About the Role

Cobbs Garden Surgery is a traditional, family-doctor service with a strong culture of teamwork. We are a tight-knit team who are very supportive of each other. We value input and suggestions from any members of our team with the view to making changes for the future development of the practice.

We are looking to welcome a GP who shares these values to join our team in either a salaried role or with a view to partnership for which development support will be provided. Flexible to hours, we are happy to offer full-time or part-time options. We value each one of our members of staff, seeing them as an integral part of a team helping to share the future of the practice and the care we provide.

We aim to create a positive working environment for all our staff and have the following benefits:

Support to become a GP partner with mentoring from the partners.

About the Candidate

We are looking for someone who wants to develop their role in the daily clinical management of our varied clinical team to provide a caring and professional service to our predominantly older population. You will be a valued and integral part of team helping shape the future of the team, practice and care provided.

All applicants should have the following qualifications, skills or experience:

Full registration with the GMC
Eligible to work immediately as a GP in the UK
Completed GP registrar training
On NHS GP performers list
Understanding of clinical governance and quality issues
Understanding the role of teamwork in providing quality services
Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, face-to-face and have active listening skills
Recognise people's need for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
An interest in training new or established doctors would help our aim to become a training practice
We use SystmOne and you would ideally have experience using this

About Us

Cobbs Garden Surgery looks after the residents of Olney and we also serve the surrounding villages.

The practice population is expanding because of new developments in the town and villages we serve which will see our list size grow from just under 9,000 patients to around 12,000 over the next few years.

We have a strong relationship with our Patient Participation Group, Town Council and local charity, Olney is Kind, who raise money to support the surgery.

We are proud of our current CQC rating which is good with an outstanding rating for responsiveness.

Our multidisciplinary team is made up of a range of very experienced clinicians including GP partners, a salaried doctor, advanced nurse practitioners, a clinical pharmacist, a women’s health nurse, chronic disease nurses, treatment room nurses and HCA’s, a physiotherapist and a social prescriber who take a lot of work from the GPs.

Want to know more? Please contact Dr Chris Herman, Managing Partner on 01234 988590 or at [email protected], for an informal chat.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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