Kingston PCN General Practitioner (GP) Fairhill Medical Practice
Kingston GP Chambers are delighted to be supporting the Kingston Primary Care Network (PCN) with their recruitment for a GP for Fairhill Medical Practice. This will be an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified GP to join the team on an ongoing contract.
The PCN's vision is to help to maintain and improve the health and healthcare for our local populations and the sustainability of our member GP practices, in line with wider NHS strategies and plans.
This will be an opportunity to work either part-time or full-time for the successful candidate. The number of sessions can be discussed at interview but must be able to work Thursdays and Fridays. A competitive salary is on offer along with excellent benefits and training and development.
Main duties of the job
Purpose of the role:
To be responsible for providing comprehensive medical care to patients of all ages, ensuring their well-being through accurate diagnosis, effective treatment plans, and ongoing patient education. This role requires a strong commitment to patient care and a thorough understanding of various medical practices.
Key Responsibilities:
* Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports, and correspondence in a timely fashion.
* Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the PCNs.
* Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
* Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
* Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
* Providing health education.
* Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards.
* Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
* Supporting the enhanced access services.
* Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
About us
Kingston GP Chambers is a Federation of all NHS General Practices within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It was founded in 2008 as a limited company whose shareholders are all 20 GP Practices within Kingston. The company is led by a Board of Directors who are also GP Partners in their own Practices within Kingston.
Kingston GP Chambers has worked collaboratively with both secondary care and the private sector. At present, we provide community clinics for Dermatology, Urology, Neurology, Dementia, and Diabetes.
In addition, Kingston GP Chambers is at the forefront of improving patient access to primary care. We deliver a comprehensive extended hours service offering GP appointments across three hubs in the evenings Monday to Friday, over the weekend, and on Bank Holidays. Kingston GP Chambers has the ability to respond rapidly, and we have continued to demonstrate the capability to provide high-quality, innovative, and timely solutions to improving patient care and experience.
We work closely alongside the other GP Federations in Southwest London to continue the government's five-year forward plan and deliver patient services in the community.
We aim to continue to grow as we are increasingly recognized as the provider of choice for extended, enhanced, and urgent GP services. We also expect an increasing role as we support, reinforce, and develop the position of general practice as the core building block for an increasing range of jointly provided services.
Job responsibilities
This will be an opportunity to work either part-time or full-time. The number of sessions can be discussed at the interview. The successful candidate must be able to work Thursdays and Fridays.
The post holder will be working alongside very experienced GPs, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists, HCAs, GP Assistants, Mental Health Professionals, Care Coordinators, Social Prescriber Link Workers, Administration staff, and PCN colleagues. We value work-life balance and will make sure you feel supported.
Qualifications/Previous Experience:
* Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
* Must not be beyond the second anniversary of the certificate of completion of training, issued by the GMC at the start of employment.
* Must not have been previously employed in a substantive GP post in a GP Practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
Experience
* Must not be beyond the second anniversary of the certificate of completion of training, issued by the GMC at the start of employment.
* Must not have been previously employed in a substantive GP post in a GP Practice.
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.
Depending on experience, salary negotiable dependent upon experience.
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