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We are looking for a motivated and compassionate GP to join our team and help us continue delivering high-quality clinical care in a supportive and friendly environment. You will be fully supported, with supervision from a named, experienced GP to ensure a smooth and rewarding integration into the team. Interview dates: We are looking at the mornings of Tuesday 16 and Thursday 18 September for interviews. Main duties of the jobThe role offers variety and valuable experience across a range of clinics, including same-day access, chronic disease management, and some care home work. This diverse exposure provides an excellent foundation for professional development and insight into the full spectrum of modern general practice. We're now entering an exciting new phase of development and are looking to recruit an ARRS GP to join our supportive and innovative team. This is a great opportunity to contribute to high-quality patient care while shaping the future of primary care in a well-established, collaborative PCN. We are committed to long-term workforce development, and we see this position as a potential stepping stone to a longer-term career within our PCN or one of our member practices. About usWeald PCN The PCN cares for approximately 47,000 patients across eight GP practices in the Weald; we aim to develop, deliver, and measure healthcare services across the population of Weald PCN. We are a high performing and welcoming network of practices, and we aim to inspire each other to be the best we can be, providing a great place to work. We value collaboration, compassion, integrity and sustainability in all the work we do and work closely with our Health & Care Partnership (HCP) to remain patient focused and develop services in line with population needs, embracing multi-disciplinary service models and developing neighbourhood teams. West Kent Primary Care West Kent Primary Care is an innovative GP Federation whose shareholders include all 50 practices in West Kent, covering nearly 500,000 patients. Within this, the practices are divided into 9 Primary Care Networks (PCN). We are made up of a core operations team, a PCN based workforce made up of clinical and non-clinical staff and a Board of Executive Directors consisting of four local GPs and twelve PCN clinical directors. The federation also offers a variety of services including, but not limited to, the Community Diabetes Service, Post Covid Assessment Service, Chronic Fatigue Service and a Frailty Service. Several of our practices are ranked among the top ten in Kent and Medway (GP Patient Survey 2025), reflecting our commitment to continuity of care and a truly holistic approach to patient wellbeing. Job responsibilitiesAs an ARRS GP working within the Weald PCN, your day-to-day responsibilities will include: 1. Clinical Care and Patient Management Provide high-quality, evidence-based clinical care to patients across a range of settings including face-to-face, telephone, and virtual consultations. Manage acute, chronic, and complex medical conditions in line with national and local guidelines. Review and manage test results, hospital letters, and repeat prescriptions in a timely manner. Conduct medication reviews where appropriate, in collaboration with the clinical pharmacist. 2. Same Day Access and Triage Support same day/urgent care clinics, assessing and managing patients presenting with undifferentiated problems. Work with the wider clinical team (including ANPs and paramedics) to ensure patients are seen by the right clinician at the right time. 3. Continuity of Care Build trusted, long-term relationships with patients, particularly those with complex or ongoing needs. Support continuity through planned care reviews (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, frailty) and care plan updates. 4. Care Home Support and Frailty Work Participate in routine and ad hoc care home visits as part of a multidisciplinary approach to managing frail and elderly patients. Contribute to personalised care planning and end-of-life care discussions where appropriate. 5. Team Collaboration and Supervision Work closely with other ARRS staff including clinical pharmacists, social prescribers, care coordinators, and frailty paramedics. Participate in regular team meetings, case reviews, and multidisciplinary discussions. Receive clinical supervision from an experienced named GP and contribute to the learning environment of the practice. 6. Record Keeping and Administration Maintain accurate and timely patient records using the practice clinical system (e.g. EMIS). Complete referral forms, sick notes, and other administrative tasks associated with routine GP work. 7. Professional Development Engage in continuous professional development activities, with potential support to develop educator or specialist interests in the future. Contribute to the improvement of practice and PCN services, including involvement in audits, QOF, and service development where appropriate. Maintaining, Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records & Practice Audits Ensure that PCN clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QoF, QIPP, Enhanced Services and other clinical initiatives the practice partakes in. Respond to alerts on records Appropriate use of Read/SNOMED codes (via templates where appropriate) Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits Participation in the auditing of PCN activity Participation in patient satisfaction audits Clinical Governance Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence Attendance at primary health care team meetings, significant event audit meetings, annual complaint audit meeting and others as deemed necessary Initiate and participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols, policies and procedures to aid and improve administrative organisation and the provision of services to patients Ensure that the PCN complaints system is adhered to Awareness of and compliance with all relevant PCN and organisational policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety Completion of Information Governance online toolkit or attendance at group training annually and provide certificate Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification and safeguarding for adults and children certificates. Professional Development Participate in an annual performance review under agreed headings Engage in appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence and performance Attendance and participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally Support colleagues in their professional development Medical indemnity and registration The GP is required to effect and maintain full registration with the General Medical Council and to effect and maintain membership on an occurrence-based basis with a recognised medical defence organisation commensurate with the practitioners responsibilities. The practitioner is also required to provide written proof and evidence of such registration and membership. Please see the full job description and person specification in the side panel. Person SpecificationQualificationsEducated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level Registered with the GMC Skills for communicating on complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills Ability to pull together comprehensive process documents Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills Ability to communicate effectively at a range of levels Ability to present ideas to large groups as well as on a 121 basis ExperiencePrevious experience as Primary Care General Practitioner Knowledge of EMIS Experience of managing a patient caseload Basic knowledge of Previously worked in similar position within the health sector Able to use Microsoft Office applications with above average capability with Word, Excel and PowerPoint. SkillsProblem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise Skills for supporting project management and planning workload Effective management of own time and diary Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr