Flexible Salaried GP position in the Forest of Dean (Lydney Practice)

Job summary

We are looking for clinicians to join our practices in Gloucester.

This is an opportunity for GPs who enjoy working in a team environment to join our friendly and family orientated practice in Lydney.

We offer highly flexible working that can be tailored to your needs and balanced with patient requirements. We guarantee finite patients contacts per day and overall, an excellent work-life balance.

We are owned and operated by GDOC ,a not-for- profit organisation owned by all the GP practices in Gloucestershire. Being part of the GDOC family offers our GPs the best of both worlds: being part of a small Practice team providing continuity of care for patients, and the support and career opportunities of a larger organisation to draw upon when you want.

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Closing Date: 23 September 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for this role.

Main duties of the job

This is a fantastic opportunity for a new or established GP seeking a salaried position.

We offer you:

• Highly competitive pay: in excess of £11,000 per session.
• BMA model contract
• Choice: we can offer the hours and days of work that suit you.
• Flexible hours to accommodate a portfolio career, family responsibilities, and out of work interest.
• Options to combine general practice with other professional interests, both within GDOC and externally, including supporting specialisations, continued education and GP training.
• Friendly, supportive and expert practice teams who work alongside our GP taking care of routine Clinical administrative tasks.
• The Lydney practice is moving to a new purpose bulit practice building in 2026.

Working Conditions

You will be required to travel independently between GDOCs services in Gloucestershire, including Gloucester and the Forest of Dean, and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies throughout Gloucestershire and, occasionally, in other areas of the UK.

Frequent, Prolonged VDU use.

Contact us

For an informal discussion about what we can offer you, contact recruitment.doc@nhs.net

About us

You will be required to be immunised in compliance with Green Book (link attached) and NHS recommendations for your role (unless medically exempt), including immunisations against Covid.

The Care Quality Commission requires us to have a complete employment history from the age of 16, including explanations for any gaps in employment.

G DOC LTD is owned by all the GP Practices in Gloucestershire; the Practices are our shareholders.

We operate on a not-for-profit basis: any profits are redistributed into primary care in Gloucestershire.

We are a limited company run by a Board of Directors, most of whom are experienced local GPs.

We run a number of GP practices, as well as some other services for the whole county.

In Gloucester we run 9,500 patients at Gloucester Health Access Centre/Matson Lane (9,500 patients) and Partners in Health (12,400).

In the Forest of Dean, we run two practices, both of which are dispensing: Lydney (7,500 patients), and Blakeney (3,200 patients).

Our countywide services include:

G DOC is running a Covid Medicines Service to help and support the high-risk patients in Gloucestershire.

Over 17,000 primary care appointments each year at Gloucester Health Access Centre for patients who may need to be seen the same day when their own practice is already full, or who do not have a registered GP. GHAC is open 8am8pm, 365 days a year.

For more details visit our website http://www.gdoc.org.uk