Salaried Gp - Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Nr Yeovil, Somerset

Symphony Healthcare Services have an opportunity for a Salaried GP to join the team at Hamdon Medical Centre, in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, near Yeovil in Somerset. There has been a surgery in Stoke sub Hamdon since 1865. The Hamdon Medical Centre was built in 1990 and was purpose-designed for the comfort and safety of all patients. It has 12 clinical rooms and is situated in a very pretty area with views to Ham Hill and is surrounded by blackcurrant fields which are grown to make Ribena!

Our patient list size is approximately 5,600 with a more elderly demographic. Hamdon have a multi-disciplinary team including GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, Musculoskeletal Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants, Health Coaches, Administrators and Receptionists. All clinicians at the practice use 'Ask my GP' which is an online tool providing quick and easy access for our patients. It enables the team to prioritise requests supporting patients either by telephone, online, video or face to face consultations.

Stoke-sub-Hamdon is a historic and picturesque village on the outskirts of Yeovil in South Somerset. Yeovil is very close to the A303, making travel to London, Bristol, Exeter and Bath easy. And Bristol, Bournemouth, Southampton and Exeter International Airport links Somerset to the world.

We have 4 vacant GP sessions available and we offer a competitive sessional rate, plus the option to join the NHS pension, along with many other Symphony employee benefits.

As a Symphony GP, you would undertake all the clinical duties associated with a GP working in primary care, without the responsibilities and risks associated with being a Partner. We can offer opportunities depending on your experience and the level of responsibility you take on at the practice. All GPs working for us are salaried and paid as employees, unlike Partners, which means less risk for you and more time to focus on patient care.

We put patients first, and our GPs work flexibly according to need, so contributing to areas such as QOF, QI, training and research projects providing a huge amount of variety to the role. However, our newly qualified / less experienced GPs have a clearly defined job plan setting out the hours of work and responsibility and tasks associated with the role. Through annual appraisal, we encourage career development and progression and are keen to support GPs who wish to extend their role, or have specialist skills which can be utilised in primary care.

If you would like to speak with a member of the People Services team who manage GP recruitment for all of Symphony's 14 practices, please email SHS.GPRecruitment@SomersetFT.nhs.uk

Established in 2016, Symphony Healthcare Services (Symphony) provides NHS primary care provision across 21 sites within Somerset, linked to 14 general practice contracts. The organisation cares for approximately 132,000 patients and employs around 600 staff. Symphony is a subsidiary of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and manages its services through the support of a central team (including HR, finance, corporate and operational governance). Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Specifically, our vision is to be at the forefront of sustainable, high quality general practice, collaborating with our communities to improve experiences and health outcomes. We work closely with our practice teams to grow, enhance, and transform our services for the benefit of patients and staff.

Symphony welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony is committed to equality opportunity for all. Symphony offers an NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes, along with flexible working from day of employment and an agile approach to hybrid working (where applicable).

Qualifications

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
• Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
• Accredited as a member of the Royal College Of General Practitioners (MRCGP)
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.