Job summary
**Job to commence: August 2026**
We are looking for a friendly,
enthusiastic, up to date, conscientious doctor, preferably a flexible team
player, keen to be involved in all clinical activity within the practice but
who will not have administrative responsibility for the running of the practice
e.g. staff, finance etc. An interest in
the health of young people is essential.
We are an atypical practice serving a patient population with unique characteristics.
The practice is located in purpose built premises, constructed in 2005 on the university campus. We currently have free parking. The practice uses the SystmOne clinical system and encourages IT developments that make life easier.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for delivering comprehensive, patient-centred care.
Assessing, diagnosing and treating a wide
range of acute and chronic health conditions. To provide treatment and preventive care, prescribing medication and managing long-term
conditions.
To co-ordinate patient care by referring individuals to
secondary or specialist services when required, undertake home visits where
appropriate, maintaining accurate medical records, and work collaboratively
with other healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective care for the
practice patients.
The role requires strong clinical judgement, effective
communication, and a commitment to high-quality patient care.
Interests in sexual health, family planning, sports
medicine, tropical medicine, psychological medicine and health education would
be useful but not essential.
About us
We are an independent GP practice,
situated on the campus of the University of East Anglia about 4 miles to the
West of Norwich centre. As well
as being a PMS practice offering all normal NHS
requirements, we provide many additional services to the university. We are a member of Central Norwich PCN
and have attached staff also provide support/services to our
patients.
List Size: Current list size averages 20000
patients. Demand varies considerably across the academic year. Our
patients are all associated with the university when they register; mainly
students (65% of list). We also have ex-students who still live in the area,
members of university staff, local hospital and research park and their
families and many overseas students.
High Turnover:Up to 4,000 patients are
registered in Sept/Oct each year. Most patients attend 3-4 year
courses and leave after that time.
Youth:Our population is largely free from
untreatable chronic or degenerative disease, yet this is a time when major
psychological and physical disease often presents. It is rewarding to know that
our effective early intervention can produce long term benefits. Majority
of patients are between 18-35 years and only 0.5% of patients are aged 65+
Multi-cultural:We treat patients from all over
the world with a wide variety of cultures. About 35% of patients are
international students.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There are at present, 6 partners and 5 salaried doctors all
working part time (to different degrees) and a strong management, nursing and
administrative team.
A full-time member of staff at this practice is paid for 8
clinical sessions but also expected to attend the educational meetings and
compete their admin in addition to these sessions.
Doctor sessions
- Routine sessions consist of approx 15x 10 min appointment
slots, running 6 mornings (Mon-Sat) and 5 afternoons (Mon-Fri)
- Patients can choose to book a face to face or telephone
appointment
- Book on day doctor clinics also operation daily to ensure
availability of appointments
- Urgent clinician service operates daily, Mon-Fri. Mornings
8.30-1pm and afternoons 1-6.30pm) with no booked appointments and see any
urgent same day patients.
- All doctors, regardless of full time or part time status
take an equal share of extended hours access appointments on a Saturday
morning.
The longer urgent doctor sessions are shared out between all
doctors (usually, in term time doctors provide one urgent session a week) but
doctors may do more of these sessions during university vacation when a number
of colleagues may be on holiday. The urgent doctor workload is shared equally
between those staff remaining. During university term time a second (semi-urgent)
doctor supports the urgent doctor by seeing a mix of routine and urgent
patients, plus assists with Out of Hours reports, meds managements and other
tasks.
We actively pursue ongoing medical education within the
practice through weekly educational and review meetings, significant event
analysis and governance projects within the practice PPDP. An informal clinical
discussion group also operates once a week. Our ongoing training of the nursing
team also provides an opportunity to update our own knowledge. A weeks paid
study leave is included in the package.
We have an excellent nursing team which includes 3 nurses, 1 GPA and 1 HCA, all providing a variety of
appointments. Our nurses are especially experienced in asthma, contraception, sexual health and
travel health and we run dedicated clinics.
Benefits of joining us - there are many!
