Primary Care Research Locality GP Clinical Leads

JOB TITLE: Primary Care Research Locality GP Clinical Leads - There are four posts available, one mapped to each of the areas of the Federation Support Units - Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western.

 

 

 

Each post holder will have primary responsibility for delivering on the objectives of the role within the assigned locality while working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure a consistent approach across the region.

 

 

 

Applicants are asked to rank their order of preference for the four locality roles and may indicate only those localities they would be willing to accept.

 

 

 

The successful candidates will be appointed to one locality post only.

 

 

 

HOURS: 1 session per week

 

 

 

SALARY: £14,407.56 per annum (actual) / £277 per session

 

 

 

DURATION: 2-year fixed term contract in the first instance with possibility of permanency 

 

Secondments will be considered

 

 

 

JOB SUMMARY/MAIN PURPOSE:

 

 

 

There are four posts available, one mapped to each of the areas of the Federation Support Units (Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western).  Each post holder will have primary responsibility for delivering on the objectives of the role within the assigned locality while working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure a consistent approach across the region.

 

 

 

The post holders will be responsible for raising awareness of research opportunities within Primary Care and across the GP Federations. They will be responsible for supporting those GP Practices within their locality wishing to get involved in Primary Care research studies and supporting GP Practices to develop and maintain research readiness.

 

 

 

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

 

 

 

1. Professional qualification as General Practitioner, full registration with the GMC, on the NI GP Performers List and record of and commitment to continuing professional development.

 

 

• Experience working as a GP with demonstrable knowledge of the Primary Care landscape in the locality/localities for which the applicant is applying.
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• The successful candidate must hold a full current driving license (valid in the UK) and have access to a car at the closing date or have ** access to a form of transport which will permit the applicant to carry out the duties of the post in full.  

 

(** this relates only to any person who has declared that they have a disability, which debars them from driving).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For full essential/desirable criteria and further information, please see the application pack, which may be downloaded.

 

The closing date for submission of completed applications is 12 noon Wednesday 19^th August 2026

 

It will be necessary to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post

 

GP Federations are Equal Opportunities employers.