General Practitioner

Job summary

Wanted: GP and penguin keeper, Didcot

Have you ever dreamt of galloping on a unicorn across sunset meadows to a backdrop of badgers foraging in the gloaming? If so, you're probably after our other advert. However, if you happen to be a GP with some time on their hands, you could always come and work with us instead. This is how we would see it happening: You would do some GP-type work, part-time or full-time, on-site or remotely, or a bit of both. We would pay you some money. What's not to like?

If you're a details sort of person, we could probably rustle up a job description, which may or may not have been downloaded off the internet with all the other ones out there. The penguin bit isn't too arduous - mainly just keeping an eye on their numbers and checking that they are being housed in suitable accommodation (sometimes an issue in summer when they can get a bit sticky in the heat). Full induction, training and mentoring provided.

If you would like to find out more, then an informal lunchtime visit is probably the best option. Or if you don't want to know more but just fancy a free cup of tea on your way through Didcot, jewel in the crown of South Oxfordshire) then that's okay as well.

Main duties of the job

9 partners and an expert management team - together with 6 Salaried GPs, a team of highly trained nurses including an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and specialist diabetes and asthma nurses and HCAs who are motivated to continue up-skilling

Part of Didcot Primary Care Network which means we benefit from the expertise of Clinical Pharmacists, Social Prescribers, Mental Health workers and MSK First Contact Practitioners

A Training practice for GP Specialist Trainees, and Medical Students (years 4 & 5)

18,300 patients and expanding due to housing growth

Active in Thames Valley Research Network as an NIHR Research Site Initiative Scheme site

Locality Visiting Service provided by PML

Located in our own purpose-built, recently extended and refurbished building

Delivering high quality locality-based services like the Community Dermatology Service for South West Oxfordshire

Providing Occupational Health Services for companies including the European Space Agency

Using EMISWeb/ DOCMAN/ Accurx

About us

Woodlands Medical Centre is a friendly, growing practice in an expanding part of Didcot. We have a list of 18,300 patients which continues to grow on a weekly basis to support the housing growth in Didcot.

We work closely with the other two practices in Didcot as part of the local Primary Care Network including the successful delivery of the covid vaccination programme.