Symphony Healthcare Services Limited

GP - Buttercross Health Centre & Ilchester Surgery, Somerset

The closing date is 05 October 2025

Job summary

Due to the retirement of a member of staff, Symphony Healthcare Services has an exciting opportunity for a 6-session GP to join their teams from early 2026 at Buttercross Health Centre in Somerton and Ilchester Surgery in Ilchester on a permanent basis.

Buttercross Health Centre and The Ilchester Surgery, are two GP practices in small but lovely Somerset towns, providing care to approximately 7,800 people.

With competitive pay, the successful 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.

For more information or to arrange a site visit, please email: SHS.GPRecruitment@somersetft.nhs.uk

About us

Symphony Healthcare Services (Synphony) was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now provide NHS services in 19 GMS and PMS practices across Somerset providing care for 134,000 patients.

We are a subsidiary of Somerset Foundation Trust, and providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision. We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do.

By working at scale in primary care in Somerset we can offer you the opportunity to develop specialist skills with the support of a larger organisation to develop your GP career.

Key Benefits

So that our GPs achieve the life balance they deserve, and are rewarded for their skills and experience, and flourish as individuals, we offer:

Flexible roles and working options
Access to an organisation wide GP Mentorship Scheme
Freedom to join our in house GP locum agency, Symphony Flex, with additional competitive pay rates

Date posted

11 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10,000 to £13,500 a session Range covers salaried GPs up to consultant level GPs.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0215-GPBHC09-2025

Job locations

Buttercross Health Centre

Behind Berry

Somerton

Somerset

TA11 7PB

Ilchester Doctors Surgery

17 Church Street

Ilchester

Yeovil

Somerset

BA22 8LN

Job description

Job responsibilities

GP ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Symphony differentiates GP roles to provide a greater range of options for GPs, to enable career progression at all levels, and to support recruitment and retention.

The three different GP roles in Symphony are:

GP Consultant
Employed GP
Salaried GP

Please see attached Job description and person specification for a full breakdown of the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

GP ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Symphony differentiates GP roles to provide a greater range of options for GPs, to enable career progression at all levels, and to support recruitment and retention.

The three different GP roles in Symphony are:

GP Consultant
Employed GP
Salaried GP

Please see attached Job description and person specification for a full breakdown of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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 (formerly known as CRB) 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).