Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our clinical team of 4 GP partners, 2 salaried GPs and 5 Nurse Practitioners here at Ixworth Surgery. The post offers part‑time hours of 6 sessions per week.

• A competitive salary of £13,636.69 per session per annum
• Medical indemnity insurance
• BUPA cashplan
• Competitive annual leave and study leave package

Main duties of the job
The post‑holder will manage a 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.

Ixworth Surgery is a GMS GP practice with a patient list of 9,500. It is owned and operated by 4 GP partners and supported by salaried GPs, nurse practitioners, a respiratory nurse specialist, practice nurses, a nursing team, a social prescriber and a PCN pharmacy technician. The practice has an in‑house pharmacy/dispensary and a full complement of other primary care staff.

We are a teaching practice for Cambridge medical students and GP trainees, we are also research accredited and have been rated as Good by the CQC in January 2026.

Title:

Salaried General Practitioner

Location:

Ixworth Surgery

Reports to:

The Partners (clinically) & The Management Team (administratively)

Working hours:

6 sessions per week

Contract:

Permanent

Salary: £81,820.14 a year (£13,636.69 per session per annum)

Reference number: A

Job locations:
Thetford Road
Ixworth
Bury St Edmunds
IP31 2HD

Clinical responsibilities:

• Make yourself available in accordance with the practice timetable to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, patient home visits, repeat prescriptions and paperwork
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems
• Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Develop care plans in consultation with patients and in line with current disease management protocols
• Provide counselling and health education
• Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collect data for audit purposes
• Compile and issue computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever clinically appropriate
• Undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Be aware of and comply with all relevant practice policies and guidelines (prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety)
• Commit to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice
• Contribute to evaluation, audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
• Contribute to the development of computer‑based patient records
• Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate
• Develop an area of special interest following discussion with the partners and the needs of the practice

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Experience of supporting service change
• Experience of service improvement and quality initiatives
• Experience with clinical IT systems, e.g. Systm One

Physical Requirements

• Commit to a DBS check

Skills (Essential)

• Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to listen actively to patients in a non‑judgemental manner
• The ability to deal with criticism and work well under severe pressure
• Strong attention to detail
• Patience and a calm demeanour in stressful situations
• Formulating treatment plans and evaluation of progress
• Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols and patient‑specific directives
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
• Ability to develop and deliver evidence‑based…