GP - St James Surgery

Invicta Health have an opportunity for a salaried GP to join our team at St James Surgery in Dover.

Total number of sessions available: 5

St James Surgery is based in the seaside town of Dover, famous for its white cliffs and its strategic gateway to Europe. They are situated a short stones throw away from the beach and close to the historic Dover Castle. They are a thriving practice, supported by their patient population of circa 9000.

St James Surgery is warm and friendly with a robust multi-disciplinary team, which includes Nurse Practitioners and a Clinical Pharmacist. The multi disciplinary team is supported by an experienced administration team who handle referrals, prescriptions, reports and other general tasks.

St James is one of seven GP practices that sit under Invicta Health. We are a well known community interest company, devoted to supporting and improving primary care in the Kent area.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate GP who enjoys a team focus in problem solving and also enjoys sharing knowledge. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and you will be an excellent listener. You will be on the General Medical Council's GP register, having passed the MRCGP (or equivalent) and gained a certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

An interest in teaching would be ideal, and the development of areas of special interest would be welcomed and nurtured.

As a Salaried GP, you would provide a wide range of primary care based general medical services to our patients in a non-judgemental, respectful manner, using a patient centred and fully team-based approach.

Good communication between colleagues is essential to the role, as we routinely share our experience and knowledge within the practice in order to optimise patient care.

Home visits by the GPs are rare.

Please note you will be required to be the Duty Doctor on the Friday andwill therefore finish at 6.30pm.

Invicta Health are a non-profit company, with a passion for primary care. We have a wide range of services such as hub-based GPs services, GP surgeries, services in Urgent Care Centres and A&E, a Community Primary Care mental health service, GP staff training service and the list is growing all the time.

We are formed by a federation of General Practitioners working in Canterbury and South Kent Coast areas of East Kent. Our aim is to provide local, high quality services for local people by collaborating with other established organisations in the health and social care community.

What perks can we offer you?

• Flexible working options, such as term time only, annualised hours & multi site working
• 90% indemnity reimbursement
• Support for newly qualified GP's via new to practice programme
• Opportunity to work within our local urgent treatment centres
• 9 weeks leave inclusive of study leave
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Approved blue light card provider
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes
• Company Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

• To work with the staff based within the surgeries and administrative staff from Invicta Health toensure patients receives the highest possible standards of care.
• To work with other healthand social care providers to ensure an appropriately safe and integratedservice.
• To engage with local and national initiatives and strategies to improve and co-ordinate better and more sustainable Health care provision.

Main Duties

• Provide comprehensiveassessment, advice, and treatment for the registered practice population.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of consultations using the EMIS clinical systems.
• To coordinate and directthe delivery of care by the clinical team on a day to day basis.
• To provide clinical support to other members of staff, both clinical and administrative, in achieving the highest possible standards of care and QOF and Enhanced Services targets.
• Prescribe according to national and local evidence-based gudielines.

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not subject to suspension…