Locum GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Ospringe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site X-ray facilities

Active training practice with registrs

Optional weekend shifts

Job summary

The locum GP position at Faversham Medical Practice (part of Faversham Medical Group) covers March to August 2027. The role involves managing a broad primary care caseload across surgery, telephone consultations, home visits and repeat prescribing in a two-site practice with an Urgent Treatment Centre.

Applicants must hold GMC registration as a GP and be on the Performers List, with experience in partnership working and strong communication.

Qualifications

• GMC registration on the GP performers list and current licence to practise.
• Experience with partnership working and building relationships/networking.
• Ability to work across a multi-site practice and manage a varied caseload.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload across primary care needs with high standards of care.
• Conduct surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, and check/repeat prescriptions.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions for self-referred or staff-referred problems.
• Assess undifferentiated problems and screen for disease risk.
• Develop care plans with patients and provide counselling/education.
• Admit/discharge patients and refer to other providers as needed.
• Issue prescriptions and document timely notes and audits.

Skills

Excellent communication

Prioritising own work

Working under pressure

Knowledge of audit and research

Problem solving

Education

GMC registration as a GP

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Six-month locum GP post covering a period of leave at Faversham Medical Practice, part of Faversham Medical Group, running from March to August 2027. The salaried GP manages a caseload across surgery and telephone consultations, home visits and repeat prescribing in primary care. It is based across two purpose-built sites with an on-site Urgent Treatment Centre and an active training practice, and offers up to eight sessions or a job share of three to five. A driving licence and access to a car on working days are essential.

What the job involves

• Managing a caseload across a wide range of primary care health needs, to the highest standards of care
• Surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, and checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• Making autonomous clinical decisions on problems that are self-referred or referred by other staff
• Assessing undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, and screening for disease risk and early illness
• Developing care plans with patients, and providing counselling and health education
• Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload, and referring to other providers
• Issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing to the practice formulary where appropriate
• Keeping clear, timely consultation notes, paperwork and correspondence, and contributing to audit and record summaries
• Leading on health and safety and infection control, including sharps, specimens, PPE and training others
• Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, and keeping safeguarding training up to date
• Following practice policies, including confidentiality and data protection, and treating patients with dignity
• Taking part in training, annual performance review, and team communication and quality work

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• GMC registration as a GP
• On the Performers List

Experience

• Experience of partnership working, including building relationships and networking

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication with a diverse range of people
• Prioritising own work and directing the activities of others
• Working under pressure
• Knowledge of audit and research
• Problem solving and responding to sudden unexpected demands

Checks & eligibility

• Driving licence and access to a car on working days

Other

• Positive attitude
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Team and corporate working
• Innovative and adaptable approach to work
• Working in a frequently changing environment
• Accepting constructive criticism and respecting others' views

Nice to have

• Course and experience in minor surgery
• Experience in emergency medicine or urgent care
• Member of the RCGP
• Specialism in a field relevant to primary care
• Leadership skills and experience of managing and motivating others
• Understanding of EMIS and effective use of ICT
• Active or recent clinical practice
• Understanding of current healthcare policy and its implications

What’s offered

• Daily catch-up for chat and clinical discussion
• On-site X-ray facilities at Faversham Medical Practice
• Working in an active training practice with registrars, medical students and advanced care practitioners
• Involvement in non-core services such as minor surgery, joint injections and LARC fitting
• Optional weekend shifts
• Leave may be taken during the period, subject to staffing needs