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Phone: 01539 760760
Email: emma.turner44@nhs.net
Treating people the way we’d like to be treated.
We are an innovative, vibrant and expanding GP Surgery in Kendal. We are keen to attract caring, motivated and passionate colleagues, with excellent communication and clinical skills. We hope you can consider joining our well-established family practice and help us build our team fit for an exciting future.
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GP Partner Vacancy - 7 Sessions (6 Clinical & 1 Partnership)
Come and join our warm and patient-centred practice in the heart of our semi-rural community of Kendal on the edge of the Lake District. Enjoy a fulfilling role with 6 clinical sessions, where you’ll be welcomed by a friendly team dedicated to providing exceptional care.
This position is available from 1st October 2025, but we’d still encourage you to apply if you can’t start until a little later.
We can offer you an invigorating and supportive working environment with excellent opportunities for career development, working alongside compassionate colleagues. We are part of an excellent Primary Care Network and are supported with clinical services from a wide range of disciplines.
Further information and application
If this opportunity sounds appealing, we would love to hear from you. If you would like to find out more, please contact our Practice Operations Manager, Emma Turner or our GP Chair Dr Richard Russell. Applications should be made in writing with covering letter and copy of current CV to:
Practice Operations Manager, Emma Turner, emma.turner44@nhs.net
Closing date – Sunday 11th May 2024
Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date.
Health Care Assistant - 37 hours per week
As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will help to improve the medical care of patients by carrying out simple clinical observations and investigations, you will also provide administrative and patient contact support as directed by the management team.
Find out more information:
If this opportunity sounds appealing, we would love to hear from you. If you would like to find out more, please contact our Practice Operations Manager, Emma Turner emma.turner44@nhs.net
Applications should be made in writing with covering letter and copy of current CV to Practice Operations Manager, Emma Turner emma.turner44@nhs.net
Closing date – 26th May 2025
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient applications are received.
Why work with us?
The James Cochrane Practice has a long standing reputation for excellent patient care, as the largest General Practice in the South Lakes area we have a registered list of over 17,000 patients and operate from 2 sites in Kendal. We can offer you an invigorating and supportive working environment with excellent opportunities for career development. You will be working alongside compassionate colleagues, who strive for a good work / life balance while achieving high-quality patient care.
Would you like to put your passion into practice seeing patients supported by a large and diverse team? If this sounds appealing, why not come and talk to us. We can offer flexible working packages, and sessions.
Our team includes GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, and a diverse nursing team, supported by an experienced administrative and dispensing team. We offer weekly clinical MDT meetings, scheduled coffee time mid-morning each day and have exciting clinical development opportunities to experience and potentially get involved with:
- Dermatology GPwER clinics
- ENT GPwER clinics
- Sexual Health and Women’s Health clinics
- Minor Surgery clinics
- GPST and Medical Student training
- Hosting private Occupational Health clinics
We are an accredited living wage employer
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