Newnham Walk Surgery

Newly Qualified GP (ARRS Funded)

The closing date is 13 June 2025

Job summary

Are you a newly qualified GP (within the last two years, without a substantive post) looking for an exciting and supportive role to launch your career? We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated, forward-thinking GP to join our team on a fixed term salaried contract, subject to continued ARRS GP funding, to work 4 sessions per week.

We currently partake in a ward round at Brookfields Rehabilitation Hospital 7 days a week, and you will be required to be part of the rota for those sessions. Weekday sessions (no more than 1 a week), would be part of your normal working rota, weekend sessions are paid in addition to your normal salaried role.

Main duties of the job

We are-

A team of three GP Partners, eight part-time Salaried GPs

An extended clinical team of a Nurse Practitioner, five Practice Nurses and an HCA

Along with physios, clinical pharmacists and social prescribers

A GMS practice taking a prominent role in Cam Medical Primary Care Network

List size of sixteen thousand patients

Well Organised with high QOF achievement

We are a training practice for GP registrars and we host medical students

SystmOne clinical system

Close knit practice team

We offer-

A variety of appointment types; face to face, telephone and video

Face to face consultations are 10 mins

Superb Nursing, Admin & Management support

Training Opportunities, personal development and special interests encouraged and supported

If you are looking to join a supportive team focusing on quality patient care, with a voice in how you develop and work in General Practice in a beautiful city, then come and join us at Newnham Walk Surgery.

Informal visits welcome.

About us

Our practice has a great reputation with staff, patients and consultant colleagues in the local area for providing high quality care.

Located close the centre of Cambridge (onsite parking available), this is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic practice. Our main surgery is in Wordsworth Grove, Cambridge and we have a branch surgery in Boots, Petty Cury, Cambridge City Centre.

Details

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1007-25-0001

Job locations

Wordsworth Grove

Cambridge

CB3 9HS


Boots The Chemists Ltd

28 Petty Cury

Cambridge

CB2 3ND


Job description

Job responsibilities

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 him/her-self available to undertake 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 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
  • In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
  • 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.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, eg prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

  • A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
  • Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
  • Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
  • Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data
  • Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 him/her-self available to undertake 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 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
  • In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
  • 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.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, eg prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

  • A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
  • Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
  • Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
  • Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data
  • Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You must be a newly qualified GP (within the last two years, without a substantive post)
  • GMC registered
  • Performers List registered
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You must be a newly qualified GP (within the last two years, without a substantive post)
  • GMC registered
  • Performers List registered

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Newnham Walk Surgery

Address

Wordsworth Grove

Cambridge

CB3 9HS


Employer's website

https://www.newnhamwalksurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Newnham Walk Surgery

Address

Wordsworth Grove

Cambridge

CB3 9HS


Employer's website

https://www.newnhamwalksurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Bethany Blakeman

beth.blakeman@nhs.net

01223366811

Details

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1007-25-0001

Job locations

Wordsworth Grove

Cambridge

CB3 9HS


Boots The Chemists Ltd

28 Petty Cury

Cambridge

CB2 3ND


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