GP - Symphony South Healthcare (Crewkerne, Somerset)

GP - Symphony South Healthcare (Crewkerne, Somerset) Symphony Healthcare Services has 10 permanent GP sessions vacant 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 joinedSymphony Healthcare Servicesin 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 largermultidisciplinary teamenables 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 workwith an experienced multidisciplinary team. Working as an autonomous practitioner, you will beresponsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population,delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMScontract. You will carry out all the duties reasonably expected of an NHSgeneral 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 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 our core. 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. 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 Job 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. Please see attached Job description and person specification for a full breakdown of the role and responsibilities. Person Specification 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working #J-18808-Ljbffr