Salaried General Practitioner

Salaried General Practitioner – Special Interest in Care Home Medicine

Location:Maidstone Kent (GP Surgery)
Sessions: 4 Sessions per Week (Wednesdays & Thursdays Preferred)
Salary: £11,500 per session per annum

Join a Supportive GP Surgery Making a Difference in Care Home Healthcare

Braemar Medical is currently working with one of our valued GP Surgery clients to recruit a Salaried General Practitioner with a special interest in Care Home Medicine.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a friendly, forward-thinking practice dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare to care home residents.

If you enjoy providing continuity of care, working closely with multidisciplinary teams, and making a genuine difference to some of the most vulnerable patients, this could be the ideal role for you.

What's on Offer?

• £11,500 per session per annum
• 4 Sessions per Week (Wednesdays & Thursdays preferred)
• Excellent work-life balance
• Dedicated Care Home clinical sessions
• Supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team
• Friendly and collaborative working environment
• Opportunities to develop a specialist interest in Care Home Medicine
• Modern GP surgery with excellent administrative support
• Ongoing professional development and CPD opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme (where applicable)

The Role

As a Salaried GP with a special interest in Care Home Healthcare, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred medical care to residents across the practice's assigned care homes.

Working alongside experienced clinicians, nursing staff and care home teams, you will help improve patient outcomes while ensuring residents receive compassionate, proactive and holistic care.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly ward rounds within assigned care homes.
• Assess, diagnose and manage acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Complete comprehensive medication reviews.
• Develop and review personalised care plans.
• Complete Advance Care Plans and ReSPECT forms.
• Initiate anticipatory medications where clinically appropriate.
• Complete Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCD) and refer to the Medical Examiner following expected deaths.
• Work collaboratively with care home staff, district nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Provide clinical advice and support to residents, families and carers.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Deliver safe, evidence-based, patient-centred care in accordance with GMC and NHS guidance.

About the Practice

Our client is a well-established, patient-focused GP surgery committed to providing outstanding care across both General Practice and Care Home services.

The practice prides itself on delivering high-quality healthcare within a supportive and collaborative environment, supported by an experienced team of GPs, nurses, allied health professionals and dedicated administrative staff.

Clinician wellbeing, teamwork and continuous service improvement are at the heart of everything they do.

Person Specification Essential

• Fully qualified General Practitioner
• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• Inclusion on the NHS England Performers ListEligible to work independently within UK General Practice
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong clinical decision-making abilities
• Commitment to delivering compassionate, patient-centred care
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Desirable
• Previous experience working with Care Home residents.
• Interest in Geriatric Medicine or Frailty Care.
• Experience completing Advance Care Plans and ReSPECT documentation.
• Experience undertaking medication reviews.
• Knowledge of end-of-life care pathways.