Job summary
Our friendly and democratic practice seeks enthusiastic GP to join our lovely team
Good admin support and long serving staff.
We are located in the ancient Forest of Dean, close to the picturesque Wye Valley and the Welsh Borders. There are good road links to rest of Gloucester, Cheltenham, South Wales and Bristol.
Working over 3 x sites. Coleford Health Centre, Coleford, GL16 8RH, Brunston Surgery, Coleford, GL16 8HJ, Lydbrook Health Centre, Lydbrook, GL17 9LG
New build approved. Expected new build in 2026.
From August 2025 8 x salaried doctors and a GP assistant, happy to mentor newly qualified GPs or returners.
We always aim to be flexible and support you.
We believe it is important for staff and patients for us to keep to BMA advised safe working limits. 15min appts are standard.
6 weeks annual leave and 1 week study leave.
Specialist clinical interests and training courses supported.
Strong practice management.
Document management team to reduce GP workload.
We will be merging with GDOC from 1st August 2025 ,a not-for- profit organisation owned by all the GP practices in Gloucestershire. Being part of the GDOC family offers our GPs the best of both worlds: being part of a small Practice team providing continuity of care for patients, and the support and career opportunities of a larger organisation to draw upon when you want.
Closing Date: 31/07/2025
Interview Date: 13/08/2025 - Interviews to take place in PM.
Main duties of the job
Primary care clinician duties, including (but not limited to) face to face consultations, video consultations, telephone consultations, e-consultations and queries. Also, home visits, duty doctor/on-call responsibilities, clinical administration, prescribing, and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Acting as Named GP for a share of registered patients proportionate to contracted hours.
Complying with the General Medical Councils Good Medical Practice and other standards for doctors.
About us
You will be required to be immunised
in compliance with Green Book (link attached) and NHS recommendations for your
role (unless medically exempt).
G DOC LTD is owned by all the GP Practices in Gloucestershire; the
Practices are our shareholders.
We operate on a not-for-profit basis: any profits are redistributed into
primary care in Gloucestershire.
We are a limited company run by a Board of Directors, most of whom are experienced
local GPs.
We run a number of GP practices, as well as some other services for the
whole county.
In Gloucester we run 9,500 patients at Gloucester Health Access Centre/Matson
Lane (9,500 patients) and Partners in
Health (12,400).
In the Forest of Dean, we run two practices, both of which are
dispensing: Lydney (7,500 patients), and Blakeney (3,200 patients).
From 1st August 2025 GDOC will be also running Coleford Medical Practice dispensing: (13,600) patients.
Our countywide services include:
G DOC is running a Covid Medicines Service to help and support the
high-risk patients in Gloucestershire.
Over 17,000 primary care appointments each year at Gloucester Health
Access Centre for patients who may need to be seen the same day when their own
practice is already full, or who do not have a registered GP. GHAC is open
8am8pm, 365 days a year.
For more details visit our website
Job description
Job responsibilities
Surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. insurance companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters, and NHS/private paperwork and correspondence.
Undertaking a share of the clinical and administrative work of the Practice, including pooled clinical admin, QOF, audit, prescribing reviews etc.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation;
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards;
Collecting data for audit purposes as per Practice protocols.
Reviewing
patients for the purposes of quality improvement and safety. i.e. MRHA safety
alerts and long-term condition reviews.
Prescribing
in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
Cover
for other doctors by reciprocal sharing of correspondence, results and
prescriptions for absent doctors.
If appointed as Lead GP:
Provide clinical leadership, support and
managerial oversight to G DOCs clinicians
Work with the Chief Executive, Clinical
Director and Practice Manager to ensure that the Practice has a robust system
of clinical governance and risk management, including clinical audit,
management of significant events (including Serious Incidents), and complaints.
Ensure the Practice provides a supportive
working environment for clinicians, and support clinicians learning and
professional development.
Support and manage the clinical, administrative
and contractual work of the Practice, working in partnership with G DOCs
management team, particularly the Practice Manager.
Represent the
Practice within the primary care network and develop PCN-based working
Working conditions
Frequent, prolonged VDU use
Time-pressured environment
High levels of accuracy and attention to detail essential at all times
Exposure to distressing situations and written material
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.
Other responsibilities
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant G DOC policies/guidelines for your role, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation as applicable to your role;
- Attending training, Practice meetings and other meetings and events organised by the Practice, PCN, or other agencies such as the ICB, where appropriate;
- Contributing to audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding, as appropriate to your role;
- Treating colleagues with courtesy and respect;
- Complying with G DOCs values, and the values of your practice/team.
- As part of the Practice team, contributing to the delivery of QOF and enhanced services.
- Contributing to the management and development of the Primary Care Network, including the performance of work undertaken by the Practice as part of the PCN.
