Salaried GP - Langley Medical Practice
Job Description
Job summary
Job summary
Kingston GP Chambers are delighted to be supporting Langley Medical Practice, who are a friendly, supportive and thriving practice looking for a salaried GP (6 sessions Weds - Fri). They have an excellent team of GPs, practice nurses and health care assistants.
Langley are part of a Primary Care Network (PCN) with two other practices who share space in the Health Centre. This provides excellent access to allied health care practitioners including FCPs, Pharmacists, GP assistants, Social Prescribers, and Mental Health Support Workers. The PCN also contributes staffing for extended hours services, providing an opportunity to potentially increase working hours.
The practice serves c9000 patients from Surbiton Health Centre, in modern purpose built premises, and is five minutes from Surbiton station.
They are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic GP. The right candidate will need to demonstrate the key skills required whilst working within a multidisciplinary team. Experience with EMIS Web, Docman and Accurx operating system would be helpful.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexibly when required are essential. A special interest area is preferable.
Please send enquiries via email to Suzanne.poole@nhs.net a CV and covering note as to how you meet the job specification.
The position is available from mid July 2025
Please note, we are unable to accept applications from those who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Clinical 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 and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters NHS/private, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines and within practice agreed formulary.
- To manage care plan list, writing and reviewing care plans and patients in accordance with current End of Life Care provision
- Duty doctor PM triage appointments and medically urgent appointments should be used as part of the surgery as clinically indicated.
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
Hours:Six sessions per week Wednesday to Friday plus equitable shares of home visits and on-call duties. A session is 4 hours 10 mins . Duty doctor cover is required every Thursday. As duty doctor you will be expected to be present from 8am until 6.30pm.
Main purpose of the role: To support the GP partners, to manage a busy and interesting clinical caseload. The GP will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse patient list in a PMS practice.
Clinical responsibilities:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters NHS/private, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner;
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation;
- Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards;
- Collecting data for audit purposes; and to complete one prescribing audit annually as chosen by the practice.
- Out-of-hours (OOH)-as the business requires
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible);
- Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines and within practice agreed formulary.
- To manage care plan list, writing and reviewing care plans and patients in accordance with current EoLC requirements
- In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
- Duty doctor PM triage appointments and medically urgent appointments should be used as part of the surgery as clinically indicated.
Other responsibilities with the Practice:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice.
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice;
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation;
- Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records;
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Essential criteria
- Completion of a Vocational GP Training scheme
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with a license to practice and entry on the GP Register Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice / Certificate Confirming Eligibility for General Practice Registration (CEGPR), or equivalent Included on a Medical Performers List or eligible. Evidence of continuous professional development
- Desirable criteria
- Academic excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions etc.) MRCGP Diplomas relevant to primary care
- ExperienceEssential criteria
- Completion of a Vocational GP Training scheme
Desirable
- Desirable criteria
- Certificate in post graduate clinical training
Knowledge and skills
Desirable
- Certificate in post graduate clinical training
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Kingston GP Chambers
Address
Surbiton Health Centre
Ewell Road
Surbiton
Surrey
KT6 6EZ
