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a minimum, we will initially require the following documentation
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Up
to date Curriculum Vitae
Two recent references
Evidence of GMC (General Medical Council) Registration
Evidence of Medical Indemnity
Eligibility to practise as a GP- JCPTGP (Joint Certificate
for Postgraduate Training
in.General Practice)
certificate or exemption.Certificate of Completion
of Training (CCT) for General Practice from the PMETB
(Postgraduate Medical Education and .Training
Board)
Retention on a Medical Performers list of a Primary
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Additional information will include:
· Completed Application Form that includes statements
regarding Criminal
..convictions
· Completed Health Questionnaire that for example includes
Hepatitis B certification
· Compliance with Asylum & Immigration Act
Work
The demand for sessional GPs(GP locums) has remained steady over
the years. We are able to manage your diary with a steady
stream of appropriate work and thus enable you to maximise
your time in practising medicine without any distractions.
We are able to offer a broad range of services:
- Regular sessional daytime work
- "Out of Hours" work
- Relocation packages
- Permanent placements as salaried GPs or Principals
- Maternity and sabbatical locums
However, we do listen and discuss your individual needs
which enables us to offer you assignments that match your
requirements.
It is important that you are fully prepared for the work
that you agree to undertake and we ensure that you are
adequately briefed prior to any assignment.
Pay Rates
Since the withdrawal by the British Medical Association
of guidance on pay rates there have been a number of surveys
of sessional GP (GP locum) pay rates that vary from one part of the
country to another. These are largely market driven, but
in some areas of work, particularly in the "Out of Hours"
sector, pay rates are being standardised. We will be only
too pleased to offer you guidance on pay rates in your
particular area, but these will understandably vary as
they are dependent on the type of work that you will undertake.
All our doctors set their own individual rates that may,
for example include travel. With our approach to negotiating
on your behalf we try and ensure that both you and the
client practice are happy with the proposed pay. If, for
example your agreed time is exceeded then we ensure that
you are paid for this additional time.
Wherever possible, we try and ensure that all pay is eligible
for the NHS Pension superannuation scheme and will complete
and forward all necessary documentation for you to forward
to your host PCT.
The future
We have seen changes from Health Authorities, to Primary
Care Groups and Trusts. Fundholding has given way to other
incentivised schemes for GP remuneration. The "Out of
Hours" arena has changed dramatically from the traditional
GP on call to GP Co-ops and now larger companies all vying
for business.
There has been a steady shift towards the acceptance of
sessional GPs who include Retainers, Flexible Career Scheme
doctors and salaried doctors. Demographic and social change
has also been instrumental and important in who we see
as practising as GPs.
Nurse Practitioners and other allied health care professionals
have taken over some of the more traditional roles of
GPs.
The mechanisms for Appraisal and Revalidation remain to
some degree unanswered.
However, it is our belief that the role of the GP must
remain that of a generalist practitioner to whom his patients
can turn to for advice about any problem that afflicts
them and then act as an advocate for that patient in the
ever changing world of medicine. For all these and many
other reasons, sessional GP work is to be embraced and
may simply be your stepping stone to a more permanent
post after gaining valuable experience in a variety of
settings or become your preferred pattern of future work.
And finally……
We are contactable out of hours in case of an emergency.
