GP
Primary Care Careers
Diss, IP22 1DW
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
In plain English
What this job actually involves
As a GP in this job, you'll work with patients, make decisions, and develop care plans. You'll also do some administrative tasks like writing prescriptions and recording notes. This job is suitable for fully qualified doctors who enjoy working with people and are good at communication. It's a great fit for those who want to work in a rural area and are happy with a varied workload.
What you'll need
- You need to be a fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
- You should have experience in chronic disease management and primary prevention.
- You must be able to take responsibility for your own career development and training.
- You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- You need to be aware of and comply with practice policies and guidelines.
How to boost your chances
- Make sure you research the area and the practice to understand their specific needs and culture.
- Highlight your experience in chronic disease management and primary prevention in your application.
- Practice your communication skills by taking a mock consultation or role-playing with a friend.
- Check the practice's website and social media to get a sense of their values and approach to patient care.
- Consider reaching out to the practice for an informal chat to ask questions and learn more about the role.
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Job description
Botesdale Health Centre are looking for a professional, conscientious and highly effective GP to join our friendly team in Botesdale. This is offered ...
- 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
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- 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 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.
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
We are a rural GMS 10,000 patient surgery with 4 Partners, 5 salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an on-site dispensary. We are located in a modern, recently extended surgery with community nurses located on site as well as an X-ray suite and glorious surrounding countryside.
Experience
Essential
- 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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
- Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- Be on the NHSE medical performers list
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
15 August 2026
Last checked
18 August 2026
Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.
About the employer
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