Salaried GP - Burnham, Berrow & Highbridge in North Somerset

Job summary

Symphony Healthcare Services is offering an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated GPs to join Symphony North, serving the thriving communities of Burnham-on-Sea, Berrow and Highbridge. Our practices are forward-thinking, patient-focused and supported by experienced multidisciplinary teams committed to delivering outstanding care.

We currently have up to 7 permanent sessions available and newly qualified GPs are encouraged to apply and will benefit from our GP Mentorship Scheme and support through the NHS GP Fellowship Programme, helping you build confidence, develop your skills and establish a successful career from day one.

Located on the beautiful Somerset coast, Burnham-on-Sea offers an excellent quality of life with superb transport connections. Easy access to the M5 motorway, Bristol Airport, and direct rail links to London makes the area both well-connected and an attractive place to live and work.

Join Symphony North and become part of an innovative healthcare organisation where teamwork, professional development and high-quality patient care are at the heart of everything we do.

Main duties of the job

As a Symphony GP, you will undertake the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a GP in primary care, while avoiding many of the financial and operational risks associated with partnership. This allows you to focus on what matters most: delivering excellent patient care and developing your career.

Unlike traditional GP partnerships, all of our GPs are employed, providing the security and benefits of employment alongside the flexibility and professional fulfilment of working within a modern, innovative primary care organisation.

At Symphony, we are committed to putting patients first. Our GPs work collaboratively across the service and have opportunities to contribute to a wide variety of initiatives.

This creates a rewarding and varied role, with opportunities to shape the future of primary care. For those earlier in their GP career, we provide a clearly defined job plan outlining expected hours, responsibilities and key duties, ensuring the support and structure needed to thrive.

If you would like an informal conversation about our GP opportunities, please contact our People Services team at [email protected].

Join Symphony and be part of a supportive, forward-thinking organisation where you can build the career you want while making a real difference to the communities we serve.

About us

Established in 2016, Symphony Healthcare Services (Symphony) provides NHS primary care provision across 21 sites within Somerset, linked to 14 general practice contracts. The organisation cares for approximately 132,000 patients and employs around 600 staff.

Symphony is a subsidiary of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and manages its services through the support of a central team (including HR, finance, corporate and operational governance).

Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Specifically, our vision is to be at the forefront of sustainable, high quality general practice, collaborating with our communities to improve experiences and health outcomes. We work closely with our practice teams to grow, enhance, and transform our services for the benefit of patients and staff.

Symphony welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony is committed to equality opportunity for all.

Symphony offers an NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day one of employment and an agile approach to hybrid working (where applicable).

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application!

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.

See attached Job description and person specification for a full breakdown of the role and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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