GP Career Opportunities
When we attend careers fairs we are asked
frequently about becoming a GP with a Special Interest and further
opportunities available.
GPWSIs
A GP with additional training and experience in a specific
clinical area who takes referrals for the assessment /
treatment of patients (outside GMC / PMS) that may otherwise have
been referred directly to a secondary care consultant, or who
provides an enhanced service for particular conditions or patient
groups. GPwSIs are generally appointed to meet the needs of a
single Primary Care Trust (PCT) or group of PCTs, the need of
the local community will inform the services to be provided
and will typically undertake two sessions per week in their
specialty.
For more information on the recognised specialities visit:
NHS Primary Care
Commissioning 
Prison Doctor
Being a GP in a prison gives the medical practitioner access to
some of the most disadvantaged people in society and the
opportunity to provide consistent care which otherwise might
not have been accepted. Mental health, substance misuse and
the control and prevention of communicable disease are practiced
often within isolation from the mainstream NHS, but prison doctors
are supported by nurses and staff.
GP Trainer
Being involved in learning and teaching is very enjoyable,
rewarding and energising. It does carry responsibility to
learner, patients and society, hence the regulations governing this
work. GP trainers are recruited for their ability to
demonstrate a wide experience of NHS General Practice, provide
evidence of a high standard of clinical competence in general
practice and success in the MRCGP amongst other criteria.
Armed Forces GP
Although the days of serving all over the world are over, the
army of the next century still offers plenty of variety. The
strategic defence review led to the hospital-based specialties
largely being amalgamated into a tri-service organisation (navy,
army, and air force combined) but the general practitioners of each
service still retain their single service identity. The army
employs 220 uniformed general practitioners worldwide, with
the option of serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) for
anything from three years to 30 years. The standard
army general practitioner's day involves a mixture of core general
medical services work and more specific military medical work.
Police Surgeon
The role of the Police Surgeon is to provide Clinical assessment
of Detainees including the preparation and implementation of care
plans, the prescription and administration of medicine, health and
behavioural monitoring and clinical care to safe guard the health
and welfare of detainees. They also provide high quality medical
services to victims and authority staff. This is a varied and
interesting role, which may include attending scenes of sudden
and suspicious death, conducting sexual offence examinations,
preparing statements for legal proceedings and, on occasions,
giving evidence in court.