- Weekly CPD meeting in university
term-time - all your appraisal needs sorted
- Free parking on campus
- 1 weeks paid study leave per annum
- 6 weeks paid holiday a year
- Very low levels of pathology and admin
- Very infrequent home visits
- Comprehensive induction programme
- 20,000 patients - mix of students and
local residents
- Multicultural mostly young population
- Comprehensive sexual health, travel and
mental health services
- Purpose built medical centre on
university campus
- Rated 1st out of 97 university GP
surgeries for patient satisfaction
- Brilliantly organised, stable admin
team leave you free to worry about patients
- Excellent working environment and
supportive practice
- Short walk to Sportspark, the UEA lake
and excellent campus catering outlets
- Access to Blue Light card NHS discounts
and savings, including discounted membership to the award winning Sportspark on
UEA campus
- Access to UEA discounts, savings,
including heavily discounted bus passes!
- SystmOne computer system
- NHS pension scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
There are at present, 6 partners and 5 salaried doctors all
working part time (to different degrees) and a strong management, nursing and
administrative team.
A full-time member of staff at this practice is paid for 8
clinical sessions but also expected to attend the educational meetings and
compete their admin in addition to these sessions.
Doctor sessions
- Routine sessions consist of approx 15x 10 min appointment
slots, running 6 mornings (Mon-Sat) and 5 afternoons (Mon-Fri)
- Patients can choose to book a face to face or telephone
appointment
- Book on day doctor clinics also operation daily to ensure
availability of appointments
- Urgent clinician service operates daily, Mon-Fri. Mornings
8.30-1pm and afternoons 1-6.30pm) with no booked appointments and see any
urgent same day patients.
- All doctors, regardless of full time or part time status
take an equal share of extended hours access appointments on a Saturday
morning.
The longer urgent doctor sessions are shared out between all
doctors (usually, in term time doctors provide one urgent session a week) but
doctors may do more of these sessions during university vacation when a number
of colleagues may be on holiday. The urgent doctor workload is shared equally
between those staff remaining. During university term time a second (semi-urgent)
doctor supports the urgent doctor by seeing a mix of routine and urgent
patients, plus assists with Out of Hours reports, meds managements and other
tasks.
We actively pursue ongoing medical education within the
practice through weekly educational and review meetings, significant event
analysis and governance projects within the practice PPDP. An informal clinical
discussion group also operates once a week. Our ongoing training of the nursing
team also provides an opportunity to update our own knowledge. A weeks paid
study leave is included in the package.
We have an excellent nursing team which includes 3 nurses, 1 GPA and 1 HCA, all providing a variety of
appointments. Our nurses are especially experienced in asthma, contraception, sexual health and
travel health and we run dedicated clinics.
Benefits of joining us - there are many!
- Weekly CPD meeting in university
term-time - all your appraisal needs sorted
- Free parking on campus
- 1 weeks paid study leave per annum
- 6 weeks paid holiday a year
- Very low levels of pathology and admin
- Very infrequent home visits
- Comprehensive induction programme
- 20,000 patients - mix of students and
local residents
- Multicultural mostly young population
- Comprehensive sexual health, travel and
mental health services
- Purpose built medical centre on
university campus
- Rated 1st out of 97 university GP
surgeries for patient satisfaction
- Brilliantly organised, stable admin
team leave you free to worry about patients
- Excellent working environment and
supportive practice
- Short walk to Sportspark, the UEA lake
and excellent campus catering outlets
- Access to Blue Light card NHS discounts
and savings, including discounted membership to the award winning Sportspark on
UEA campus
- Access to UEA discounts, savings,
including heavily discounted bus passes!
- SystmOne computer system
- NHS pension scheme
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
- Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- Be on the NHSE medical performers list
Desirable
- Specialist training (or interest in) mental health
- Specialist training (or interest in) sexual health
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
- Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- Be on the NHSE medical performers list
Desirable
- Specialist training (or interest in) mental health
- Specialist training (or interest in) sexual health
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.
