NHSGGC serves a population of 1.14 million and employs around 39,000 staff – it is the largest NHS organisation in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK. Responsible for the provision and management of the whole range of health services in this area including hospitals and General Practice, NHSGGC works alongside partnership organisations including Local Authorities and the voluntary sector and covers a diverse area. This includes the major urban centre of Glasgow, and towns, villages and more rural settings from Gourock to Easterhouse, Lennoxtown to Eaglesham, Alexandria to Bishopbriggs. We have over 900 General Medical Practitioners and their practice teams providing a full range of general medical services across over 200 practices.
This is an exciting time to join general practice in GGC: our 6 Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) are at the forefront of integrated working and are building on local innovation to develop extended multi disciplinary teams in support of General Practice as part of our commitment to the new GMS contract in Scotland. There is a wide variety of opportunities available for GPs to develop their careers, working with a highly diverse population. We have well developed primary care infrastructure with a variety of practice types from small to very large practices. A programme of Health Centre development has led to several new purpose built premises enabling GP practices to come together with a range of other services.
We have more than 80 training practices and enjoy close links with Glasgow’s three universities and make a significant contribution to teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level with research enjoying a high profile within the organisation. We have a well developed appraisal system to support your development. Many of our practices are within the “Deep End” and are developing approaches to working more effectively with patients in very deprived areas. This has included a range of innovative approaches and multidisciplinary team working including the GP pioneer scheme. We have established clusters which enable practices to come together to improve quality and for peer support. We welcome and support those returning to General Practice after some time away, or returning to the UK from abroad.
Primary Care in Greater Glasgow and Clyde links with wide range of community and mental health services, with strong relationships with acute hospitals including national specialist centres of excellence.
Greater Glasgow & Clyde Out of Hours Service
We would like to introduce our Out of Hours Service as a core feature of your future job planning / aspirations.
GGC OOH works from 8 Primary Care Emergency Centres across Glasgow & Renfrewshire.
We carry out 18500 consultations per month by telephone / centre based/ home visiting – we have the support of the Community Nursing Teams / Community Psychiatric Teams / Social Work straddling both in & out of hours. The service is undergoing a period of redesign and colleagues have welcomed changes assisting partnership working on our sites.
We offer Sessional Work at present to all GP’s and will shortly be offering Salaried Options.
We participate fully in training of ST1 & ST3 roles within GGC OOH.
Every month we offer over 1850 sessions on our rota.
All sessions are supported by a full team within a centre / hub and relevant equipment is provided.
We would welcome further discussion with interested GP’s whether part time sessional or more substantial commitment is preferred. Please contact Derek Johnston on 0141 616 6215 or email Derek.johnston3@ggc.scot.nhs.uk