Job summary
Are you seeking
a change? We have a friendly and supportive team waiting to welcome you.
Northgate Medical Practice serve a list of over 21,000 patients over 3 sites in
both the City and rural areas two of which are dispensing practices. In
addition we are the Lead Practice for the North Canterbury Primary Care
Network.
If you have a
specialist interest area, which you want to develop then we could be the
practice for you. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience
in Diabetes, Ophthalmology or Medical Education. However, experience is not
fundamental. As a practice we will provide support for those keen to develop
these interests.
Main duties of the job
We have a strong educational ethos and in line with this encourage all our clinicians to develop any specialist interests. To date this has included ENT, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Family Planning, Occupational Health, Commissioning, Paediatrics and Public health.
About us
Locally the Kent
and Medway Medical School opened in 2020. It has a particular mandate for
delivering up to a third of training in the community and we support that
mandate. All of our clinicians are
involved in their support and education.
This is an ideal
opportunity for Clinician(s) who are looking to combine traditional
patient-centered general practice with fantastic lifestyle opportunities.
Canterbury has
quick access to the coast in Whitstable (8 miles) and has high speed train
links to London (less than 1 hour). It is a popular tourist destination and
France a short ferry-ride away or Eurotunnel.
There are 2
large universities -University of Kent and Christchurch. There are good
Grammar, state and Private schools. Sporting opportunities are plentiful. Kent County Cricket Club has its base here.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We have an excellent opportunity for a GP(s) to join our team. We would
be particularly interested in candidates with experience in Diabetes,
ophthalmology or medical education. However experience is not essential. We
will provide support for those keen to develop these interests.
We are a friendly and innovative practice serving a list of over 21000
patients. We have both town and rural Practices. We are the lead Practice for
the North Canterbury PCN. As a demonstration of our passion we have led on the
local vaccination hub which has delivered over 100,000 Covid vaccinations.
We have a strong educational ethos and in line with
this encourage all our clinicians to develop any specialist interests. To date
this has included ENT, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Family planning,
Occupational health, Commissioning, Paediatrics and Public health.
This is a time of change for the Practice and also
locally.
The Practice is planning a significant building
project and the successful applicant will have input into the design and use.
Locally the new Kent and Medway Medical School
opened in 2020 .It has a particular mandate for delivering up to a third of
training in the community and we support that mandate. All of our clinicians
are involved in their support and education.
Canterbury has quick access to the coast in
Whitstable (8 miles) and has high speed train links to London (less than 1
hour). It is a popular tourist destination and France a short ferry-ride away
or Eurotunnel.
There are 2 large universities -University of Kent
and Christchurch. There are good Grammar, state and Private schools. Sporting
opportunities are plentiful. Kent County
Cricket Club has it’s base here.
Informal visits and enquiries are encouraged. We are happy to wait for the right candidate
to join our team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- We would be particularly interested in candidates with experience in Diabetes, ophthalmology or medical education. However experience is not essential. We will provide support for those keen to develop these interests.
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
Northgate Medical Practice
Address
1 Northgate
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 1WL