Salaried GP in Leiston

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a Salaried GP to join our well-established, forward-thinking practice in Leiston, Suffolk. We are proud to be an innovative team of motivated and experienced GPs, supported by strong management and a highly skilled clinical and administrative team. Our shared commitment is to deliver outstanding, patient-centred care.

Dedicated GP Partner mentorship and monthly mentoring and support session.

• Competitive salary per session (dependent on experience)
• Indemnity cover (after 3-month probation)
• 6 weeks annual leave + 1 week study leave
• Support to develop special interests or portfolio working
• A supportive, progressive team environment with strong PCN collaboration

Main duties of the job:

This salaried GP position involves 6-8 sessions per week, with no weekend or extended hours. You will work autonomously while contributing as part of a collaborative, supportive clinical team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing high-quality medical services under the PMS contract
• Assessing and treating a broad range of medical conditions
• Participating in signposting, clinical supervision, and triage systems
• Managing referrals, prescriptions, and administrative tasks
• Attending and contributing to clinical meetings and audits
• Supporting training for students and GP trainees
• Engaging with PCN and NHS initiatives to improve care
• Maintaining accurate records on SystmOne
• Undertaking occasional home or care home visits

About us:

We consistently achieve high QOF results and maintain strong links with our Primary Care Network (PCN). Our current team includes:

• 4 GP Partners
• A stable, high-performing nursing team
• In-house physiotherapy services and remote Clinical Pharmacists

We are a Dispensing Practice serving a population of 9,450 patients, operating primarily from Leiston Surgery with a branch in Yoxford. We use TPP SystmOne, AccuRx, DXS, and Anima Triage, with full training provided as needed. We hold regular educational sessions for all clinicians and enjoy excellent collaboration with community teams and an active Patient Participation Group (PPG). We are a teaching practice with 2 GP trainers and offer strong career development opportunities, including teaching undergraduates from UEA and Cambridge University, and supporting international post-graduate training as a certified training practice.

Job responsibilities:

To support the GP Partners to manage a busy caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. You will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas and assist in developing healthcare services. You will be responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the Leiston Surgery policies and protocols. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

To facilitate the development of the role, the practice and the individual, all personnel should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the practice.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Post:

The following are the core responsibilities of the salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the surgery timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, 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 health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks.
• 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 on SystmOne.
• Collecting/entering/coding data for audit purposes, for example practice QOF codes.
• Compiling and issuing computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand written prescriptions whenever possible.
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• On a rotational basis, undertake the duty doctor role.
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times.
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required.
• Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

• 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.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice, Ipswich & East Suffolk CCG or other agencies, where appropriate.
• Adhere to and follow all policies and protocols as listed in the staff handbook and contract.
• Follow all practice health and safety guidelines and policies and inform the health and safety lead of any infringements.
• Contribute to the training of registrars and medical students.
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach.

Person Specification:

• Full GMC registration and inclusion on the National Performers List.
• If you are approaching CCT we are happy for applications and final offers will be subject to satisfactory CCT and MRCGP.
• Right to work in the UK and eligibility to practice independently.
• Commitment to providing high-quality patient care.
• Strong communication and IT skills.
• Experience with SystmOne, QOF, audits, and medicines management.
• Interest in training, mentoring, and quality improvement initiatives.

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.