Salaried GP

Job summary

We are excited to share that we now have 3 new openings for salaried GPs to join the Unity Team.

Embedded in our local community; working with the integrated neighbourhood teams in partnership with West Suffolk Foundation Trust.

• An open and transparent culture where all staff are empowered and can engage in Unity's decision making.
• An enlarged senior leadership team drawn from across all clinical groups and managers
• A reimagined working environment and workflow which addresses current challenges and is attractive to work in.
• The most advanced user of technology in Suffolk general practice.
• A practice where individuals come to work, learn share and promote Unity's vision.

We have identified 3 positions, with the suggested patterns below:

Pattern 1:

• Wednesday 08:30 18:30 at Haverhill: Clements Practice & Triage Hub
• Thursday 08:30 18:30 at Haverhill: Clements Practice & Triage Hub
• Friday 08:30 18:30 at Long Melford

Pattern 2

• Wednesday 08:30 18:30 at Long Melford
• Thursday 08:30 18:30 at Haverhill: Clements Practice & Triage Hub
• Friday 08:30 -13:00 at Haverhill: Clements Practice & Triage Hub

Pattern 3

• Wednesday 08:30 18:30 at Haverhill: Clements Practice & Triage Hub
• Thursday 08:30 18:30 at Haverhill: Clements Practice & Triage Hub
• Friday 13:00 18:30 at Haverhill: Clements Practice & Triage Hub

Need to tweak the patterns? Looking for something slightly outside of this description? Please discuss your individual requirements. Its important that you feel safe and supported in your role.

Main duties of the job

All applicants should have the following qualifications and attributes:

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list
• An ambitious and positive attitude towards team working, including provision of support and education to the multi-disciplinary team
• A mindset that is comfortable with technology and embraces the efficiency of a total triage model.
• A flexible practitioner adept at consulting via online, telephone, video, and face-to-face modalities.
• A sense of humour
• A willingness to share your ideas, and get stuck in with all aspects of practice life

About us

Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex.

What's unique about Unity?

We are a fully salaried GP team, employed by the supportive Suffolk GP Federation.

Unity's new Hub model is a transformative approach designed to enhance patient care and staff well-being. It allows us to address the limitations of physical clinical space by providing dedicated clinical office space where patient contact is managed remotely. Face-to-face appointments continue at our three existing sites.

We can offer you:

• A job where your voice is heard; we all work together and are never afraid to be ambitious or do things differently
• A highly competitive rate of pay of £14,132 per session
• We are a highly regarded training practice committed to your growth.
• Support, encouragement and mentorship; we can help you make your ambitions a reality.
• A sustainable workload, our well-established, digital-first "total triage" system, which we pioneered in 2019, ensures your workload is managed, safe, and efficient.
• Flexible working opportunities, with work-life balance a priority

For informal questions or to arrange a visit, don't hesitate to get in touch with:

Dr David Brandon, GP Clinical Lead on: davidbrandon@nhs.net or Laura Lyons, Unity Practice Manager on: lauralyons@nhs.net