Salaried GP for 6 Sessions

The Methodist Church in Britain; Gravesend, Coton Park; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7 weeks' annual leave

BMA model contract

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Job summary

Downs Way Medical Practice in Gravesend is recruiting a salaried GP to work six sessions weekly, providing face-to-face and remote consultations, home visits, and high-quality patient care. You will support trainees, contribute to audits, and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to improve primary care services.

The role requires MRCGP and CCT (or JCPTGP-equivalent), GMC registration, and inclusion on the NHS England National Performers List.

Qualifications

• Must have MRCGP and CCT, or an equivalent JCPTGP-recognised qualification
• Evidence of current appraisal and revalidation
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Inclusion on the NHS England National Performers List
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of QOF, clinical audit and quality improvement
• Experience of medicines management and safe prescribing
• Understanding of primary care contracts and NHS general practice
• Clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with an experienced GP

Responsibilities

• Carrying out face-to-face and telephone consultations and home visits
• Assessing, diagnosing and managing acute and chronic medical conditions
• Prescribing safely and cost-effectively within local and national guidance
• Managing clinical correspondence, test results, repeat prescriptions and referrals
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Providing continuity of care and promoting preventative health
• Working with practice clinicians, allied health professionals and community teams
• Teaching and supporting GP trainees and other learners
• Taking part in practice meetings, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, appraisal and CPD
• Following national and local clinical guidelines and quality standards
• Supporting the development of innovative and sustainable primary care services
• Undertaking other duties as workload and service needs require

Education

MRCGP and CCT

GMC registration with licence to practise

NHS England National Performers List inclusion

Job description

This is a salaried GP post for six sessions a week at Downs Way Medical Practice, a seven-partner dispensing practice serving 16,000 patients across three sites. The work centres on consultations face to face, by phone and at home, managing acute and long-term conditions, and running prescriptions and clinical correspondence. The practice is an established training site, so the GP will also support GP trainees and students within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates need MRCGP and CCT, plus a place on the NHS England National Performers List.

What the job involves

• Carrying out face-to-face and telephone consultations and home visits
• Assessing, diagnosing and managing acute and chronic medical conditions
• Prescribing safely and cost-effectively within local and national guidance
• Managing clinical correspondence, test results, repeat prescriptions and referrals
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Providing continuity of care and promoting preventative health
• Working with practice clinicians, allied health professionals and community teams
• Teaching and supporting GP trainees and other learners
• Taking part in practice meetings, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, appraisal and CPD
• Following national and local clinical guidelines and quality standards
• Supporting the development of innovative and sustainable primary care services
• Undertaking other duties as workload and service needs require

What’s required

Qualifications

• MRCGP and CCT, or an equivalent JCPTGP-recognised qualification
• Evidence of current appraisal and revalidation

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Inclusion on the NHS England National Performers List
• Appropriate medical defence indemnity (MPS, MDU or MDDUS)

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
• Experience of QOF, clinical audit and quality improvement
• Experience of medicines management and safe prescribing
• Understanding of primary care contracts and NHS general practice
• Clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with an experienced GP

Checks & eligibility

• Eligibility to practise independently in the UK

What’s offered

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• BMA model contract
• 7 weeks' annual leave
• Supportive, team-focused workplace with attention to clinician wellbeing
• Opportunity to work within an experienced multidisciplinary team