Salaried GP

We are part of Suffolk Primary Care, which is a group of GP practices delivering patient care across Suffolk. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and flexible salaried GP, with excellent interpersonal skills, to join our fantastic team at Derby Road Surgery in Ipswich.

The vacancy is for 6 sessions per week, across a Monday (2), Tuesday (2) and 2 sessions to be completed outside of core hours each week; these out of hours sessions will be paid at an enhanced rate of pay. Flexibility is crucial to accommodate training, holidays and occasional sickness.

Derby Road Surgery supports in excess of 19,000 patients from a diverse range of backgrounds. We have an established team with a strong focus on customer service and on developing and nurturing staff in order to deliver excellent standards of patient care. We would love to hear from candidates with healthcare experience.

We use SystmOne and askmyGP to facilitate effective and efficient ways of working.

You should be able to work calmly and professionally as part of a team, with the ability to multi-task. A strong command of written and spoken English with an excellent telephone manner is a must. Good time management skills and the ability to follow protocols and or instruction and attention to detail is essential.

We offer a competitive salary along with other employee benefits, and the opportunity to join the NHS pension scheme.

We plan to hold interviews w/c 21st September 2026

Main duties of the job

As agreed in co-operative practice with colleagues, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone/video consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, On Call, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. To include the designated share of workflow and pathology reports.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care 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

Engaging with activities such as the QOF, LES/DES and other additional work essential for providing a full service for patients

• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providing counselling and health education
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) and the CCG 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.