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GP Opportunities in the Heart of Cumbria Where Work-Life Balance Truly Exists

Were looking for both full-time and part-time GPs tojoin our friendly team in Cockermouth a thriving market town on theedge of the breath-taking Lake District National Park
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We are keen for candidates who wish to focus on delivering core family practice, getting back to basics, and focusing on delivering exceptional levels of patient care and outcomes.

Why Cockermouth?

Imagine finishing your working day and being just minutes away from fells, lakes, and endless outdoor adventures whether its paddle boarding at sunset, climbing,trail running, or wild swimming. With excellent schools, affordable housing,and a vibrant town full of independent shops, cosy pubs, and great restaurants,Cockermouth is an ideal place for professionals, families, and anyone seeking ahealthier lifestyle.

Wecare for 18,100 patients from our modern, purpose-built surgery inside

Cockermouth Hospital. You'll be working in bright, well-equipped clinical rooms alongside a supportive, welcoming team.

We are currently developing revised ways of working under a new leadership and management team to improve our CQC outcome. There may be a future partnership opportunity for the successful candidate.

To apply for this position please send a covering email attaching your CV to Mrs Claire Raven, Practice Manager

The successful candidate will manage a patient 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.

The Role:

• Full or part-time positions available
• Mix of consultations and home visits
• Opportunities to be involved with training, research, and care homes
• Supportive team who values patient care and clinician wellbeing

Castlegate and Derwent Surgery aims to work with our patients in a lifetime partnership to promote their health and wellbeing.

We currently have 9 GPs and around 50 clinical and non-clinical staff serving 18,000 patients in our extensive Health Centre. We can help you achieve your ambitions, from clinical special interests to research, management, IT and medical politics. Our size means we are flexible, able to innovate and adapt whilst retaining a good team spirit and strong emphasis on quality and education.

We are constantly seeking ways to improve the patient journey and maintain a supportive well‑being culture amongst our staff.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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
• In accordance with the practice rota, the post-holder will undertake an On Call day as Duty Doctor and/or Triage Doctor which will involve home visits, telephone triage, urgent on the day appointments and dealing with emergency duties which arise on the day. The On Call days are allocated on a rota basis between all GP staff
• 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
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• 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
• Occasionally dealing with private medicals and insurances
• Cross cover for other GPs when they are on leave to cover post, results, tasks and prescriptions
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing…