The step from being a GP trainee to being a partner is a big one and can feel a bit daunting for some. In Grampian we have developed a halfway house, the Career Start Scheme. These are one year posts for newly qualified GPs to allow them to become established in general practice whilst at the same time developing a special interest for 2 sessions per week.
Read about Eloise’s experience as a Salaried “Career Start” GP working in a semi rural practice in Grampian.
“I applied to the Grampian Career Start programme for a variety of reasons: Mainly because I enjoy hospital-based acute medicine and emergency care in particular, and was keen to maintain an interest in these areas. Also because I felt I still had a lot to learn despite completing my GP training, and Career start seemed like a good half-way house between a trainee position, and working full-time in General practice. It offers support and supervision if required, and also the stability of being based in one GP practice as opposed to moving about between surgeries as a locum GP, which would have been the alternative option for me at this stage.
