Job summary
Due to retirement, an exciting
opportunity has arisen for a Salaried / Partner GP Position at The Chestnuts
Surgery, Sittingbourne, Kent. We are looking for 6 or more sessions per week,
however as a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that
you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you, we
therefore welcome discussions around flexible working. The position offers
scope to incorporate your interests combined with highly competitive
remuneration rates.
Discussions around Partnerships are welcome.
The Chestnuts Surgery is an innovative, friendly and
forward thinking surgery, located in the Garden of England, North Kent Coast
delivering a range of services to our patients. Where we lead others follow. General Practice is changing at pace and we
see this as a positive and opportunity to improve our services and implement
new technologies to deliver a high level of care.
Main duties of the job
We offer a dynamic
mix of GP and nursing services for chronic and acute conditions as well as
providing cover for extended access to support the Sittingbourne Primary Care
Network.
GPs at the
practice work in a multidisciplinary team to provide same day assessment as
well as pre booked appointments. This includes a mix of Advanced Nurse Practitioners
and a Paramedic Practitioner.
Constantly
looking at ways to improve patient care and ensure we use a holistic
approach working with our colleagues in the Primary Care Network and Community
teams.
In addition to
routine GP clinics we run a highly organised nurse led chronic disease
service. We have a fully developed
network linked medication team including Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
providing significant savings in GP time.
We also benefit
from the Sittingbourne PCN Social Prescribing Team and a First Contact
Physiotherapist and Health and Wellbeing trainers. Setting up group
consultations is a current focus for the practice to develop and give our
patients an opportunity to share experiences, discuss ways of managing their
chronic conditions and built a social network with other patients while
improving the efficiency of consultations.
Our list size is 10,500 patients
and our patient demographic encompasses urban and suburban residents.
Sittingbourne falls within the London commuter belt and is experiencing
significant growth and change with increasing housing developments and new
leisure facilities.
About us
We offer a friendly and supportive environment for GPs to practice
safely and effectively. The GPs and Practice Manager hold a daily catch up to
discuss workload and provide support for each other. The Practice runs a modern
and effective workflow management process that allows for GP workload to be
delegated to other team members where appropriate.
Welcome
payment of up to £15,000 spread across 13 months for non-fellowship roles (GP attraction
offer). If you apply for a fellowship post, this funding will support the
training element.
We
don't just help others, we help you too. We give you the support, space, and
time you need to build a portfolio career to be proud of one that matches your
ambition. We are by your side through the unique challenges faced by people in
our communities. And from day one, you'll have the freedom to shape and
influence how our practices are run.
As a practice are proud to support, lead and embed
ourselves in different areas of our local community to make a real difference.
Some examples of our commitment for this are detailed below
The practice looks after one of the local
nursing homes as part of the Primary Care Network.
We offer our services to the Quays homeless and
rehabilitation center and we work alongside Age UK to support the elderly.
The surgery has a strong PPG group that meet
quarterly.
We are pleased to provide some weekend cervical
screening.
Regular
protected learning time events.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We offer a dynamic
mix of GP and nursing services for chronic and acute conditions as well as
providing cover for extended access to support the Sittingbourne Primary Care
Network.
GPs at the
practice work in a multidisciplinary team to provide same day assessment as
well as pre booked appointments. This includes a mix of Advanced Nurse Practitioners
and a Paramedic Practitioner.
We are constantly
looking at ways to improve our patient care and ensure we use a holistic
approach working with our colleagues in the Primary Care Network and Community
teams.
In addition to
routine GP clinics we run a highly organised nurse led chronic disease
service. We have a fully developed
network linked medication team including Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
providing significant savings in GP time.
We also benefit
from the Sittingbourne PCN Social Prescribing Team and a First Contact
Physiotherapist and Health and Wellbeing trainers. Setting up group
consultations is a current focus for the practice to develop and give our
patients an opportunity to share experiences, discuss ways of managing their
chronic conditions and built a social network with other patients while
improving the efficiency of consultations.
Our list size is 10,500 patients
and our patient demographic encompasses urban and suburban residents.
Sittingbourne falls within the London commuter belt and is experiencing
significant growth and change with an increasing housing developments and new
leisure facilities. This means we have an increasing population of younger and
middle aged families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We offer a dynamic
mix of GP and nursing services for chronic and acute conditions as well as
providing cover for extended access to support the Sittingbourne Primary Care
Network.
GPs at the
practice work in a multidisciplinary team to provide same day assessment as
well as pre booked appointments. This includes a mix of Advanced Nurse Practitioners
and a Paramedic Practitioner.
We are constantly
looking at ways to improve our patient care and ensure we use a holistic
approach working with our colleagues in the Primary Care Network and Community
teams.
In addition to
routine GP clinics we run a highly organised nurse led chronic disease
service. We have a fully developed
network linked medication team including Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
providing significant savings in GP time.
We also benefit
from the Sittingbourne PCN Social Prescribing Team and a First Contact
Physiotherapist and Health and Wellbeing trainers. Setting up group
consultations is a current focus for the practice to develop and give our
patients an opportunity to share experiences, discuss ways of managing their
chronic conditions and built a social network with other patients while
improving the efficiency of consultations.
Our list size is 10,500 patients
and our patient demographic encompasses urban and suburban residents.
Sittingbourne falls within the London commuter belt and is experiencing
significant growth and change with an increasing housing developments and new
leisure facilities. This means we have an increasing population of younger and
middle aged families.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
