What is a mid-career GP? Is that me?
Its anyone who has been a GP for at least 5 years.
As a mid-career GP you may have been working as a clinician for a number of years by now.
Maybe when you finished your training as a GP you were not ready to develop your career further at that point, maybe you spent a few years getting to grips with a new role as a GP partner, had family commitments, were travelling or needing to frequently relocate area. Wherever your life path took you, you may be now looking to re-invigorate your career and explore more which direction would work for you.
We know that having a diverse, interesting and stimulating career means you will remain happy, well and engaged in your work. And we all want that.
There are many roles both beyond face to face patient contact and in enhanced roles that you can explore to use all the valuable skills you have developed over the years.
Mid-Career GP’s Webinar
NHS Futures have uploaded a Webinar held on 03/08/2021 targeted at Mid-Career GP’s. The webinar contained lots of useful information and a good summary of support that is available. To access the webinar please click here
Leadership
The NHS leadership academy https://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/ has several courses you can
access, many online and free of charge. Follow the link for more information.
This is a great way to find out more about yourself and how you work in a team as well as a stepping stone to more formal leadership.
For more on leadership training https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/courses Or for fellowships focussing on leadership https://www.health.org.uk/funding-and-partnerships/fellowships/generationq
Education
For general information about becoming a clinical or educational supervisor and the difference between the two please click on the link below
http://www.severndeanery.nhs.uk/about-us/education-and-training/
The local VTS contact details can be found at the link below
http://www.gpvts.org/.phpindex
or maybe you would like to teach medical students, if so please use this link
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/teaching-in-practice-by-year/
GP Stories
Click on the links below to find out what some of our mid-career GPs in Gloucestershire are up to.
Clinical Specialist Roles
Within General practice there are opportunities to develop enhanced roles such as
Coil and Implant fitting
https://www.fsrh.org/education-and-training/
Minor ops and /or Joint injections
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/learning/minor-surgery-courses.aspx
https://www.medicalskillscourses.com/our-courses/
various other providers exist and can be found with an online search.
There are many other possible roles for enhanced clinical specialists and we will be expanding this area of the website as we go. Please send any suggestions to Olivia.munn@nhs.net.
Appraiser
Local recruitment happens at regular intervals.
Register your interest with the local team and you will be notified when roles are advertised.
In the meantime, have a look at the general link below
https://www.england.nhs.uk/medical-revalidation/appraisers/
LMC
Feeling unsure where to go next or what to do ?
The BMA have some excellent free online modules for BMA members looking at topics ranging from career development to leadership and presentation skills. The also offer reduced price attendance to one day workshops https://learning.bmj.com/learning/info/CME-CPD-for-BMA-members.html
And finally if you are not currently working in the south west but are interested in relocating, vacancies within Gloucestershire can be found here https://www.gloslmc.co.uk/
For more information also check out the following link https://www.england.nhs.uk/south/info-professional/medical/gp-recruitment/