Fellowship Position at Riversdale Surgery
The closing date is 31 January 2021
Reference number
A0096-20-9815
Job overview
Riversdale Surgery, Prudhoe, are excited to announce the offer of Fellowship position for a GP in the first two years of their career and who is keen to help us make a difference to our local community.
We are a training practice and are passionate about equipping future GPs with the skills and experience needed to become an outstanding GP. As part of your Fellowship, you’ll have two non-clinical sessions per week for 12 months devoted to equipping you with the skills and opportunities to build productive relationships across the health and social care landscape and get your career off to a flying start.
Main duties of the job
This post is open to GPs in the first two years of their career and who holds a full GMC registration,
Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent (JCPTGP/nMRCGP) and is on a performers list and never been removed from a performers list for a detrimental reason and a membership of a recognized defence union (MPS/MDU).
In return, we are looking for someone to do a minimum of six clinical sessions per week, plus the two non-clinical fellowship sessions. For that, we are offering £8,000 per session (including the two non-clinical fellowship sessions)
About us
We have 6,000 patients, with three GPs, two practice nurses and 15 support staff housed in a modern purpose-built facility that we share with district nurses and other members of Northumbria Foundation Trusts community health team.
We are right in the heart of the Tyne valley in a small town of 12,000 people, but are only 10 miles west of Newcastle and 20 miles to Tynemouth and the north east coast, both of which can be reached on the traffic-free National Cycle Network Route 72.
The town has excellent public transport and the town’s railway station can whisk you to the MetroCentre, Hexham and Carlisle on the Tyne Valley Line and links to the East Coast Main Line at Newcastle, while Newcastle International Airport is only 10 miles away and the town has a range of fantastic restaurants and pubs and has some of the county’s best rated schools.
Job responsibilities
The position will be hosted jointly by Riversdale Surgery and the management team of the West Northumberland Primary Care Network and your fellowship will focus on delivering projects that improve primary care for our population.
You will have access to support and mentorship from both a senior GP within the practice as well as the clinical directors of the PCN and you will have access to arange of bespoke mentoring, support and training to help you develop your career in general practice.
Our colleagues at Northumberland CCG, who host Health Education Englands North of Tyne and Gateshead Primary Care Training Hub, will also link you in with the CCG’s other newly-qualified GPs and Fellows, as well as the CCG’s clinical and commissioning leads and key colleagues in our local health and social care organisations to help you find your feet in general practice.
As part of your Fellowship, there is funding available to undertake a formal diploma or certificate in clinical leadership and while the Fellowship is funded for 12 months, we have a longer term role available for a future GP colleague in the team which could be of added interest.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- This post is open to GPs in the first two years of their career and who holds a full GMC registration,
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent (JCPTGP/nMRCGP) and is on a performers list and never been removed from a performers list for a detrimental reason and a membership of a recognized defence union (MPS/MDU).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Riversdale Surgery
Front Street
Prudhoe
Northumberland
NE42 5DQ
For help with your application, contact:
Lesley White
01661 243050