Salaried GP - Brookside Health Centre, Freshwater, Isle of Wight

A GP role where you can practise properly with time, support, and balance. Are you looking to step away from the relentless pace of modern general practice and into a role where your time, judgement, and wellbeing are genuinely valued? At Brookside Health Centre, we have built a model of care that allows GPs to focus on what matters most: patients, clinical quality, and sustainable careers without the burden of unnecessary admin, excessive workload, or partnership risk.

A workload that's realistic and sustainable:

• 15-minute appointments as standard
• Strong triage and MDT allocation - you see the patients who need a GP
• Minimal interruptions and well-managed workflow
• A team culture that prioritises safe pace and quality over volume

Main duties of the job:

A modern GP career without the risks of partnership. We know partnership is no longer right for everyone, but many GPs still want influence and progression. At Brookside, you can have both:

• No buy-in required
• No personal liability or property commitments
• Potential to become involved in leadership, board roles, and/or shareholding
• Opportunity to shape how care is delivered at scale

This is career progression without financial risk.

What we offer:

• Highly competitive salary (above BMA range)
• Future additional bonus earning potential
• 6 weeks annual leave + study leave
• Flexible working options available
• Support for portfolio careers and special interests

Why this role feels different:

This is not a traditional small GP team trying to do everything. You’ll be supported by a large, highly skilled multidisciplinary team that is actively designed to support GP time and reduce pressure:

• 7 Nurses
• 5 Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs)
• 2 Paramedics and 1 Nurse Consultant (lead on home visits)
• 1 Social Prescriber
• 5 GP Assistants (handling clerical and clinical workload)
• Dedicated Phlebotomist

Home visits are mostly covered by paramedics and a Nurse Consultant, supported by the duty doctor, meaning your day remains structured and predictable. Admin is actively managed and filtered, allowing you to work at the top of your licence, not buried in paperwork.

About us:

Work-life balance that actually feels like balance. Located in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, this role offers more than just a job - it offers a lifestyle:

• Coastal living with beaches, countryside, and space to breathe
• Short commutes, minimal traffic, and a true community feel
• A pace of life that supports long-term wellbeing and career sustainability

Whether you're relocating or already local, this is an opportunity to reclaim balance without sacrificing professional fulfilment.

Established, forward-thinking practice serving 11,000+ patients. Part of a wider, supportive primary care network. Operates as a Limited Company with a GMS contract. Stable, growing, and committed to innovation in primary care delivery.

Job responsibilities:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Main Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, safeguarding.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Person Specification:

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for a GP who:

• Values teamwork and collaborative care.
• Wants to work in a sustainable, well-supported environment.
• Has the ambition to develop professionally, without the pressures of traditional partnership.
• Is looking for a role that can adapt to their career goals and lifestyle.

Find out more:

For an informal conversation or to arrange a visit: Dr Andy Bowen, Clinical Director 01983 758998 Andy.bowen1@nhs.net or Clive Oliver, Managing Director 01983 758997 cliveoliver@nhs.net

Qualifications:

Essential Criteria (Qualifications & Experience):

• GMC Registration: Full registration and inclusion on a Medical Performers List.
• Qualifications: CCT in General Practice, MRCGP, Vocational Training Certificate. Focused training and skills in a specialist area would be welcome.

Experience:

• Clinical: Excellent diagnostic, consultation, and clinical management skills; able to work autonomously.
• IT: Proficient in clinical IT systems (EMIS Web, SystmOne), digital consultations.
• Communication: Excellent verbal, written, active listening, and non-judgmental skills.
• NHS Understanding: Knowledge of NHS systems, QOF, and primary care challenges.
• Teamwork: Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, contributing to excellent practice management.

Essential Criteria (Personal Attributes):

• Commitment: To personal & professional development, learning, and patient care.
• Attitude: Resilient, adaptable, innovative, honest, and respectful.
• Work Ethic: Excellent time management, analytical skills, attention to detail.
• Leadership: Strong leadership and problem-solving abilities.
• Interest in teaching, training, or audit.
• Experience with minor operations/joint injections.
• Specialist clinical interests.

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.