Closing date: 31 August 2026
Job Summary
Mount Farm Surgery is seeking a salaried GP to join our friendly, supportive, and well-established practice team on a 6 month fixed term contract to provide maternity cover from September 2026. We are flexible to sessions worked so please apply to discuss.

We offer a competitive salary and flexible working pattern options, paid indemnity, paid gym membership, and a supportive and pleasant working environment.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group. The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as well as undertaking a variety of duties, including :

• surgery consultations
• telephone consultations and queries
• visiting patients at home
• checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion

About us
Mount Farm Surgery is an innovative and professional teaching practice in Suffolk, located on the outskirts of the cathedral town of Bury St. Edmunds with close links to the A14.

Our practice team consists of 10 GPs plus a dedicated clinical team including GP trainees, ECPs, ACPs, a clinical pharmacist, nurses, and HCAs. We have a dedicated management team, plus a large team of other administrative staff.

Our membership of Bury St Edmunds PCN ensures we have an extended team which includes a paramedic home visiting service, on site clinical pharmacists, a practice based social prescriber and 2 care co-ordinators.

- Rated Good in all areas at most recent CQC inspection
- SystmOne clinical system
- Electronic prescribing system
- Highly respected training practice
- Regular clinical/educational meetings
- Mentoring scheme for salaried GPs and other clinical staff
- Non-personalised lists with equitable division of workload and capped workload for salaried GPs
- Paper light and embracing new technology
Details
Date posted: 30 June 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Locum
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 29665-1
Job locations: Lawson Pl, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EW, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list

All candidates should have skills including:
Essential

• Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services;
• Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date;
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
• Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment Team, Primary Care Careers, 01206918760