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GPs returning to the NHS
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Last modified date:27 February 2007
The GP returners scheme works in conjunction with other recruitment initiatives to offer incentives to those returning to work in the NHS. The scheme includes a package of financial and working measures designed to adapt work to individual GPs’ needs.
The GP returners scheme
Benefits for GPs returning to the NHS include:
- salaried refresher training, tailored to individual needs
- flexible working options – return full time or part time
- even more choices – with the option of joining the flexible careers scheme
- advice and support on childcare
Flexible careers
The flexible careers scheme seeks to increase the number of flexible and part-time posts available in general practice. It offers GPs more choice about how and when they work, enabling them to strike a balance between career and home lives. It is open to all, regardless of age, but is aimed at those GPs wishing to work less than 50 per cent of full time, or in more flexible ways.
The scheme:
- enables GPs to work less than half time and organise their hours flexibly over the course of a year
- does not require the GP to undertake out-of-hours work unless he/she wishes to do so
- pays the GP £1,050 per year towards professional expenses
- lasts for up to three years (or four years for GPs joining the scheme prior to 1 January 2004)
- assigns each doctor regular meetings with a clinical and educational supervisor
- offers access to the NHS pension scheme
- reimburses the employer a proportion of the cost of employing the GP.
Contact
For more about the GP returners and flexible careers schemes, call the GP returners hotline on 0845 60 60 345.
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