Salaried GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Drakelow Park; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship and professionaldevelopment

Work-life balance focus

Regular social events

Modern, purpose-built premises

Job summary

Edenbridge Medical Practice is seeking a salaried GP to join its training practice, a team of 11 GPs with six partners, serving about 13,500 patients. The role emphasizes acute, long-term, and preventive care within a mixed model including advanced nurse practitioners and clinical pharmacists.

You will provide high-quality care, conduct triage and reviews, and work within a multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of patient safety and service development.

Qualifications

• Qualified GP with GMC registration and NHS registration requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential for patient-facing care.
• Proven ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and manage time well.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality medical care to registered patients under the GMS contract.
• Conduct face-to-face and telephone consultations, diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions.
• Manage long-term conditions and contribute to prevention and health promotion.
• Prescribe generically and safely following local and national guidelines.
• Refer patients to secondary care or other services when appropriate.
• Process referrals, repeat prescriptions and other admin promptly.
• Undertake telephone triage and duty doctor work on a rotational basis.
• Keep accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.
• Share workload within the multidisciplinary team and attend practice meetings.
• Contribute to governance, audit, quality improvement and practice development.
• Maintain CPD, appraisal and revalidation.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Qualified GP

Job description

This salaried GP post sits within Edenbridge Medical Practice, a training practice of 11 GPs, six of them partners. The work centres on general medical care for a list of about 13,500 patients, covering consultations, long-term conditions, prescribing and rotational telephone triage. It stands out for its mixed model, with list-holding family medicine alongside advanced nurse practitioners, first contact physiotherapists and a clinical pharmacist. Full GMC registration and inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List are required.

What the job involves

• Deliver high-quality medical care to the registered population under the GMS contract
• Conduct face-to-face and telephone consultations, assessing, diagnosing and managing acute and chronic conditions
• Manage long-term conditions and contribute to prevention and health promotion
• Prescribe generically and safely in line with local and national guidance
• Refer patients to secondary care or other services where appropriate
• Process referrals, repeat prescriptions and other administration promptly
• Undertake telephone triage and duty doctor work on a rotational basis
• Keep accurate, contemporaneous clinical records
• Share the practice workload equally, work within the multidisciplinary team and attend practice meetings
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and practice development
• Maintain CPD, appraisal and revalidation
• Support the partners in meeting the practice's strategic aims, including recommendations to raise income and cut costs

What’s required

Qualifications

• Qualified GP

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List
• Professional indemnity cover

Experience

• Experience of working in general practice

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to assess, diagnose and manage a broad range of clinical presentations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Other

• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care
• Commitment to clinical governance, safeguarding and patient safety
• Commitment to continuing professional development

Nice to have

• Experience or interest in a particular clinical area
• Experience of quality improvement, clinical audit or practice development
• Previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary primary care team
• Interest in supporting the development of other members of the practice team

What’s offered

• Support and mentorship from the GP partnership
• Support for professional development
• Commitment to work-life balance
• Regular social events
• Modern, purpose-built premises