- Helping to ensure that the Practice remains safe and effective, including by the use of clinical audit and learning from significant events and complaints.
- Helping to ensure that the Practice provides a supportive working environment for clinicians, trainees and other employees. Supporting colleagues learning and professional development, as well as your own.
- Helping to ensure that the Practice complies with CQC requirements for primary care, including all fundamental standards of care.
- You will be required to be immunised in compliance with Green Book and NHS recommendations for your role (unless medically exempt).
- Ensuring that you always work within your own competencies and training.
- Observing health and safety guidelines at all times.
Confidentiality
- Comply with the Confidentiality Agreement
Health & Safety
- Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, you have a personal responsibility to have regard to your own and others safety.
- You should familiarise yourself with fire exits at all sites where you work, and the action that you should take in the event of a fire.
- Personal alarms are available from G DOC for all GPs, wherever you are working. Your site induction should cover local procedures for summoning external help. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with these local procedures.
- You must comply with site Health and Safety procedures, including those that concern clinical waste, use of hazardous substances, and the use and disposal of sharps.
- Health and safety hazards should be reported to the Practice Manager.
- You should dress appropriately and professionally. To reduce the risk of sharps injuries, shoes should be closed (not open sandals).
- You must ensure that your car is insured for commuting and for any business use, if applicable (e.g. home visits if part of your role).
- GP staff in Gloucestershire have been the victims of serious & sustained stalking and violence. You should not give anyone outside the Practice information about when and where colleagues will be working. Refer any queries about rotas etc to the Practice Manager or G DOC. Be aware that stalkers may have knowledge of the local healthcare system and sound very plausible.
Infection Control
Undertaking training, and following policies and processes, as appropriate to your role.
Any other reasonable duties that may be required from time-to-time.
Safeguarding
- Safeguarding is everyones responsibility. Even staff who do not routinely have contact with patients may become aware of a safeguarding concern. You will
- Ensure you are familiar with G DOCs safeguarding procedures
- Report all concerns promptly, following the safeguarding procedures
- Ensure that you maintain an appropriate level of safeguarding training for your role
- Contribute to meetings and other safeguarding processes, as appropriate to your role.
Equality and Diversity
You will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation;
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.
Quality and Patient Safety
You will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
- Alert other team members to any concerns about clinical governance or quality and risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision;
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance;
- Work effectively other agencies to meet patients needs;
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
- Avoid working if you are impaired from doing so safely or effectively, for example due to illness.
- If relevant to your role, ensure that any necessary handover and follow up arrangements for patients have been made.
- Inform your line manager if you have concerns about a colleague that might affect patient safety
- Inform your line manager of any complaints or significant events that have arisen from your work for G DOC.
- Participate in investigations of any complaints or significant events, if asked to do so.
- Inform your line manager immediately if you have been charged with any criminal offence.
If you are in a regulated profession (e.g. nurse, doctor, pharmacist, accountant).
- Comply with your regulators guidance.
- Inform your line manager immediately, if you are under investigation by your regulator.
- Inform your line manager immediately, if you have any restrictions or conditions imposed on your practice by your regulator.
Personal/Professional Development:
You will ensure that your mandatory training remains up to date.
You will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Communication
You should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members, including through use of email, TeamNet and other agreed communication channels;
- Checking your email and TeamNet every working day;
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers;
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly i.e. signing and use of telephone and face-to-face translators.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. insurance companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters, and NHS/private paperwork and correspondence.
Undertaking a share of the clinical and administrative work of the Practice, including pooled clinical admin, QOF, audit, prescribing reviews etc.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation;
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards;
Collecting data for audit purposes as per Practice protocols.
Reviewing
patients for the purposes of quality improvement and safety. i.e. MRHA safety
alerts and long-term condition reviews.
Prescribing
in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
Cover
for other doctors by reciprocal sharing of correspondence, results and
prescriptions for absent doctors.
If appointed as Lead GP:
Provide clinical leadership, support and
managerial oversight to G DOCs clinicians
Work with the Chief Executive, Clinical
Director and Practice Manager to ensure that the Practice has a robust system
of clinical governance and risk management, including clinical audit,
management of significant events (including Serious Incidents), and complaints.
Ensure the Practice provides a supportive
working environment for clinicians, and support clinicians learning and
professional development.
Support and manage the clinical, administrative
and contractual work of the Practice, working in partnership with G DOCs
management team, particularly the Practice Manager.
Represent the
Practice within the primary care network and develop PCN-based working
Working conditions
Frequent, prolonged VDU use
Time-pressured environment
High levels of accuracy and attention to detail essential at all times
Exposure to distressing situations and written material
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.
