Recruitment of Professional Staff
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PROJECT TITLES |
Specialist Practitioner Development Programme (SPDP) & Refugee Doctors Project |
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DESCRIPTION |
The SPDP aims to recruit newly qualified GPs to posts providing specialist healthcare in the community. It is part of a wider programme of funding for new and existing practitioners within the sector. Formal training and accreditation is provided to enable each postholder to equip themselves and implement their specialist interest over a two year period. Two year fixed term appointments for newly qualified GPs; 7 sessions in a GMS/PMS practice, 2 sessions undertaking formal training in a specialist interest.
The Refugee Doctors Project supports doctors with overseas medical qualifications into employment. It provides opportunities for further career development or ongoing employment in a healthcare support role in general practice. Opportunities include either a two year fixed term appointment as Clinical Assistant Practitioner; or one year as Clinical Technician. Both roles are supported by a Clinical Skills Facilitator. |
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PRIORITY |
Working with London Deanery and the NWL Strategic Health Authority to promote the recruitment and retention of GPs, both programmes should help with the development of better healthcare in the community, providing more choice and preventing hospital admissions in line with the white paper to be published in Jan-Feb 2006. |
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WHERE ARE WE? |
Specialist Practitioner posts will shortly be advertised on the BMJ and NHS Jobs websites.
Funds have been agreed for the Refugee Doctors Project. We are about to advertise the Clinical Skills Facilitator post.
Clinical Assistant Practitioner and Clinical Technician posts will be advertised by April 2006.
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If you would like to read the SPDP project outline, please click here.
If you would like more details about employing a qualified refugee doctor, please click here. | 
