Gp, Doctor​/Physician

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.

The package includes:

• A competitive salary of £13,636.69 per session per annum
• Medical Indemnity Insurance
• BUPA Cashplan
• Competitive Annual Leave and Study Leave Package

The practice currently has approximately 9500 patients and is in a purpose built building which includes an in-house Pharmacy with dispensing robot. We have a full complement of other primary care staff including Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistant, Nursing Associate, Phlebotomist, Pharmacists, Social Prescriber, Physiotherapists and PCN Pharmacy Technician.

We do not use a duty doctor system and GP appointments are 15 minutes in length. The practice does extended hours on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday and Friday evenings. We also hold a daily multi-disciplinary team meeting.

We are a teaching practice for Cambridge Medical Students and GP Trainees. We are also Research Accredited.

Rated as Good in all areas by CQC with our most recent inspection in January 2026

We offer an excellent working environment, which includes a staff rest area complete with sofa, TV, table and chairs, along with a fully equipment kitchen area and free coffee and tea, all in a great location with transport links and schools.

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.

At Ixworth Surgery we acknowledge that village life remains distinct from that in a town. Our aim is to provide excellent 21st century medical care, whilst retaining the traditional style and personal approach of country doctoring.

Ixworth Surgery is a GMS GP practice with a patient list of 9,500. It is owned and operated by 4 GP partners who are supported by Salaried GPs, Nurse Practitioners, a Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Practice Nurses and Nursing Team, Social Prescriber and PCN Pharmacy Technician. There is also an onsite pharmacy/dispensary. Administrative support is provided by the Practice Management team, Admin team and Reception team.

Ixworth Surgery is a part of Blackbourne Primary Care Network. The practices that form Blackbourne PCN are located in West Suffolk, close by to Bury St Edmunds, and care for patients in rural communities.

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Salaried General Practitioner

Location: Ixworth Surgery

Reports to: The Partners (Clinically) & The Management Team (Administratively)

Working hours: 6 Sessions per Week

JOB SUMMARY

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.

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing or electronically uploading repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
• 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
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• 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
• Compiling and issuing computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is…