Job Description

Culverhay Surgery are looking for a GP interested in a temporary salaried or locum position to cover maternity leave from September 2025. Located on the edge of the beautiful Cotswolds, our practice includes 3 fully integrated sites in the Wotton Under Edge area of Gloucestershire, and is easily accessible from Bristol, Bath, Gloucester, and Cheltenham. We are seeking a GP to work ideally from our Wotton site, but this could be flexible.
Main duties of the job
What Culverhay Surgery can offer:
- 4 clinical sessions/week on Thursdays and Fridays, from September 2025 - approx end May 2026
- Salary negotiable based on experience
- Protected administration slots
- Friendly practice with an ethos based around continuity of care and great team working
- Morning coffee breaks as a team and regular clinical meetings to support continuing professional development
- Work life balance is especially important to us to maintain the health and wellbeing of all our valued staff, including peer support and mentoring and outside work social gatherings
- Skilled Worker Visa (formerly Tier-2 Visa) status
- Pharmacy team to support prescription and medicines management
- Frailty coordinators to support work with care homes and frail elderly patients living independently
- Long established training practice with 2 GP trainers. In addition to GP trainees we also support medical and nursing students
- In house educational programme with guest speakers
- Defence union subscription is paid by the practice for salaried role
- Regular PLT events
- Membership of GGPET funded by the practice for salaried role
- Future partnership opportunities
- 6 weeks annual leave plus 1 week study leave if salaried
- In house minor ops and womens health clinics, including coil and implant fittings
About us
Our team consists of 4 partners (1 Practice Manager partner), 13 salaried GPs, a full skill mix of nurses including a nurse prescriber, senior clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technicians, frailty care co-ordinators, paramedic, social prescriber, and practice counsellors. Not forgetting our fantastic reception, secretarial and admin teams, who work very hard to minimise the administrative burden for the clinical team.
Details
Date posted
12 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
10 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A3174-25-0000
Job locations
Culverhay Surgery
Culverhay
Wotton-under-edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 7LS
Culverhay Berkeley
Marybrook Street
Berkeley
GL13 9BL
Culverhay Frampton
Whitminster Lane
Frampton on Severn
GL2 7HU
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
Please refer to attached job description for further information. Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
Please refer to attached job description for further information.
Person Specification
Eligibility Criteria
Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience of medicines management
• General understanding of the GMS contract

• Experience of ICB initiatives

• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience of medicines management
• General understanding of the GMS contract

• Experience of ICB initiatives