Salaried GP, Cockermouth

A large, well-established GP Training and Teaching practice situated within a beautiful market town on the West side of the Lake District. The Practice offers a supportive team culture, excellent work-life balance and an additional day of annual leave for your Birthday.

This is a Practice with real commitment to staff welfare, development opportunities and collaborative working. The Practice benefits from a broad and highly skilled multi-disciplinary team, a modern clinical environment and a forward-thinking approach to patient care.

Clinically, you’ll see a below-average workload of 13 patients per session meaning a 5.30pm finish is possible.

Salary – Circa £11,000 – £12,000 per session + Indemnity insurance paid + NHS Pension + 6 weeks annual leave + 1 week study leave.

Location – Lake District (West)

The surgery –

• Based within a bright and modern building, with views over the Lake District fells
• GP Training and Medical Student Teaching Practice
• High-QOF achieving
• Large, well-equipped consulting rooms
• Strong team ethos with daily protected wellbeing coffee breaks
• Accredited Research Practice
• Area known for outstanding schools, great housing options and easy access to the outdoors
• On-site Pharmacy and extensive clinical support team

Your role –

• Salaried GP (sessions and working pattern flexible – both part-time and full-time considered)
• 13 patients per session (26 patient contacts per day) with 15-minute appointments
• 30-minute protected coffee/admin break every morning and afternoon
• Minimal home visiting thanks to Paramedic support
• Duty doctor system supported by ANPs, paramedics and care coordinators
• Opportunity to develop areas of clinical interest including teaching, safeguarding, research and more
• Potential for future Partnership if desired

You must be qualified as a General Practitioner and registered with the GMC and UK performers list.

The benefits –

• £11,000 – £12,000+ per session
• Indemnity paid
• NHS Pension
• 6 weeks annual leave
• 1-week study leave
• Extra paid day off for your birthday
• Additional paid day for completing mandatory training
• Opportunities to pursue specialist clinical interests]
• Potential progression to Partnership in future

Next Steps:

For further details on this exceptional role, please click the Apply Now button. If you can specify a best time to talk, please do; we will get in touch when it suits you best. You will then be contacted by one of our specialist consultants, who will provide you with further details about the role.

If you would like to talk, please give us a call on 0113 350 1308. Please note, any contact is in the strictest confidence and we will not send your details to any practice without your expressed consent to do so. 

We have been voted as the 2021 Most Outstanding Primary Care Recruitment Company, at the Global Excellence Awards. We are also Recruitment Agency of the Year at the General Practice Awards, and finalists for the HealthInvestor Awards, so in dealing with us you’ll be in safe hands!

For every placement we make, Menlo Park plants two trees! We plant one on your behalf and the other on the surgery’s behalf. By planting two trees we offset 0.6 tonnes of CO2, the equivalent of driving 1,466 miles in a standard car. We want to contribute towards helping save the planet!

Patrick Flowers