General Practitioner (Eating Disorders)

NHS; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Salaried GP at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. Join a multidisciplinary team focusing on patient care in the eating disorders service, providing essential healthcare in both community and hospital settings. Responsibilities include covering the service part-time and interacting with other health professionals while promoting core values.

Qualifications

• Current experience as a GP is essential.
• Must be registered with the GMC and on the GP Performer List.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary setting is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical health care for eating disorder patients.
• Work closely with the clinical leads and other clinicians.
• Cover the service 5 days a week for 20 hours.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient care

Education

GMC registration

GP Performer List

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Eating disorders service for a Salaried GP to join the multidisciplinary team on a part time (every day) permanent basis.

The successful candidate will provide physical health care, as part of a multi disciplinary team, to patients under the care of the eating disorder service who may be in the community or in a hospital setting.

Main duties of the job

The successful GP will be expected to cover the service 5 days a week for 20 hours with a focus on reviews and recommendations of bloods and ECG's.

The GP will work closely with Eating disorders clinical leads, operational leads and other eating disorders clinicians including consultant psychiatrists.

The successful candidate is expected to act as a role model for clinical staff demonstrating and promoting the organisation and service core values, beliefs and professional behaviours.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£73,113 to £110,330 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-25-467

Job locations

Brownhill Centre

Swindon Road

Cheltenham

GL51 9EZ

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Please do enquire if any questions to medical staffing.

Please be aware if volumes are high then this role may close earlier than planned.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Please do enquire if any questions to medical staffing.

Please be aware if volumes are high then this role may close earlier than planned.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• GMC and GP Performer List

Experience Essential

• Current experience as a GP
• Experience and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of eating disorders
• Experience of working in an integrated and community based service

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• GMC and GP Performer List

Experience Essential

• Current experience as a GP
• Experience and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of eating disorders
• Experience of working in an integrated and community based service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brownhill Centre

Swindon Road

Cheltenham

GL51 9EZ

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brownhill Centre

Swindon Road

Cheltenham

GL51 9EZ

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)