Salaried GP (Staploe Medical Centre, Soham)

Salaried GP Based: Staploe Medical Centre, Soham

Basis: 4-8 sessions per week

Salary: £11.7k – £14.2k per session DOE

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

About Us

Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, we’ve grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people‑centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well‑being in our community. We are innovative and forward‑looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.

General Practice at Mereside

Our approach is innovative and forward‑looking, and dedicated to excellent clinical outcomes. We want you to be able to do the best work of your career, confident in your care and proud of the outcomes you achieve for your patients. We work hard to ensure that our GPs are motivated and engaged in contributing to a supportive culture of mutual learning. Mereside practices are well‑regarded for GP, student and nurse training. We enjoy weekly clinical meetings, quarterly half‑day closures, and daily coffee meetings for clinical discussions and case sharing.

The Role

Working in accordance with the BMA model contract including a structured Job Plan, you will undertake surgery and telephone consultations and queries, check and issue prescriptions, and deal with patient‑related paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure our patients are cared for in the most appropriate way.

Your Responsibilities

• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screen patients for disease factors and early signs of illness; develop appropriate care plans
• Record clear and contemporaneous notes in accordance with practice policy
• Collect data for audit purposes and comply with QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) requirements
• Issue electronic prescriptions in accordance with Practice prescribing formulary
• Act as Duty Doctor and/or Triage/Allocator on a rota basis pro rata to your contracted weekly hours

You should have or be:

• An appropriate medical degree; medical school foundation training and successful attainment of membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP); GP speciality training and progressing towards or successful attainment of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
• Registration with the UK General Medical Council (GMC) and inclusion on the NHS Performers List for England

It would be an advantage if you also:

• Are someone who believes in our vision for high quality, locally relevant primary care, at scale, and who wants to actively engage in our delivery of that vision
• Whatever stage you’re at in your career, you will have a passion for medicine, for learning, and for finding solutions or new ways of working
• Are excited by the prospect of embracing new technologies and keen to transform the way we deliver care
• Are the kind of GP who thrives in a collaborative team, are confident to seek support when you need it and supporting of your peers when they do.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

What we offer

• Competitive salary (see above)
• Mentorship from a Partner or Lead GP
• Medical Defence Organisation fees paid
• Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays and one week study leave (pro‑rated)
• Flexible working arrangements to balance your commitments in and outside of work
• Tier 2 Visa sponsor
• GP career progression framework.

If you are interested in this role please send a CV and covering letter to cpicb.mereside-recruitment@nhs.net

For informal enquiries please contact: Dr James Howard (jhoward11@nhs.net) Dr Antoinette Hadida Savvas (antoinette.hadidasavvas@nhs.net)

Closing date: 31 May 2026. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.