General Medical Practitioner in Gloucester

BackgroundA GP Training Practice where the flexibility is real, not just advertised. Newly qualified and Retainer Scheme GPs are both welcome, with a daily clinical meeting and monthly protected learning behind them. There is also genuine room to build a special interest in women's health, minor surgery or teaching. Cheltenham is around 25 minutes away by car, Stroud around 30 minutes and Cirencester around 35 minutes, and the current team commutes in from across the county. Staff parking is free. The PracticeGP Training Practice with two trainers, an ST3 registrar in post and medical studentsSmall practice with a strong partnership team, well resourced without industrial-scale triage or duty teamsWide multidisciplinary team including paramedics, pharmacists employed directly on permanent contracts, nurses, a mental health worker and a respiratory specialist, with a pharmacy team absorbing prescription queriesModern purpose-built building with 15 clinical rooms and liftsDiverse inner-city list, with strong community support including health champions and social groupsCQC rated GoodYour RoleAround 6 sessions per week, with flexibility for the right candidateFlexible start times of 8am, 9am or 10am, with the session shifted rather than shortened13 to 15 contacts per session on 15-minute face-to-face and 10-minute telephone appointments, with nobody expected to stay past 6.30pmTriage is the duty system: roughly one session a week, never a full day, with a paramedic covering most morningsAround one home visit a day across the whole practice, and often noneAn hour of non-patient time in every four-hour session, plus 15 minutes per session in a weekly admin blockNo extended hours, no contractual Saturdays and no enhanced access rotaVisa sponsorship considered for the right candidateSalary and Benefits10,500 to 12,800 per session, with the DDRB uplift applied every year6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays1 week study leaveNHS PensionBMA model terms for sick pay, maternity pay and continuity of serviceYou must be qualified as a General Practitioner and registered with the GMC and UK performers list. We have been named as the Recruitment Firm of the year at the HealthInvestor Awards, Winners of the Professional Service Provider of the Year at the General Practice Awards, Winners of the Recruitment Award at the LaingBuisson Awards and named on the Recruiter Hot100 list, 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