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Job summary

Responsibilities

Requirements

About us

Benefits package

How to apply

Job summary

We’re looking for GPs to join Wadhurst Medical Group, our friendly, growing practice on the East Sussex/Kent border.

Whether you’re newly qualified and building your career, or an experienced GP looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll be joining a diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals working collaboratively to provide truly integrated patient care.

If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real difference while being supported to develop, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Responsibilities

All normal duties and responsibilities associated with a salaried GP working within primary care as set by the regulatory and standard setting organisations, including but not limited to the points below. In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, will undertake a variety of duties including:

Surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations on behalf of the practice as well as referral letters and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner

Provide health promotion and advice, signposting patients to appropriate services to maximise their health and social functioning and their ability to self-manage their care

Be constantly mindful of the need for the provision of personalised care and population health, including reducing health inequalities and ensure that these are reflected in daily practice

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting patients, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation or external organisations

Assess the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems taking appropriate action as necessary

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness taking appropriate action as necessary

Consult with patients and in line with current disease management protocols and care pathways, develop care plans for health related illnesses and share these in line with patient need and good information governance

Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards using IT systems

Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) including EPS

Prescribe in accordance with locally agreed or nationally agreed prescribing formulary

Work in accordance with all relevant clinical guidelines, pathways and protocols

Responsible for tasks delegated to them, appropriate to their level of competence and expected to delegate tasks or responsibilities to other staff, as appropriate

In-hours duty doctor sessions; to be agreed

All General Practitioners are expected to participate in continuing professional development, annual GP appraisal, revalidation and appropriate peer supervision and to remain up to date on professional developments as required by their professional body. GPs are actively encouraged to take their study leave entitlement in order to support the development needs identified in their PDP and appraisal. Undertake all requirements to remain on the Medical Performers list

Ensure that he/she remains up to date with and implements all relevant good clinical practice guidance (e.g. NICE guidance)

Work in accordance with all relevant clinical pathways and protocols

Active engagement with professional development lead, to promote patient safety and quality of service

Participation in a range of clinical governance activities, including clinical audit and such quality improvement activities deemed necessary by either Sussex Primary Care or external accrediting bodies

Ensure that the requirements of the Care Quality Commission are reflected in his/her day-to-day practice and will maintain and develop the practice’s active management of CQC requirements

Requirements

You’ll need to be

MRCGP qualified

Registered on the GMC GP register with a licence to practise

Included on an NHS National Performers list (England, Wales or Northern Ireland)

UK based (necessity)

Passionate about delivering excellent patient care

Committed to ongoing learning and professional development

About us

Sussex Primary Care (SPC) is an established, at-scale primary care provider committed to developing innovative approaches to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

Our group brings together six GP practices, caring for more than 50,000 patients across five Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in East and West Sussex.

SPC’s values are:

Be patient-focused in everything we do

Support staff to be the best they can be

Innovate, learn and evaluate

What we offer

Benefits package

Why join SPC?

We believe GPs do their best work when they feel supported, valued and part of a strong team. We offer friendly, collaborative working environments, with genuine opportunities to develop your career and specialist interests

We pride ourselves on creating a supportive, collaborative environment where clinicians can thrive. The practice has consistently achieved excellent QOF results and is supported by an experienced, established nursing team. We’ve streamlined administrative workflows to reduce GP workload, giving you more time to focus on what matters most – caring for your patients. Our working arrangements include 15-minute appointments and a manageable commitment of one home visit per day.

We offer up to £12,200.50 per session/per annum, plus:

BMA model contract

Dedicated mentorship, peer and operational support

Access to SPC’s education lead

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Specsavers eye test

Car lease and cycle to work schemes

Supportive practice and group leadership

Opportunities for professional development and career progression

You’ll be joining a diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals working collaboratively to provide truly integrated patient care

How to apply

For more information or to apply online, please visit www.sussexprimarycare.co.uk.

For an informal conversation before applying, contact Claire Smith, Practice Manager at Wadhurst Medical Group, at [email protected].