General Practitioner (Eating Disorders)
The closing date is 06 July 2025
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
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Brownhill Centre
Swindon Road
Cheltenham
GL51 9EZ
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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