Lead GP – Broadmead Medical Centre

Overview

Job summary

Shape the Future of General Practice at Broadmead Medical Centre. Join an Award-Winning City Centre Practice and Lead a Team Making a Real Difference.

Broadmead Medical Centre is looking for an experienced and inspiring Lead GP to provide clinical leadership within our vibrant city centre practice. Serving a richly diverse patient population, this is an exciting opportunity to combine clinical excellence with dedicated leadership time, helping shape the future of patient care, workforce development and service improvement.

Working closely with our Primary Care Operations Manager, Lead Nurse and Deputy Medical Director, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our multidisciplinary team, driving quality improvement and fostering a positive, inclusive culture where both patients and colleagues can thrive.

Please Note: Sponsorship is not available for this role

Main duties of the job

Why Join Our Team?

Make a Meaningful Impact

  • Lead a practice serving a diverse patient population, including young professionals, students, refugees, asylum seekers, people experiencing homelessness and those with complex health and social needs.
  • Help reduce health inequalities and improve access to high-quality healthcare for underserved communities.
  • Influence how care is delivered and developed within an organisation committed to innovation and patient-centred care.

A Genuine Leadership Opportunity

  • Enjoy a blended role combining clinical practice with protected leadership time.
  • Provide visible and supportive leadership to GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team
  • Shape service development, quality improvement initiatives, clinical governance and workforce development.
  • Work alongside an experienced and supportive Practice Leadership Team.

Supportive, Collaborative Culture

  • Be part of a multidisciplinary team including GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Associates, Social Prescribers and Nursing colleagues.
  • Benefit from regular leadership meetings, clinical discussions and protected team time.
  • Work within an organisation that values relationship-based leadership, collaboration and continuous learning.

Professional Development and Influence

  • Develop your leadership experience within a respected and growing social enterprise.
  • Support and mentor colleagues, trainees and future clinical leaders.

About us

Recognising Your Value

  • Competitive salary (£106,900 - £115,000 pro rata), NHS pension, enhanced pay rates, and medical indemnity cover.
  • Full-time role for 37.5 hours per week, but we would also welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time hours.
  • Generous annual leave entitlement (30 days + bank holidays) plus additional study leave.
  • Comprehensive wellbeing support, NHS discounts, cycle-to-work scheme, employee assistance programme
  • Annual discretionary bonus scheme.

Join our Leadership Team

As our Lead GP, you'll be a visible and approachable leader, working alongside colleagues across the practice to support, develop and inspire our multidisciplinary team. You'll combine your clinical expertise with a passion for improving services, helping us respond to the needs of our patients while creating an environment where staff feel valued, supported and able to do their best work.

This role would suit someone who enjoys building strong relationships, working collaboratively and making a positive difference beyond their own clinical sessions. Whether you're already in a leadership position or looking for your next challenge, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the future of Broadmead Medical Centre and leave a lasting impact on both patients and colleagues.

We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time hours andare happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Lead GP provides day-to-day clinical leadership within the practice, working alongside the Operations Manager and Lead Nurse to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality and person-centred care.

The postholder will be a visible, approachable and credible clinical leader who supports GPs and the wider clinical team, contributes to the effective running of the practice and helps drive continuous improvement in patient care, quality, workforce wellbeing and operational effectiveness.

The role combines regular clinical practice with protected leadership time and includes responsibility for clinical leadership, workforce support, governance, safeguarding, practice improvement and professional development. The Lead GP will work closely with, and be supported by, the Deputy Medical Director for Practice Services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Clinical Leadership and Practice Development
  • Practice Leadership Team Responsibilities
  • GP Workforce, Recruitment and Development
  • Quality, Clinical Governance and Patient Safety
  • Safeguarding Leadership
  • Operational and Organisational Leadership
  • Relationship-Based Leadership and Culture
  • Education and Learning

We reserve the right to amend the closing date for this vacancy depending on application levels.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Full GMC registration with a license to practice
  • Inclusion on the GP Register and an appropriate NHS Performers List
  • Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development and successful appraisal

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of contemporary NHS general practice
  • Experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary primary care team
  • Understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety
  • Experience of supporting, supervising, mentoring or developing clinical colleagues
  • Understanding of the operational challenges and priorities of general practice

Desirable

  • Experience of line managing or supervising medical staff
  • Experience in a GP leadership or clinical leadership role
  • Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement and governance processes, including incident and complaint management
  • Experience of recruitment, workforce development and supervision of medical staff
  • Experience of teaching, training, mentoring or supporting GP trainees, and learners
  • Familiarity with CQC requirements and working with external healthcare partners
  • Experience of referral management and primary-secondary care interface working

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Essential

  • Credible, approachable and supportive clinical leader
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
  • Able to provide constructive leadership, influence others and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
  • Able to manage sensitive issues professionally and maintain confidentiality
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload, use initiative and work effectively under pressure
  • Able to identify issues, resolve problems and support positive change self-analyse own work and performance - Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
  • Committed to equality, inclusion, staff wellbeing and high-quality patient care
  • Demonstrate self-awareness, professionalism and a commitment to continuous learning and development

Desirable

  • Ability to represent the organisation with internal and external stakeholders when require

 

To apply send your CV & cover letter to workwithus@brisdoc.org or alternatively apply here

No. of Vacancies
1
Job Nature
Full Time, Part Time
Job Location
Bristol
*
*
* Attach your resume. Max size 2mb Allowed Types: pdf