Salaried General Practitioner

Job summary

Lancaster Medical Practice is seeking to recruit a Salaried General Practitioner to join our supportive and high-performing team. Lancaster Medical Practice is a large, at-scale GP provider delivering General Medical Services to approximately 65,000 patients across Lancaster and the surrounding villages. Care is delivered through small, stable clinical micro-teams, enabling continuity of care and strong therapeutic relationships with patients.

Formed in April 2017 from several successful legacy practices, Lancaster Medical Practice has continued to evolve into the strong, high-performing organisation it is today, receiving an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission in August 2018. We are a modern general practice, not perfect but reflective, learning, and committed to continuous improvement for both patients and staff.

We are realistic about the pressures facing general practice and work constructively with system partners to support safe, appropriately commissioned care, while continuing to learn, adapt, and improve. For informal enquiries, please contact Peter Heald, Director of Service Development and Delivery, at peter.heald1@nhs.net, or Amy Williams, Managing Partner, at amy.williams59@nhs.net.

Interviews are provisionally planned for the week commencing 9th November 2026.

Main duties of the job

As a Salaried GP at Lancaster Medical Practice, you will: Provide a full range of NHS Primary Medical Services to patients registered with the Practice. Work within a micro-team model that supports continuity of care, shared responsibility, and peer support. Contribute to the delivery of the Practices operational plan, working closely with the Partners and Management Team.

Embrace LMPs vision and values, and work collaboratively as part of a cohesive, multidisciplinary team. Workload and ways of working We are committed to maintaining safe, sustainable GP workloads. Clinical work is organised through micro-teams, supporting continuity and shared clinical responsibility. Appointment templates, administrative processes, and clinical support systems are designed to protect clinical time and reduce unnecessary workload.

Demand, capacity, and ways of working are actively reviewed to ensure care remains safe for both patients and clinicians.

About us

We deliver services from seven locations across the city of Lancaster and its surrounding areas and continue to invest in our services, workforce, and infrastructure to improve outcomes for patients and staff. We are a progressive, modern organisation with patient-centred general practice at our core. By joining #TeamLMP, you will become part of a diverse group of clinical and non-clinical colleagues who work collaboratively to provide high-quality care for our local community.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the job description and person specification linked.

Person Specification

Qualifications · Essential

Current full GMC Registration. Inclusion in the GMC GP Register. Evidence of CPD and further education/training. Evidence of professional updating. Evidence of post-registration training.

Desirable

Membership of Royal College of General Practitioners. Qualified GP Trainer.

Experience · Essential

Working within a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of health promotion. Experience of working within a primary health care team.

Desirable

Experience of undertaking clinical audit in general practice and implementing change. Experience of working in specialist clinical areas. Use of EMIS electronic clinical system.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

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