Job summary
Ardingly Court Surgery (in Kemptown, Brighton) is seeking salaried GP to join our team.

Initially 2 sessions will be on a 6 month contract (ideally 8th October 2026 - end of March 2027). With a possibility of extension beyond by mutual agreement and continued central government funding.

Our preference for the fixed term 2 sessions would be all day Thursday. (If you are unable to offer Thursdays please state what sessions you could offer for this to be considered).

There is also a further 1 session that we can offer on a permanent basis - this ideally would be a Monday (AM or PM could be negotiated).

We are a friendly inner city NHS GP practice in vibrant area of Brighton.

Seek to provide a positive working environment with a good work life balance.

Salary equivalent £12,006 per annum per session (pro rata).

Annual leave and study leave in line with BMA salaried contract.

Excellent administrative support from workflow team (who review and code all clinical documents).

GP training practice & have very active Primary Care Network

We are GP practice of approximately 6,500 patients. Allowing GPs to have a manageable patient list and continuity of care. This post would not have patients assigned to them personally but would take a proportion of paperwork (prescriptions/ documents/ lab results) on their working days.

High performing QOF and rated Good for CQC.

Our clinical system is EMIS and we utilise Ardens templates to assist with data capture.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality patient care
• Carry out surgery, telephone and video consultations and undertake home visits
• Liaise with other team members and organisations involved in patient care and respond promptly to queries
• Investigate and refer patients as appropriate in line with current guidance
• Deal promptly with results and correspondence
• Provide cover as required when other GPs are on leave
• Collect data for audit and QOF purposes
• Excellent communication with patients and carers
• Attend clinical, clinical governance and educational meetings
• Strong team player
• Strong collaborative working relationships with partners and all team members
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
• Attend required training events e.g. Practice Learning Events and feedback
• Reporting of Significant Incidents involving the practice

About us
Experienced and caring team always seeking to provide a high level of care to patients and support staff to carry out their role.

All roles within the practice are valued and realise team work is essential in such challenging times.

Embrace technology where practical and listen to patients when improvements are needed.

Undertake regular training so that we are always learning and developing as a team.

Work closely with 9 other practices in our East and Central Primary Care Network.

We would really like someone to join us & become part of our team that we are really proud of.

Job responsibilities

• Provide high quality patient care including prevention, screening, treatment, management of chronic conditions and health promotion
• Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice protocols as well as wider guidance e.g. NICE
• Carry out surgery, telephone and video consultations and undertake home visits
• Speak and see patients promptly and in a timely manner. In order to minimise waiting times.
• Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
• Generate, check and sign acute and repeat prescriptions in-line with practice policy
• Liaise with other team members and organisations involved in patient care and respond promptly to queries
• Investigate and refer patients as appropriate in line with current guidance
• Deal promptly with results and correspondence, clearly communicating any actions that are required
• Provide cover as needed, for all of the above, when other GPs are on leave
• When providing care ensure the judicious use of resources and NHS funds
• Keep clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes and patient records to agreed standards and in-line with practice policies
• Collect data for audit and QOF purposes
• Prescribe generically whenever appropriate and in accordance with the Practice formulary, commissioning and national guidance
• Maintain high levels of communication with patients and carers to ensure effective delivery of care

Qualifications
Essential

• A vocational trained and accredited GP, preferably MRCGP Current registration with the GMC.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• IT proficiency and familiarity with primary care clinical systems (the practice use EMIS).
• Excellent time keeping.
• Exceptional team player.

Desirable

• Good understanding of GMS contracting requirements and QOF Experience and an interest in a specific disease 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.