Salaried GP

Northgate plc; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northgate Medical Practice is one of the largest GP practices in the Canterbury area, caring for over 21,000 patients across three sites: Northgate Medical Practice, Chartham Surgery and Blean Surgery.

As a GP you will provide face-to-face and remote consultations, manage appointments and home visits, develop care plans, and prescribe according to practice protocols. The practice hosts GP registrars and students within a Health Education England approved training environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake face-to-face and telephone consultations, eConsults, and home visits.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions for presenting problems.
• Assess healthcare needs and develop care plans in line with practice protocols.
• Prescribe acute and repeat prescriptions per practice protocols.
• Record clear consultation notes and collect data for audits.
• Refer patients to other care providers as appropriate.
• Travel across three sites within Canterbury as required.
• Support GP registrars and students within the training practice.

Job description

• In accordance with the agreed practice timetable/clinics, undertake a variety of duties including face-to-face and telephone consultations, eConsults, home visits, and the timely management of queries, paperwork, and correspondence.


• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation


• Assess the healthcare needs of patients


• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness


• Develop care plans in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols


• Provide appropriate counselling and health education


• Refer patients to other care providers as appropriate


• Record clear consultation notes to practice standards


• Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing in accordance with the practice protocols


• Collect data for audit purposes


• Undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care
  Northgate Medical Practice is one of the largest GP practices in the Canterbury area, caring for over 21,000 patients across three sites, Northgate Medical Practice, Chartham Surgery, and Blean Surgery.


• Salary: Competitive, depending on experience


• Transport: A full driving licence and access to your own transport are essential, as the role requires travel across all three sites.

Our clinical team consists of 5 Partners, 7 Salaried GPs, 3 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, 6 Nurses, and 7 Healthcare Assistants, supported by eight administrative departments. As part of the Canterbury North Primary Care Network (PCN), we have additional support from the Home Visiting Team, Mental Health Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Clinical Pharmacists, and a Social Prescribing Team. We are committed to providing the highest quality care for our registered patients and for those referred into our specialist clinics, which include ophthalmology, audiology, ENT, dermatology, family planning, and minor-ops. As a Health Education England approved training practice, we regularly host GP registrars alongside nursing, physiotherapy, and Kent & Medway medical students.

Training Practice As a Health Education England-approved training practice, we regularly welcome GP registrars, along with nursing, physiotherapy and Kent & Medway medical students, and have a strong culture of learning and development throughout the practice. Since Kent & Medway Medical School opened in 2020, with a clear focus on community-based training, we have been pleased to support that approach, with all of our clinicians involved in teaching and mentoring students. We are also committed to supporting our GPs to develop their own specialist interests and continue to grow within their roles.