Salaried GP - Roselawn Surgery

Kingston GP Chambers are supporting Roselawn Surgery to recruit a General Practitioner to join a dynamic, well-established practice in New Malden. The clinical team comprises a team of 5 GPs, 1 ANP, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs, 1 FCP, 1 Social Prescriber and 1 GP Assistant. The surgery is looking for a team-orientated GP to join us from April/May 2026, working 6 sessions per week as follows: Tuesday - am/pm, Thursday - pm, Friday - am.

Main duties of the job:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care 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 counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

About us:

Roselawn is a well-established GP Surgery, based near the bustling New Malden high street. The surgery is part of the New Malden and Worcester Park Primary Care Network and provides care to in excess of 6,000 patients. Roselawn received a 'Good' CQC rating following its last inspection.

Job responsibilities:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• 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.
• Attending training, meetings and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with sensitive information regarding their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. The post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team.

Person Specification:

• Completion of a vocational GP training scheme.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours.
• Certificate in post graduate clinical training.
• Good working knowledge and interest in national primary care strategies.

Qualifications:

• 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.
• MRCGP Diploma relevant to primary care.

Skills:

• Proven ability to manage a busy and varied caseload.
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary.
• Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working.
• Effective counselling and communication skills.
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.