Consultant GP in Primary Care | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata (Grade YM 72 - Consultant 2003 T & Cs)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	St Helens, WA9 3DA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Oct 2026
Closing date:	26 Nov 2026

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Summary

Do you want a career in general practice that is varied, rewarding and genuinely supported? Marshalls Cross Medical Centre, part of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Salaried GPs (Consultants in Primary Care) to join our dynamic, growing team.

You will care for a diverse list of around 6,800 patients, working alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team in a practice that puts collaboration, innovation and clinical excellence first. The practice is part of St Helens Central Primary Care Network.

You will manage a broad and stimulating caseload and have the opportunity to support the education and supervision of our FY2 and GP trainees. As part of a teaching hospital Trust, you will benefit from strong professional networks, a genuine culture of learning, and time and strong support for your continuing professional development and development of any specialist interests.

Whether you are an experienced GP looking for a fresh challenge or newly qualified and seeking a supportive place to build your career, you will find a friendly team that values your contribution.

Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practise, at the time of appointment, and must be on the GP Register or eligible for inclusion at the time of appointment.

Interview date will be w/c 8th December - to be confirmed

The postholder will work as a member of the clinical team, providing high-quality, safe and effective primary care to registered patients. The appointee will take responsibility for their own clinical workload, working in conjunction with Trust colleagues and the wider practice team to ensure that care is well coordinated and that appropriate communication is maintained with other GPs, practice managers, specialist services and hospital teams.

The postholder will be expected to practise in accordance with the principles of clinical governance, including appropriate clinical audit, evidence-based practice, adherence to clinical targets and continued personal educational and professional development. They will contribute to improving the safety and quality of services and will work with colleagues towards shared goals and service improvement.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Clinical care

· Provide a full range of general medical services to registered patients, including face-to-face, telephone and remote consultations, palliative care, and home visits where clinically appropriate.

· Assess, diagnose and manage acute and long-term conditions, including prescribing, ordering and acting on investigations, and making appropriate referrals.

· Review and action clinical correspondence, test results and prescribing tasks in a timely manner.

· Participate in an on call /duty doctor rota within standard working hours, approximately 1 day per week pro rata.

· Contribute to the care of patients with long-term conditions, preventive care and health promotion in line with national guidance.

· Work with the multidisciplinary team, including nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, allied health professionals and administrative staff, to ensure continuity of care.

· Fulfil safeguarding responsibilities for children and adults at risk, in line with Trust and practice policy.

Education and supervision

• Support the education and clinical supervision of FY2 and GP trainees and other members within the wider work force.

• Contribute to a positive learning environment and to the teaching culture of the practice and Trust.

Quality, safety and clinical governance

• Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement and, where possible, clinical research, and advocate evidence-based practice.

• Take part in significant event analysis, complaints review and learning from incidents, and help implement the resulting changes.

• Contribute to practice performance against clinical targets and KPIs, including QOF and other contractual requirements, and support the practice in meeting CQC standards.

• Follow infection prevention and control, information governance, confidentiality and health and safety policies.

• Prescribe safely and cost-effectively, in line with local formulary and medicines optimisation guidance.

Teamwork and service development

• Work with practice managers, Directorate colleagues and the wider team towards shared goals.

• Contribute to team and clinical meetings, and help to maintain good working relationships and effective communication across the practice.

• Take part in service improvement initiatives to improve productivity, access and patient experience.

Professional development and support

• Comply with existing appraisal, job planning and revalidation procedures, and maintain registration with the GMC.

• The Trust supports continuing professional development as set out by the Royal College of General Practitioners and is committed to allocating time and financial support for this.

This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Nov 2026

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