Salaried GP

Hastings & Rother Healthcare; Hastings, St Leonards; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Indemnity included

Job summary

Hastings & Rother Healthcare is seeking a Salaried GP to work in St Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings. You will deliver acute, chronic and preventive care through face-to-face, telephone and digital consultations, with structured breaks and dedicated admin time.

You will manage results, prescriptions and referrals, participate in governance and practice meetings, and undertake home visits with support from the Enhanced Care team. Full GMC registration is required.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration to practise medicine in the UK.
• Inclusion on the GP Register and NHS England Medical Performers List.
• Enhanced DBS check is required.
• Recent clinical triage experience in UK primary care or urgent care settings.

Responsibilities

• Face-to-face and telephone consultations for a wide range of minor illnesses, urgent requests and chronic disease management.
• History taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
• Undertake home visits when required and contribute to governance and practice meetings.
• Prioritise triage needs, escalate safely and document records accurately.

Skills

Clinical triage

Remote consultations

Communication skills

Record keeping

Emergency escalation

Education

Full GMC registration with licence to practise

GP Register & NHS England Medical Performers List

Enhanced DBS check

Job description

We care for around 26,000 patients across St Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings. Youll work a structured clinical day with protected breaks, catch-up slots and dedicated admin time, supported by regular clinical supervision and a friendly MDT.

Main duties of the job

Your week at a glance

15-minute appointments

No on-call; home visits: Low

Protected CPD: 10 percent of weekly hours plus 5 days study leave pro rata

Indemnity included

BMA model contract; indemnity and GMC fees paid

Admin: Dedicated admin team

Your Clinical Triage Role

Review patient requests alongside the clinical record, medicines, alerts and recent contacts.

Identify red flags and assess urgency risk, prioritising safely and escalating emergency care when required.

Choose the safest step: written or telephone advice, self-care, Pharmacy First or community services, telephone or f2f assessment.

Provide safety-netting and follow-up with accurate and defensible records in Rapid Health and EMIS Web.

Work with Triage Admin, reception and clinicians, giving clear instructions for bookings, actions and patient comms.

Contribute to audit, incident learning and pathway development to support safe and consistent triage decisions.

Your Wider GP Role

Deliver acute, chronic and preventive care through face-to-face, telephone and digital consultations.

Manage results, prescriptions, correspondence and referrals, and take part in clinical governance and practice meetings.

Undertake home and care-home visits with support from our Enhanced Care team.

Develop a specialist interest and contribute to shared learning across the team.

About us

Package & support

Workload clarity: structured day with protected daily break, catch-ups and admin time.

Development: regular clinical supervision, appraisal and study time; inclusive employer with strong safeguarding culture.

What you'll bring

Full GMC registration with a licence to practise, inclusion on GP Register and NHS England Medical Performers List. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

Recent clinical triage experience in UK general practice, urgent care or a comparable primary care setting.

Strong assessment, risk and prioritisation skills for undifferentiated presentations across all ages.

Confidence consulting remotely by telephone, digital messaging and written advice, with a clear understanding of when in-person assessment is needed.

Excellent communication, documentation and safety-netting, a collaborative and patient-centred approach, and safeguarding and clinical governance awareness.

Interested?

Informal chat/visit welcome Steve Boxwell, Business Partner: [e-mail].

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Job responsibilities

As a Salaried GP you will be expected to undertake all the normalduties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.You will be responsible for face to face and telephone consultations withpatients presenting with a wide range of minor illness, urgent and same dayrequests for treatment and chronic disease management. You will provide carefor the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment,diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. You may also be required tocomplete home visits.

You will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care,including assessment and diagnostic skills. You will need to prioritise andtriage the needs of the patients accordingly making any necessary referrals forinvestigations in the appropriate manner.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• MRCGP preferred for those completing their GP training before August 2007

Knowledge and skills

• Knowledge of the NHS and understanding of clinical governance
• Able to work under pressure and within an ever-changing environment
• The ability to communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Good interpersonal skills and a willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
• Good organisational skills
• Confident and effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Understand and have a commitment to the principles of equal opportunity and diversity
• Manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Work confidently and accurately with data and information to present an accurate picture of analysis
• Use a methodical working approach and meet deadlines
• Be able to work under pressure and have clear systems/strategies in order to prioritise workload
• Knowledge of EMIS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.