Job Summary
Are you looking for a welcoming, progressive practice where teamwork, innovation, and high-quality patient care are at the heart of everything we do?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Salaried GP to join the highly respected, friendly, and innovative team at Gillingham Medical Practice.

We pride ourselves on providing a supportive working environment where clinicians can thrive, develop their careers, and enjoy a healthy balance between professional and personal commitments.

We warmly welcome applications from both newly qualified GPs and experienced clinicians. The role is for 4 sessions per week, and we are committed to offering flexible working arrangements to help create a schedule that works for you.

At Gillingham Medical Practice, we believe that great patient care starts with a happy, supported team. When you join us, you'll benefit from:

• 6 weeks annual leave plus 1 week study leave (pro rata)
• Dedicated triage hub - you're never on your own
• Mentor and buddy scheme
• A balanced mix of telephone and face-to-face consultations
• Daily coffee catch-ups with regular educational updates
• Protected admin and catch-up time built into your day
• Frailty Team conducting home visits
• Opportunities for career development, special interests, teaching, and external roles

Main duties of the job
We're seeking a GP who is passionate about delivering excellent patient care and enjoys working as part of a collaborative, supportive team. Whether you're just starting your GP career or looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date may be brought forward, therefore early applications are advised.

About us
We are a well-established two-site practice serving over 13,000 patients across a rural community, with a dedicated triage hub at the heart of our service. Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, ANPs, nurses, pharmacy, wellbeing and mental health professionals, supported by an experienced admin team all working together to deliver high-quality patient care.

Collaboration is central to our approach. We work closely within the Practice and with external partners to ensure seamless, responsive healthcare. Our forward-thinking culture values innovation, teamwork and continuous improvement.

We offer a friendly, supportive environment where staff wellbeing matters and professional development is encouraged.

Staff Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Birthday leave
• Paid sick/dependency leave (subject to probation)
• Regular 1:1 meetings and annual reviews

Please note: Successful applicants currently registered at Gillingham Medical Practice will need to register with a neighbouring practice.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Job responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home on occasions, checking repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care 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 counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• Undertake any medical reports for patients that are best known to yourself
• Maintain safeguarding standards and partake in CQC inspections
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Fully qualified GP, registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and on the GP register
• Flexibility, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Proactive, organised, and able to manage their workload efficiently.
• A positive attitude and a willingness to contribute to the overall development of the practice.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Primary Care experience
• Postgraduate qualifications in relevant areas (e.g., Diploma in Family Planning, Dermatology, Diabetes, or Minor Surgery).
• Additional training or certification in mental health, chronic disease management, or women's health.
• Experience or certification in clinical leadership or practice development.
• Experience with SystmOne or other GP clinical software.

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).