Other NHS Roles
You might be interested in the wide range of other roles available within the NHS. The list below gives you a few examples.
GP with Special interest (GPwSI)
A GP with a special interest in an area of medicine e.g. MSK, respiratory, palliative Care, dermatology, frailty, mental health, dementia
Associated links:
Primary Care Networks
Primary care networks build on the core of current primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Every practice is being encouraged by NHSE to be part of a primary care network and opportunities exist to take a role in its development locally.
Associated links:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/gpfv/redesign/primary-care-networks/
https://www.england.nhs.uk/expo/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2018/09/13.45-Primary-Care-Networks-and-new-NHS-roles-P5J.pdf
https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/case-studies/primary-care-networks-the-building-blocks-of-an-ics/
https://www.healthiernorthwestlondon.nhs.uk/news-resources/information-sharing/wsictoolkit/how-should-general-p/what-resources-are
https://www.healthiernorthwestlondon.nhs.uk/news-resources/information-sharing/wsictoolkit/how-should-general-p/what-are-organis
Occupational Health/Medicine
Occupational health teams keep people well at work – both physically and mentally
Associated links:
https://www.nhshealthatwork.co.uk/what-is-oh.asp
https://www.gponline.com/occupational-medicine-opportunities-gps/article/1356036
https://www.whyoccupationalhealth.co.uk/content/why-occupational-medicine-important-my-work-gp-and-opportunities-afforded-me-doccmed
https://www.bmj.com/content/335/7613/s47
GP Appraiser
This role is all about supporting colleagues’ professional development. Training as a GP Appraiser is open to any GP who has undergone three appraisals themselves or been qualified for at least five years.
Associated links:
https://www.bma.org.uk/connecting-doctors/the_practice/b/weblog/posts/alternative-careers-gp-appraiser
https://www.gponline.com/career-development-taking-role-gp-appraiser/article/1297291
http://www.gpeducation.org.uk/gpappraiser
Out of Hours GP/Out of Hours Supervisor
If you are looking to work outside of normal surgery hours, perhaps because you want a change the hours you are available for work, or you want to supplement the work you are doing in practice, then an out of hours GP role may be for you. The role, as the title indicates, is covering GP calls outside of normal surgery working hours, typically from 6.30pm to 8am weekdays and all day at weekends and on bank holidays. On the Island, the Out of Hours service is based at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport, but you will also be required to undertake visits across the Island, together with walk-in urgent but non-emergency appointments. You can read more about NHS out of hours services here and the Isle of Wight Urgent Care Service here
Associated links:
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/policy/rcgp-policy-areas/out-of-hours.aspx
https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/employment/working-hours/tips-for-working-out-of-hours
https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care/nhs-out-of-hours-services/
