General Practitioner (GP) Lead – Sandwell

Overview

As a Clinical Lead GP at our Dudley Urgent Treatment Centre you will provide visible medical leadership and ensure safe, high-quality patient care. You will collaborate with the Service Manager, Medical Director and clinical leads to strengthen governance and quality improvement across the service. The role combines expert clinical care with team leadership, audits, and risk management to meet KPIs and national service specifications. This is an opportunity to shape urgent care delivery, uphold safeguarding standards, and drive continuous improvement. A core hook is leading clinical quality assurance across a multi-site urgent care setting.

Pay / Benefits

• Permanent contract
• Full-time (40 hours)
• Flexible working
• Competitive salary (120,000 a year)
• Opportunity to lead clinical governance
• development in quality improvement

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical consultations and assessments at the Urgent Care Centre
• Offer clinical leadership, advice and support to GPs and other clinicians
• Provide clinical management, supervision and support to the clinical team
• Lead on clinical quality assurance, including audits, annual appraisals and performance
• Support achievement of KPIs and national service specifications
• Lead and contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects and standard setting
• Identify clinical risks and work on mitigation plans
• Support investigation and management of incidents, complaints and escalations
• Collaborate with the Safeguarding Lead to maintain safeguarding practices
• Ensure compliance with CQC, NHS policies and governance standards
• Assist in recruitment of GPs and involvement in locum decisions
• Coordinate with resourcing on applicants with medical legal claims or GMC investigations
• Provide cross-site clinical cover with other leads
• Undertake senior clinical and administrative duties
• Autonomously manage acute primary care presentations
• Maintain accurate records and safeguarding documentation
• Contribute to data for audits and quality improvement
• Engage in continuing professional development

Key requirements

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full GMC registration and licence to practise
• GP training / CCT (JCPTGP / PMETB or equivalent)
• Inclusion on Medical Performers List with no conditions
• MRCGP or equivalent
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Ability to complete Enhanced DBS check

• leadership
• team collaboration
• strong communication
• clinical leadership
• clinical governance and QA
• clinical audits and appraisals

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