Job summary
GP required, flexible 4-6 sessions per week. Initially to cover the maternity leave of oneof our partners, but have a rapidly growing list size so it may be that therole can be extended beyond maternity cover to become a permanent post.
Main duties of the job
Regularmulti-professional meetings and a daily tea break with the other Doctors and Nurses.
Competitive salary package includingindemnity and GMC fees.
6 weeks annual leave pro rata
Flexible working week with opportunity toexplore and develop special interests.
Low visit rate.
Happy supportive environment.
Dunster and Porlock Surgeries will provide you with anexciting opportunity to practice and further develop your clinical skills as amember of a friendly, forward-thinking team.
For an informal chat or if youd like to come and visit tosee what we have to offer over tea and cake, please contact the practicemanager or call 01643821244. If you would like a chat with one of the Partners we would be very gladto do so.
About us
We pride ourselves on our commitment to care for our patients in an old-fashioned way from cradle to grave with excellent continuity of care which is so often lost in these new models of Primary Care.
Dunster and Porlock Surgeries are two highly rated and welcoming practices, serving vibrant communities. Dunster Surgery is a rural, family medical practice with spacious, bespoke premises overlooking the village cricket pitch. Porlock Medical Centre has views onto the moors and across the sea to Wales yet is located right on the edge of the village.
Both practices CQC rated in 2018 as Outstanding. Ranked in 2024 as one of the top 100 Practices in the country with 94% of patients rating their experience as good or better.
We are a happy, friendly team who support each other to achieve our mission of providing Gold standard care. We actively encourage personal and professional development and consider ourselves innovative and forward thinking whilst retaining the ethos of a family practice. This is real medicine in a rural setting. We are in the enviable position to be able to offer the role to the right person.
GMS dispensing practice in Dunster, branch surgery in Porlock.
Excellent nursing, reception and administrative teams; 4 Practice Nurses, 3 HCAs, dispensing and administrative staff.
Training location for GP Specialist Trainees, Foundation year 2 doctors and medical students.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Maternity cover GP
To start January 2025 or sooner if desired
4-6 sessions per week
GP required, flexible 4-6 sessions per week. Initially to cover the maternity leave of oneof our partners, but have a rapidly growing list size so it may be that therole can be extended beyond maternity cover to become a permanent post.
Interested in quality of life and a traditionalpatient-centred approach with continuity of care at the heart of your practiceas a GP?
Come to work with us at Dunster and Porlock surgerieson Exmoor, a unique landscape of moorland and woodland where wild red deerroam, dark skies are full of stars and high cliffs plunge into the sea. Enjoycosy pubs and tearooms in characterful, historic villages.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to care for ourpatients in an old-fashioned way from cradle to grave with excellent continuityof care which is so often lost in these new models of Primary Care.
Dunster and Porlock Surgeries are two highly rated and welcomingpractices, serving vibrant communities. Dunster Surgery is a rural, familymedical practice with spacious, bespoke premises overlooking the villagecricket pitch. Porlock Medical Centre has views onto the moors and across thesea to Wales yet is located right on the edge of the village.
Both practices CQC rated in 2018 as Outstanding. Ranked in2024 as one of the top 100 Practices in the country with 94% of patients ratingtheir experience as good or better.
We are a happy, friendly team who support each other toachieve our mission of providing Gold standard care. We actively encouragepersonal and professional development and consider ourselves innovative andforward thinking whilst retaining the ethos of a family practice. This is realmedicine in a rural setting. We are in the enviable position to be able tooffer the role to the right person.
GMS dispensing practice in Dunster, branchsurgery in Porlock.
5 Doctor rural training practice.
Registered patients number 7800; liststeadily growing.
Excellent nursing, reception andadministrative teams; 4 Practice Nurses, 3 HCAs, dispensing and
administrative staff.
Training location for GP SpecialistTrainees, Foundation year 2 doctors and medical students.
Activelyengaged with the PCN and Living Better for social support and health promotion
Regular multi-professional meetings and adaily tea break with the other Doctors and Nurses.
Competitive salary package includingindemnity and GMC fees.
6 weeks annual leave pro rata
Flexible working week with opportunity toexplore and develop special interests.
Low visit rate.
Happy supportive environment.
Wonderful quality of life being immersedin beautiful scenery with a castle, beaches, woodland, Exmoor and even a steamtrain service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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