Location
Bury St Edmunds, England
Salary
Depends on experience
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
General practitioner
Deadline
31 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
01 Jul 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job summary

Langdon Hills Medical Centre is looking to recruit a friendly, enthusiastic and caring salaried GP to join their busy, growing, dynamic, four partner training practice in Basildon. The position is available on either a full or part-time basis.

There will be plenty of opportunity for lead clinical roles as well as professional development.

Main duties of the job

The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as well as:

  • Undertaking 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
  • Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
  • Assessing the healthcare 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 health education.
  • Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards.
  • Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
  • Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
  • All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About us

Langdon Hills Medical Centre are an innovative, well organised and forward-thinking GMS training practice. We have a practice population of 14,500 patients with a growing list size. We have a supportive nursing and administrative team and use the SystmOne computer system. We offer a competitive salary.

For further information about this role, please contact: Mrs Marguerite Cutting, practice manager, practice.manager03052@nhs.net.

Details

  • Date posted: 01 July 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: Depending on experience - depending on experience
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
  • Reference number: 29543-3
  • Job locations: Nightingales, Langdon Hills, Basildon, Essex, SS16 6SA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

All applicants should have skills including:

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.

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