MOD General Practitioner

Ministry Of Defence; Catterick Garrison; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive environment

In-house training

Civil Service pension

Sick pay

Parking

Job summary

Ministry of Defence is seeking a professional, patient-focused GP to join the Reserves Medical team at Baden Powell House, Catterick Garrison. The role provides occupational healthcare to Reserve forces in line with GMC standards and Defence policy, with protected clinical time and a 27-hour week designed to support work-life balance.

You will work in a well-supported multidisciplinary team, with flexible working requests considered, and a focus on readiness, welfare, and professional

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational healthcare to Reserve forces.
• Support Primary Medical Care services for Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) in the UK to enhance and sustain operational readiness.
• Work within a well-supported multidisciplinary team with excellent peer support and training.

Job description

The postholder will provide occupational healthcare to members of the Reserve forces in line with General Medical Council standards and relevant Defence policy to meet Commander Defence HealthCare Recovery Groups (Comd DHRG) objectives for best patient care. As agreed by Comd DHRG, the postholder may be required to support Primary Medical Care services for Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) in the UK at regional level to enhance and sustain operational effectiveness. The role plays an important part in force protection and military readiness, helping to ensure that the Armed Forces have personnel who are medically fit, employable and prepared for the demands placed upon them. For many GPs, one of the greatest frustrations of modern practice is the feeling that there is never enough time to do the job properly. Endless demand, administrative burden and time pressure can make even a successful day feel incomplete. This role offers something different. The 27-hour working week genuinely feels like 27 hours. Clinical time is protected, administrative expectations are realistic, and you will work within a well-supported multidisciplinary team with excellent peer support and training. The pace allows you to engage properly with your patients, consider complex issues carefully, and reach well-reasoned decisions. There is time for discussion, learning, and professional development. At the end of the day, you can leave knowing that your work has been completed to a high standard.

At Defence Primary Healthcare we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel. Are you a GP looking for a role where you can make a real difference, work alongside the military, and rediscover the satisfaction that first drew you to medicine? We are seeking a professional, patient-focused GP to join the friendly Reserves Medical team at Baden Powell House, Catterick Garrison., Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force, regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us. Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm.

We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay. In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team. If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

This part time role offers 27 hours per week and all requests to work flexibly will be considered, allowing for business needs, and reviewed annually. The salary will be pro-rata.,

• An inclusive working environment with options to enable flexible working
• Learning and development tailored to your role with a high standard of in-house training being offered
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Excellent sick pay provision Maximum 5 months on full pay and 5 months on half pay. Eligibility criteria will apply in accordance with a current MOD policy
• Parking