Salaried GP

Kent Local Medical Committee; Yalding; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly GP partners

Six weeks annual leave

Study leave

Modern premises

Teaching opportunities

Job summary

Yalding Surgery in the Kent countryside near Maidstone is seeking a Salaried GP to join a friendly, supportive team for 4–6 sessions per week. You will provide high-quality patient-centred care, participate in the duty rota and undertake home visits as needed, with teaching and quality-improvement opportunities.

The practice offers modern premises, strong community links and a workload designed for balanced patient care, with opportunities to develop interests within women’s health, minor

Qualifications

• GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the NHS England Performers List.
• MRCGP (or equivalent).
• Experience working in UK General Practice.
• Excellent communication and team-working skills.
• Interest in teaching or training.
• Women’s health.
• You will need experience in working in a GP setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred care through face-to-face and remote consultations.
• Participate in the shared duty doctor rota.
• Undertake home visits when appropriate.
• Manage clinical correspondence and administration.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated patient care.
• Contribute to teaching, quality improvement and clinical governance.
• Support development of the practice and Primary Care Network.
• Maintain GMC registration, appraisal and CPD.
• Follow practice policies and safeguarding responsibilities.

Education

GMC registration

NHS England Performers List

MRCGP (or equivalent)

Experience in UK General Practice

Excellent communication and teamwork

Interest in teaching or training

Women’s health

Job description

We’re looking for a friendly, enthusiastic Salaried GP to join our close-knit team for 4-6 sessions per week.

Yalding Surgery is a well-established dispensing practice serving approximately 7,100 patients in the beautiful Kent countryside, just outside Maidstone. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, patient-centred care whilst maintaining a supportive, enjoyable working environment for our team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable practice with experienced clinical and administrative teams, modern purpose-built premises, strong community links and genuine opportunities to develop your interests.

Why choose Yalding Surgery?

• Friendly, approachable GP partners and supportive multidisciplinary team
• 7,100 patient list with a loyal local community
• Active Patient Participation Group and Friends of Yalding Surgery charity
• High QOF achievement
• Hosting KMMS medical students supporting the next generation of clinicians
• Excellent nursing, dispensary and administrative teams
• Close working relationships within the Weald Primary Care Network
• Opportunities to develop specialist interests including women’s health, minor surgery and teaching
• Six weeks annual leave plus one week’s study leave (pro rata)
• Beautiful semi-rural location with excellent access to Maidstone, Tonbridge and the M20

Main duties of the job

As a Salaried GP you will:

Provide high-quality, patient-centred care through face-to-face, telephone and online consultations.

Participate in the shared duty doctor rota.

Undertake home visits where appropriate.

Manage clinical correspondence and associated administration.

Work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team.

Contribute to teaching, quality improvement and clinical governance where appropriate.

Support the ongoing development of the practice and wider Primary Care Network.

What you can expect:

10-minute appointmentswith a manageable workload of approximately13 patients in a morning session and 12 patients in an afternoon session.

Regular breaksthroughout the day, giving you time to recharge and catch up with colleagues.

Ashared duty doctor system, ensuring urgent work is distributed fairly across the clinical team.

Alow home visit workload, supported by our wider multidisciplinary team wherever appropriate.

Excellent clinical and administrative support, including ourMedical Assistants, who play a key role in reducing GP administrative workload by assisting with clinical correspondence, document management and other non-clinical tasks.

A friendly, approachable team where GPs are encouraged to ask questions, share ideas and support one another.

Opportunities to develop specialist interests and contribute to service development within the practice and Primary Care Network

About us

Yalding Surgery has been at the heart of the local community for many years. We are proud of the relationships we have built with our patients and believe continuity of care remains one of our greatest strengths.

Our clinical team includes four GP partners, a Paramedic Practitioner, experienced nursing team and highly skilled dispensary and administrative staff. We are fortunate to enjoy excellent staff retention and a genuinely supportive culture where colleagues work together and support one another.

We are committed to education and professional development and host KMMS medical students, while supporting placements for other healthcare professionals

. We actively encourage clinicians to pursue specialist interests and portfolio careers.

We believe general practice should be enjoyable. We work hard, support one another and value a healthy work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

As a Salaried GP at Yalding Surgery, you will play an integral role in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred care to our practice population. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing comprehensive medical care through face-to-face, telephone and online consultations.
• Assessing, diagnosing and managing acute and long-term conditions, referring patients appropriately in line with local and national guidance.
• Prescribing safely and cost-effectively in accordance with NHS, NICE and local prescribing policies.
• Undertaking home visits when clinically appropriate.
• Managing clinical correspondence, referrals, pathology results and associated administration in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using EMIS Web.
• Working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated patient care.
• Participating in the shared duty doctor rota and contributing fairly to the clinical workload.
• Supporting quality improvement, clinical governance, audit and QOF activities where appropriate.
• Contributing to practice meetings, service development and the continued success of the practice and Primary Care Network.
• Maintaining professional registration, appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development in line with GMC requirements.
• Working in accordance with practice policies, safeguarding responsibilities and current legislation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registration with licence to practise
• Inclusion on the NHS England Performers List
• MRCGP (or equivalent)
• Experience working in UK General Practice
• Excellent communication and team-working skills
• Interest in teaching or training
• Women’s health

Experience

• You will need experience in working in a GP setting.
• An interest in Women’s Health would be advantageous

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.

Yalding Surgery Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ES