Eve Gilmore
GP Salaried Improvement and Crisis Response Team (GPICRT)
Our work is well regulated and very rewarding
Eve
I have been working with the GP Practice Improvement and Crisis Response Team since 2019. I qualified as a GP in 2014 and worked for 2 years as a locum before taking up a Partnership in 2018. Due to unforeseen, and tragic circumstances, I was suddenly left single-handed in the Practice and due to go on maternity leave. Unfortunately this pre-dated the advent of the GPICRT and ultimately my position in the Practice became untenable.
After resigning my contract I was unsure of what my future in General Practice would look like - or even if I wanted one. I had no interest in becoming a partner again but the isolated working life of a locum didn’t appeal either as I had become used to working in a close knit team. The GPICRT had just start recruiting its first salaried GPs and I felt with my recent experience and current needs it could suit me well.
I love working with the team. Lisa, our Practice Manager Lead, is extremely approachable and supportive. The team of salaried GPs are in regular communication and act as a source of peer support. The Federation is an excellent body to work for - well organised, positive and forward-facing. Initially I had concerns that working for Practices in ‘crisis’ would mean constantly working in chaos but actually with the team already providing support to the Practices, and with Lisa coordinating our deployment to them, our work is well regulated and very rewarding. We also benefit from the statutory rights of employment, inclusion in the HSC pension and paid study leave/PDP sessions.