GP - Symphony South Healthcare (Crewkerne, Somerset)

Job summary

Symphony Healthcare Services has a vacancy for up to 6 sessions at Crewkerne Health Centre in Crewkerne, Somerset, which is part of the Symphony South Primary Care Network.

Crewkerne Health Centre has operated from Middle Path since 1973. The Health Centre joined Symphony Healthcare Services in 2017 and subsequently merged with the West One Surgery during 2018 to serve the population of Crewkerne, caring for nearly 13,000 patients in the local community.

Joining together to form one large multidisciplinary team enables the provision of a wide range of healthcare services, including minor surgery, over the two locations both within five minutes walk. Registered patients are able to access appointments at both locations, depending on their medical needs.

With competitive pay, the successful GP applicant will work with an experienced multidisciplinary team.

Working as an autonomous practitioner, you will be responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. You will carry out all the duties reasonably expected of an NHS general practitioner using the standards expected by the GMC & RCGP.

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated GP to join us to continue providing excellent healthcare for all our patients.

Main duties of the job

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 from salaried through to employed and consultant level GP posts depending on your experience and the level of responsibility you take on at the practice.

All Symphony GPs are paid as Employees, unlike Partners, which means less risk for you and more time to focus on patient care. We put patients first, with our Employed and Consultant GPs working 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 Salaried 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. We recognise that some GPs will wish to stay salaried, and some will wish to assume more responsibility once they have found their feet and aspire to Employed or Consultant roles.

If you would like to speak to a member of the People Services team who manage GP recruitment, please email: SHS.GPRecruitment@Somersetft.nhs.uk

About us

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 (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of employment and an agile approach to hybrid working (where applicable).

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application.

Employer details

Employer name

Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

Address

Crewkerne Health Centre

Middle Path

Crewkerne

Somerset

TA18 8BX

Employer's website

https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

Address

Crewkerne Health Centre

Middle Path

Crewkerne

Somerset

TA18 8BX

Employer's website

https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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