Newly Qualified GP - North and East Cornwall

Are you a Newly Qualified GP thinking of starting your career in Cornwall? While Cornwall is best known for its picturesque countryside, beautiful beaches, and a more relaxed lifestyle, it is also a fantastic place for personal and professional development, and continued career progression. 

If you are newly qualified GP, we have a range of programmes to support you in your continued career development. We have listened to our newly qualified GP’s and developed the Cornwall Transition Programme. 

Bordering Plymouth, North and East Cornwall offers a mix of beaches such as Bude and Port Isaac, market towns in Launceston and Callington, coastal harbours in Fowey, Looe, and Padstow, and rural landscape in Bodmin Moor and the Camel Estuary, North and East offers something for everyone. 

What our practices with Transition posts can offer you if you are looking for your first post CCT job:

• Gradual introduction to holding a patient list and opportunity for extended time slots during your transition year into practice
• A named GP in practice mentor with dedicated time to support you
• Join our next New to Practice programme, offering a range of regional and local education, training peer support and mentoring, for salaried or partner roles.
• Relocation package available for some practices of up to £10,000 to assist you in your move.
• Opportunities for fellowships in leadership, research, clinical specialist interest.
• Many practices will be happy to agree flexible working
• Access to subsidised CPD opportunities and a range of other training courses through Cornwall Training Hub
• A central, online Locum GP bank, advertising shifts available across various practices across the county

North and East ICA covers 5 primary care networks (PCNs) in Coast and Country, East Cornwall, Launceston and Tamar Valley, North Cornwall, and Three Harbours and Bosvena. It provides services to a total patient population of approximately 186,500, ranging from East Cornwall PCN, the largest in Cornwall, to smaller practices with around 20,000. We have current vacancies in Liskeard, Saltash, Tamar Valley and Launceston.

Relocation packages may be available, and if you would like to come to Cornwall and see for yourself, why not take advantage of our Introduction to Cornwall scheme

For more information on the opportunities in North and East Cornwall ICA, please visit our website or contact kernowhealthcic.workforce@nhs.net.