Other responsibilities
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant G DOC policies/guidelines for your role, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation as applicable to your role;
- Attending training, Practice meetings and other meetings and events organised by the Practice, PCN, or other agencies such as the ICB, where appropriate;
- Contributing to audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding, as appropriate to your role;
- Treating colleagues with courtesy and respect;
- Complying with G DOCs values, and the values of your practice/team.
- As part of the Practice team, contributing to the delivery of QOF and enhanced services.
- Contributing to the management and development of the Primary Care Network, including the performance of work undertaken by the Practice as part of the PCN.
- Helping to ensure that the Practice remains safe and effective, including by the use of clinical audit and learning from significant events and complaints.
- Helping to ensure that the Practice provides a supportive working environment for clinicians, trainees and other employees. Supporting colleagues learning and professional development, as well as your own.
- Helping to ensure that the Practice complies with CQC requirements for primary care, including all fundamental standards of care.
- You will be required to be immunised in compliance with Green Book and NHS recommendations for your role (unless medically exempt).
- Ensuring that you always work within your own competencies and training.
- Observing health and safety guidelines at all times.
Confidentiality
- Comply with the Confidentiality Agreement
Health & Safety
- Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, you have a personal responsibility to have regard to your own and others safety.
- You should familiarise yourself with fire exits at all sites where you work, and the action that you should take in the event of a fire.
- Personal alarms are available from G DOC for all GPs, wherever you are working. Your site induction should cover local procedures for summoning external help. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with these local procedures.
- You must comply with site Health and Safety procedures, including those that concern clinical waste, use of hazardous substances, and the use and disposal of sharps.
- Health and safety hazards should be reported to the Practice Manager.
- You should dress appropriately and professionally. To reduce the risk of sharps injuries, shoes should be closed (not open sandals).
- You must ensure that your car is insured for commuting and for any business use, if applicable (e.g. home visits if part of your role).
- GP staff in Gloucestershire have been the victims of serious & sustained stalking and violence. You should not give anyone outside the Practice information about when and where colleagues will be working. Refer any queries about rotas etc to the Practice Manager or G DOC. Be aware that stalkers may have knowledge of the local healthcare system and sound very plausible.
Infection Control
Undertaking training, and following policies and processes, as appropriate to your role.
Any other reasonable duties that may be required from time-to-time.
Safeguarding
- Safeguarding is everyones responsibility. Even staff who do not routinely have contact with patients may become aware of a safeguarding concern. You will
- Ensure you are familiar with G DOCs safeguarding procedures
- Report all concerns promptly, following the safeguarding procedures
- Ensure that you maintain an appropriate level of safeguarding training for your role
- Contribute to meetings and other safeguarding processes, as appropriate to your role.
Equality and Diversity
You will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation;
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.
Quality and Patient Safety
You will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
- Alert other team members to any concerns about clinical governance or quality and risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision;
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance;
- Work effectively other agencies to meet patients needs;
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
- Avoid working if you are impaired from doing so safely or effectively, for example due to illness.
- If relevant to your role, ensure that any necessary handover and follow up arrangements for patients have been made.
- Inform your line manager if you have concerns about a colleague that might affect patient safety
- Inform your line manager of any complaints or significant events that have arisen from your work for G DOC.
- Participate in investigations of any complaints or significant events, if asked to do so.
- Inform your line manager immediately if you have been charged with any criminal offence.
If you are in a regulated profession (e.g. nurse, doctor, pharmacist, accountant).
- Comply with your regulators guidance.
- Inform your line manager immediately, if you are under investigation by your regulator.
- Inform your line manager immediately, if you have any restrictions or conditions imposed on your practice by your regulator.
Personal/Professional Development:
You will ensure that your mandatory training remains up to date.
You will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Communication
You should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members, including through use of email, TeamNet and other agreed communication channels;
- Checking your email and TeamNet every working day;
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers;
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly i.e. signing and use of telephone and face-to-face translators.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in Medicine or GMC-recognised equivalent
- Current registration with General Medical Council and on GMC GP register
- On National Performers List
- MRCGP or equivalent
- Level 3 safeguarding training up to date or, if lapsed, willing to ensure training up to date before commencing post
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Willing to become competent in use of SystmOne if not already
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy or protocol
- Effective time management
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Competent in use of SystmOne
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
Other
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check satisfactory
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in Medicine or GMC-recognised equivalent
- Current registration with General Medical Council and on GMC GP register
- On National Performers List
- MRCGP or equivalent
- Level 3 safeguarding training up to date or, if lapsed, willing to ensure training up to date before commencing post
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Willing to become competent in use of SystmOne if not already
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
- Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy or protocol
- Effective time management
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Competent in use of SystmOne
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
Other
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check satisfactory
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
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).
Additional information
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).