Job summary
We're looking for a friendly, enthusiastic Salaried GP to join our close-knit team for 4-6 sessions per week.

Yalding Surgery is a well-established dispensing practice serving approximately 7,100 patients in the beautiful Kent countryside, just outside Maidstone. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, patient-centred care whilst maintaining a supportive, enjoyable working environment for our team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable practice with experienced clinical and administrative teams, modern purpose-built premises, strong community links and genuine opportunities to develop your interests.

Why choose Yalding Surgery?

• Friendly, approachable GP partners and supportive multidisciplinary team
• Modern purpose-built dispensing practice
• 7,100 patient list with a loyal local community
• Active Patient Participation Group and Friends of Yalding Surgery charity
• High QOF achievement
• Hosting KMMS medical students supporting the next generation of clinicians
• Excellent nursing, dispensary and administrative teams
• Close working relationships within the Weald Primary Care Network
• Opportunities to develop specialist interests including women's health, minor surgery and teaching
• Six weeks annual leave plus one week's study leave (pro rata)
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Beautiful semi-rural location with excellent access to Maidstone, Tonbridge and the M20

Main duties of the job
As a Salaried GP you will:

Provide high-quality, patient-centred care through face-to-face, telephone and online consultations.

Participate in the shared duty doctor rota.

Undertake home visits where appropriate.

Manage clinical correspondence and associated administration.

Work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team.

Contribute to teaching, quality improvement and clinical governance where appropriate.

Support the ongoing development of the practice and wider Primary Care Network.

What you can expect:

10-minute appointments with a manageable workload of approximately 13 patients in a morning session and 12 patients in an afternoon session.

Regular breaks throughout the day, giving you time to recharge and catch up with colleagues.

A shared duty doctor system, ensuring urgent work is distributed fairly across the clinical team.

A low home visit workload, supported by our wider multidisciplinary team wherever appropriate.

Excellent clinical and administrative support, including our Medical Assistants, who play a key role in reducing GP administrative workload by assisting with clinical correspondence, document management and other non-clinical tasks.

A friendly, approachable team where GPs are encouraged to ask questions, share ideas and support one another.

Opportunities to develop specialist interests and contribute to service development within the practice and Primary Care Network

About us
Yalding Surgery has been at the heart of the local community for many years. We are proud of the relationships we have built with our patients and believe continuity of care remains one of our greatest strengths.

Our clinical team includes four GP partners, a Paramedic Practitioner, experienced nursing team and highly skilled dispensary and administrative staff. We are fortunate to enjoy excellent staff retention and a genuinely supportive culture where colleagues work together and support one another.

As a GP Training Practice, we are committed to education and professional development, providing placements for GP Registrars and other healthcare professionals. We actively encourage clinicians to pursue specialist interests and portfolio careers.

We believe general practice should be enjoyable. We work hard, support one another and value a healthy work-life balance.

Job responsibilities
As a Salaried GP at Yalding Surgery, you will play an integral role in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred care to our practice population. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing comprehensive medical care through face-to-face, telephone and online consultations.
• Assessing, diagnosing and managing acute and long-term conditions, referring patients appropriately in line with local and national guidance.
• Prescribing safely and cost-effectively in accordance with NHS, NICE and local prescribing policies.
• Undertaking home visits when clinically appropriate.
• Managing clinical correspondence, referrals, pathology results and associated administration in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using EMIS Web.
• Working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated patient care.
• Participating in the shared duty doctor rota and contributing fairly to the clinical workload.
• Supporting quality improvement, clinical governance, audit and QOF activities where appropriate.
• Contributing to practice meetings, service development and the continued success of the practice and Primary Care Network.
• Maintaining professional registration, appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development in line with GMC requirements.
• Working in accordance with practice policies, safeguarding responsibilities and current legislation.

Qualifications
Essential

• GMC registration with licence to practise
• Inclusion on the NHS England Performers List
• MRCGP (or equivalent)
• Experience working in UK General Practice
• Excellent communication and team-working skills

Desirable

• Interest in teaching or training
• Women's health

Experience
Essential

• You will need experience in working in a GP setting.

Desirable

• An interest in Women's Health would be advantageous

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Yalding Surgery
Address: Benover Road, Yalding, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 6ES, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Practice Manager, Lauren Garrison, Lauren.Garrison@nhs.net