Lead General Practitioner

Penrose Health Open · verified Sep 10, 2026

On-site LONDON Full-time Mid-level Demand Generation

Mid-level Demand Generation role at Penrose Health. LONDON · full-time.

Role brief

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What you'll do

Lead and line-manage the GPs at your allocated practice
Support newly qualified and transitioning GPs with clinical leadership
Provide escalation support and oversee safeguarding for clinicians on site
Serve as the senior clinical presence for in-person patient complaints
Improve clinical decisions to reduce avoidable follow-ups, cancellations, and workload

What you bring

Experience as a GP with an interest in clinical leadership
Commitment to at least six weekly sessions, including two protected leadership sessions
Care for consistent standards, quality, and colleague development
Focus on reducing avoidable workload through better clinical decisions

Who this fits

This suits an experienced GP who wants to remain clinically active while leading a practice team and improving care quality. You’ll work onsite in London for six to nine sessions each week, with the remaining sessions dedicated to clinical work. The role excludes appointment scheduling and operational rostering, which are handled by the central management structure.

From the employer

£13,000 - £14,000 Per Session + Vehicle through our car scheme

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. 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.

How we work
Penrose Health is not a traditional GP partnership.

Partners lead clinically across the group
A Central Management Team runs the operations
Clinicians are supported by HR, Clinical Admin, Welcome Teams, and cross-group AHP Leads

This structure allows Lead GPs to focus on patients, team leadership, safeguarding, and quality improvement, supported by experienced operational colleagues. 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

Session commitment

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