Gp, Doctor​/Physician

About the Role

Orchard House Surgery, in Newmarket on the border of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, is seeking a salaried GP to join our friendly teaching and training practice for both Cambridge Medical Students and Bury St Edmunds GPSTP. This position is for 6 sessions a week, worked Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The practice is one of three based in Newmarket that provides a high level of care to our patients in Newmarket and surrounding villages and we can offer the following:

• Large, well-equipped, purpose‑built premises with free onsite parking, and within walking distance of Newmarket town.
• Lunchtime educational meetings with lunch provided.
• Two timetabled coffee breaks to help us support one another at 11 am and 4 pm.
• Paper light using Systm One clinical system.
• Supported by an experienced nursing team who run minor illness and chronic disease clinics.
• Practice‑integrated PCN staff: part‑time clinical pharmacist, part‑time social prescriber, full‑time emergency care practitioner as well as access to an MSK FCP service including steroid injection clinics.
• Experienced and dedicated reception and admin team.
• Outstanding CQC & track record of high QOF achievement.
• Personal development encouraged and supported.
• Competitive salary & MDU fees paid.
• Excellent access and appointment management system in place.

All applicants should have the following qualifications:

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list

and skills, including:

• Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services;
• Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date;
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
• Commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.

We are a 6‑partner PMS practice with approximately 12,000 patients. We employ four further salaried doctors and a part‑time MSK First Contact Practitioner.

Informal visits are welcome and encouraged, for further details please contact Megan Quinlan on or by email:

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.