About this role
Job summary
Are you tired of the "treadmill" of 10-minute appointments and endless admin? At The Cedars Surgery, we believe that providing high-quality patient care shouldn't come at the cost of your own well-being. We are a Forward-thinking / Innovative practice dedicated to creating a sustainable, modern environment for our clinical team.
What We Offer You:Manageable Workload: We offer capped administrative workloads and protected admin time in every session. A Culture of Support: Every Salaried GP is paired with a dedicated GP Partner mentor for professional growth and support. Flexible Working: We understand life happens. Whether you need specific days or adjusted start/finish times, we are open to flexible arrangements to suit your lifestyle. Clinical Variety: At Cedars you will have opportunities to support learners, lead special projects, or develop a portfolio role. Real Team Connection: Join a stable, friendly team that includes ARRS staff, Pharmacists, Physios, and more. We actually have coffee breaks together!.
Main duties of the job
The Salaried GP roleinvolvesautonomous, high-quality patient care (consultations, managing long-term conditions, diagnostics, prescribing, care plans) within a GP practice setting, handling administrative tasks (referrals, prescriptions), participating in clinical governance (audits, meetings, quality improvement), and contributing to the practice team, adhering to GMC standards, data protection, and potentially undertaking visiting duties, all while focusing on patient needs, safety, and continuous professional development.
About us
This multidisciplinary team comprising 5 GP Partners and 1 Salaried GP, 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners(ACPs) both can prescribe, 4 Nurses, 3 HCA's and 2 Pharmacists (via the PCN) all provide comprehensive care by assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients, supported by back-office staff who handle administration, document flow, and scheduling to boost efficiency, together with a dedicated Clinical Admin team who together with the nursing team ensure maximum QOF is achieved with no last minute rush of work.
Cedars Surgery faces the beach and sea, ideal for a lunch time stroll. Don't feel isolated in your clinic room day in and day out!! - we offer a daily coffee break for clinicians to catch up with each other and unwind for half hour.
A forward thinking practice looking to lead the way in digitilisation, sustainability and service delivery.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Salaried GP role involves autonomous, high-quality patient care, consultations, managing long-term conditions, diagnostics, prescribing, care plans, within a GP practice setting, handling administrative tasks, referrals, prescriptions, participating in clinical governance, audits, meetings, quality improvement, and contributing to the practice team, adhering to GMC standards, data protection, and potentially undertaking visiting duties, all while focusing on patient needs, safety, and continuous professional development.
The following are the core responsibilities of a Salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Core Responsibilities - Clinical
Patient Consultation:Deliver face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations to manage acute and chronic health conditions for a diverse patient caseload usually 24 patients a day covering your own patient list.
Diagnosis and Treatment:Make autonomous clinical decisions, including physical examinations, arranging investigations (e.g., blood tests, scans), and referring to secondary care or specialists
Prescribing:Issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions in line with national and local practice formularies
Home Visits:Conduct visits to patients' homes or care homes as part of the daily rota
Screening and Prevention:Identify disease risk factors and early signs of illness through screening and health education
Emergency Care: Participate in duty doctor/telephone triage
Administrative and Quality Duties
Clinical Administration:Process lab results, hospital correspondence, Docman, and medical reports
Clinical Records:Maintain clear, contemporaneous, confidential and accurate patient records using the Emis system
Quality and Audit:Participate in clinical audits, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets, and significant event reviews to improve patient care standards, clinical governance, and continuous improvement initiatives
Team Collaboration:Attend practice and clinical meetings and work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, pharmacists and Advanced Care Practitioners
Correspondence:Process and action patient and hospital correspondence, with access to a dedicated Cedars Secretarial team
Training:Support medical students and contribute to practice development/training
Qualifications and Professional Requirements
Essential:Fully qualified GP with General Medical Council GMC registration and inclusion on the NHS National Performers List
Professional Standards:Adherence to GMC Good Medical Practice, confidentiality, and data protection
Professional Indemnity:Valid membership with a recognised medical defence organisation
Checks:EnhancedDisclosure and Barring Service DBS clearance.
Development:Commitment to annual appraisals and the five-yearly GMC revalidation process
Reporting Structure Report to the Business Manager for organisational/admin issues and Partners for Clinical matters
The list is not exhaustive and may change from time to time
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GMC Registered MBBS or equivalent medical degree MRCGP Inclusion on the Performers List MPS/MDUS/MDDUS membership DBS Enhanced Check
Experience Essential
Worked within a UK GP Setting EPS prescribing Computer literate ( Microsoft etc) Clinical systems (Emis) Triage Systems - although training will be provided
Desirable
Knowledge of current guidelines Knowledge of current General Practice environment Understanding of demographic characteristics that affect health in the local area
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name The Cedars Surgery
Address Cedars Surgery
24 Marine Road
Walmer
Deal
Kent
CT14 7DN
Employer's website https://www.cedarssurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)