Lead GP

About the Organisation:

Penrose Health is on a mission to deliver outstanding healthcare to every patient we serve.
We care for 75,000+ people across 9 sites in South East London, supported by a team of 200+ clinicians and staff. Our model is built on permanent, diverse teams, strong governance, and a clear focus on continuity, quality, and access.
We work closely with NHS partners to deliver a full range of services — from routine checks to complex, long-term care — backed by robust systems and a culture of continuous improvement.
We’re proud to hold a CQC “Good” rating and consistently receive strong feedback from patients.

Brief Synopsis of the Role:

Penrose Health is a GP group delivering primary care across South East London. We operate with strong clinical leadership and professional operational support to allow clinicians to focus on patient care and quality.

We are recruiting Lead GPs to combine hands-on clinical practice with responsibility for leading the GP team and supporting high-quality, consistent care at practice level.

This role offers more scope and influence than a traditional salaried GP post, without the financial or operational risk of partnership.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead GPs continue to work clinically while also acting as the senior clinical leader on site.

You will…

• Lead and line manage the GP team at your allocated practice
• Support newly qualified and transitioning GPs
• Provide clinical leadership and escalation support to all clinicians on site
• Act as the clinical safeguarding lead on site
• Be a senior clinical presence for in-person patient complaints
• Work alongside AHP Leads, who retain line management responsibility for their teams

A key part of the role is improving how clinical decisions affect demand and workload.

You will lead the team to…

• Reduce unnecessary GP-booked follow-ups
• Improve first-time resolution where clinically appropriate
  Reduce avoidable cancelled clinics caused by absence or poor planning
• Improve consistency in clinical decision-making and safety-netting
• You are not responsible for appointment scheduling or operational rostering.
• You are responsible for clinical standards, behaviours, and reliability.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• This role is suited to GPs who…
• Are experienced and interested in clinical leadership
• Enjoy supporting and developing colleagues
• Care about consistency, standards, and quality
• Want to reduce avoidable workload through better decision-making
• Are looking for influence and development without partnership risk
• Minimum 6 sessions per week which will include 2 protected leadership sessions
• We’re open to any number of sessions from 6-9 per week
• Remaining sessions are clinical

Desirable Job Requirements:

30-40 minute commute to the practice

How to Apply:

Through the website – Please click here.