“I moved to Scotland last year and started working at Riverside after working in Manchester and then New Zealand. It's been really easy to settle in due to the friendly and caring nature of the team. The structure of the day is much better than anywhere else I have worked, giving me space to enjoy working as a GP in a way that I was starting to think wasn’t possible after working in two different countries! I’d thoroughly recommend Riverside as a great place to work.” Dr Tom Lyon (GP)
- 4 session maternity cover GP at Riverside Medical Practice - fixed term salaried is our preferred option
- End Jan 2026 to end July 2026, with possibility of extension
- Must be able to work a Friday, our preference for second day is Monday but can be discussed
- £11,795 per session (for fixed term salaried)
- Unfortunately we're not able to offer sponsorship at this time
- Vision practice
To apply please email helen.marsden@nhs.scot with your CV and the days you'd be interested in. Please call 07411 269 315 if you'd like to chat first. Informal visits can be arranged for the right candidates, so you can meet the GP Partners and wider team.
If you're a GP who wants to provide high quality care in a community with high health needs - but also wants work-life balance - this could be the place for you!
GP workload at Riverside is carefully managed, with 20 x 15 minute appointments a day and two telephone slots. Duty doctor days are shared out equally between GPs. Home visit days are also shared equally, and supported by our specialist paramedic who conducts a large proportion of the visits. You'll have access to your own pre-bookable phone and F2F slots so you can follow up on patients where needed, with dedicated time set aside each day for your admin.
We're a large surgery (list size c. 20,000) located in an area with significant health inequality - so we're looking for GPs who are passionate about working in this type of environment and who really want to make a difference. It's clinically interesting work, with many different types of pathology. We like to innovate and were one of the first GP Practices in East Lothian to trial Accurx for messaging and self-booking links (not triage), allowing our doctors to work efficiently and contribute to an improved patient experience.
Same-day care is supported by CWIC Direct, a nurse-led self-referral local health board team located next door to us. This means our GPs have more time to provide care to patients who really need to see a GP. Direct access local health board-run MSK, CTACS and mental health services are also available to our patients, again making sure your time is spent with the patients who most need your care.
We have a stable, 50-strong team at the Practice, with a number of WTE GPs which compares favourably to national averages. We also have further specialist clinicians, including chronic disease nurse specialists and a specialist paramedic – as well as treatment room nursing and phlebotomy. Embedded staff working in the Practice include a substance use nurse; and a pharmacy team. Our care home resident patients are cared for by a dedicated local health board team, with support from our Care Home Lead GP.
We have sound support in place for emergencies - with a specialist paramedic and other members of our large team always available - and well-stocked, accessible emergency kits. You won't find yourself managing an emergency on your own here.
We have four supportive GP partners, a great call handling team and the other usual operational support staff. Feedback from our team is that we're a genuinely welcoming and well-organised Practice, with mature processes in place.
We're located close to both Edinburgh City Centre and East Lothian's fabulous beaches. The Practice is located in a purpose-built health centre with plentiful consulting rooms, kitchen, sun terrace and onsite parking. Sweet treats are always on hand and welcome boxes are provided to all new team members, with regular staff events and fun things planned. We make sure all new GPs have a settling in period, to get used to Practice processes, IT etc.
We make time for your professional development. As an accredited training Practice we have multiple experienced GP trainers in the team and both mentoring and regular clinical catch-ups with colleagues are very much part of our weekly life at Riverside. CPD time is built into your working week and if you have special areas of interest you want to develop, there are opportunities to take on relevant quality improvement projects with support from GP Partners.