safe and effective clinical supervision while maintaining oversight of trainee clinical activity and patient safety.
• Excellent communication and teaching skills, with the ability to support the professional development of GP trainees and Foundation Year doctors.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage clinical workload alongside educational responsibilities.
• Demonstrates professionalism, integrity, and commitment to the principles outlined in Good Medical Practice issued by the General Medical Council.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary primary care team and contribute to collaborative clinical decision-making.
• Commitment to clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activity within the practice.
• Competence and confidence working within modern digital clinical systems and electronic patient records.

Desirable

• The practice particularly values clinicians who are able to provide enhanced procedural or specialist skills that strengthen care delivery within primary care settings.
• These may include:
• Minor surgery and procedural dermatology performed within primary care.
• Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) services including fitting and removal of implants and intrauterine devices.
• Community-based musculoskeletal assessment and joint injections.
• Dermatology assessment and minor procedures.
• Womens health services, including contraceptive care and menopause management.
• Expertise in cardiometabolic disease management, including diabetes and cardiovascular risk reduction.
• Clinicians who bring procedural or specialist skills that allow the practice to expand community-based services and reduce unnecessary secondary care referrals will be particularly valued.

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical qualification recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC) (e.g. MBBS, MBChB or equivalent).
• Full registration with a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
• Inclusion on the NHS Performers List for General Practice.
• Successful completion of specialist training in General Practice and entry on the General Medical Council GP Register.
• Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Accredited GP Trainer status, approved through the relevant postgraduate deanery.
• Evidence of participation in continuing professional development (CPD) consistent with GMC revalidation requirements.
• Appropriate professional indemnity cover for general practice and supervision responsibilities.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification or additional training in medical education (e.g. PGCert / PGDip in Medical Education or equivalent).
• Additional clinical qualifications or diplomas relevant to community-based care (for example dermatology, minor surgery, womens health, diabetes, palliative care, or musculoskeletal medicine).
• Evidence of formal training in educational supervision or mentorship.
• Participation in recognised leadership or service improvement programmes within primary care.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience working as a General Practitioner within UK primary care.
• Minimum of 23 years experience as an accredited GP Trainer, with active involvement in supervising GP Specialty Trainees and/or Foundation Year doctors within a recognised training practice.
• Demonstrable experience providing structured educational supervision, including teaching sessions, case-based discussion, and reflective learning with trainees.
• Experience of supporting trainee assessment processes, including workplace-based assessments and feedback aligned with postgraduate training requirements.
• Evidence of maintaining safe clinical supervision and oversight of trainee clinical activity, ensuring patient safety and adherence to professional standards.
• Experience participating in clinical governance processes, including audit, significant event review, and quality improvement activity.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams in primary care, collaborating with nurses, advanced practitioners, pharmacists and allied professionals.
• Demonstrable experience managing a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions within general practice.

Desirable

• Experience supervising multiple trainee grades (e.g. GPST13, Foundation Year doctors, medical students).
• Experience contributing to practice-based teaching programmes or structured educational sessions.
• Experience in service development or redesign within primary care.
• Experience supporting quality improvement projects or clinical audits involving trainees.
• Experience working within digitally enabled primary care systems, including electronic patient records and digital consultation platforms.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).