Greenlaw Surgery Duns Road Greenlaw TD10 6XJ
GP Partner
50% job share - Greenlaw Surgery
Scottish Borders
Address
Greenlaw Surgery, The Old School House, Duns Road, Greenlaw, TD10 6XJ
Greenlaw Surgery
Greenlaw surgery is a one whole time equivalent GP practice in the Scottish Borders serving around 1500 patients.
The practice is currently run by 2 part time GP partners; the senior GP partner is retiring at the end of March 2026 after 20 years in the practice.
Normal session rotation for the existing GPs would be 4 sessions one week and 6 sessions the following week. Days worked in the practice would be solo with the help of the practice team.
The practice is located in a Borders Health Board property, meaning no capital buy-in is required for the premises.
We are dedicated to providing a quality service and excellent standard of patient care, reflected in NHS Scotland patient satisfaction surveys where our results have placed us as one of the top rated GP practices in Scotland.
We have an established and dedicated team of loyal staff
The Greenlaw Team
2 GP partners 50/50 job share
Part time practice nurse
Part time health care assistant
First contact physio service
Admin/Reception team
Part time practice manager (remote worker)
Assistant practice manager (on site)
District nursing team covering Greenlaw surgery based at Coldstream Health Centre.
Running of the practice
The practice offers a simple patient friendly approach. Patients phone the surgery to request appointments and can request face to face or a telephone consultation. We run morning and afternoon surgeries every day with the exception of Wednesday PM. Wednesday PM is reserved for admin time for the GP and only emergency consultations offered if required. Our patients understand this system and it has successfully run for many years.
Wednesday is normally the day that the GP partners work alternate weeks so that they both benefit from the admin time.
Patients can normally get a same day appointment; it would be unusual for them to wait any longer than 48 hours to see a GP. This results in happy patients and a more relaxed working atmosphere. All GP appointments are 15 minutes long with additional catch up slots and tea breaks in every session.
Earnings and annual leave
The partnership attracts competitive earnings.
Annual leave currently 6 weeks but negotiable with GP partner.
Local Area
Greenlaw is a quiet rural village with a village school, general store and pub. Duns is a 10 minute drive and offers a little more with main towns of Kelso, Berwick on Tweed and Galashiels all within 30 minutes. Edinburgh airport is about an hour away depending on traffic (46 miles) and Newcastle airport 1 hour 30 minutes.
The Scottish Borders offers an exceptional quality of life and stunning scenery, perfect for outdoor pursuits from hiking, cycling, horse riding and rugby. There are excellent local schools (feeding into top universities), and independent shops, it truly is a beautiful place to settle and raise a family.
How to Apply
Please send CV and covering letter by email to
For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact;
1. Dr Graham Sutherland,
2. Practice Manager, Catherine Cotton -
3. Assistant Practice Manager, Emma Smail
Telephone Greenlaw Surgery 01361 885161
Closing date for applications 30 April 2026.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society
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