Surbiton and Chessington PCN General Practitioner (GP)

Kingston GP Chambers are delighted to be supporting the Surbiton and Chessington Primary Care Network (PCN) with their recruitment for a fixed term GP. This will be an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified GP to join the team on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2025. Additional funding has recently been made available to PCNs as part of the Additional Role Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) and may mean the role will be extended if the funding continues from 1st April 2025., To be responsible for providing comprehensive medical care to patients of all ages, ensuring their well-being through accurate diagnosis, effective treatment plans, and ongoing patient education. This role requires a strong commitment to patient care and a thorough understanding of various medical practices.,

• Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the PCNs.
• Assessing the healthcare 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 health education.
• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
• Supporting the enhanced access services.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
  
  Kingston GP Chambers is a Federation of all NHS General Practices within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It was founded in 2008 as a limited company whose shareholders are all 20 GP Practices within Kingston. The company is led by a Board of Directors who are also GP Partners in their own Practices within Kingston.
Kingston GP Chambers has worked collaboratively with both secondary care and the private sector. At present we provide community clinics for Dermatology, Urology, Neurology, Dementia and Diabetes. In addition, Kingston GP Chambers are at the forefront of improving patient access to primary care. We deliver a comprehensive extended hours service offering GP appointments across three hubs in the evenings Monday to Friday, over the weekend and on Bank Holidays.Kingston GP Chambers has the ability to respond rapidly, and we have continued to demonstrate the capability to provide high-quality, innovative and timely solutions to improving patient care and experience. We work closely alongside the other GP Federations in Southwest London to continue the government's five-year forward plan and deliver patient services in the community. We aim to continue to grow as we are increasingly recognised as the provider of choice for extended, enhanced and urgent GP services. We also expect an increasing role as we support, reinforce and develop the position of general practice as the core building block for an increasing range of jointly-provided services.

This opportunity is for 1 full time GP though the PCN are very flexible to have 2 part-time GPs. Working hours/days are also flexible though some Saturday work will be required. A competitive salary is on offer along with excellent benefits and training and development.