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Starting work as a GP in NHSGGC

GP Registrar

GP Registrars are advised to apply to join the Performers List at least three months before they complete their training. Please contact the team for information on how to apply for inclusion in the Performers List. The Team can be contacted at : gp.pcs@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Fully Qualified GP

There are fourteen Health Boards in Scotland, and you should apply to the board, where you intend to undertake the majority of your work for appraisal/revalidation purposes.

Right to work check

You’ll need to prove your right to work in the UK to allow you to provide general medical services within Scotland.

Prove your right to work to an employer: get a share code – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk

The share code should be generated and sent along with your Performers List application.

Share Codes/ Sponsorship/Visas

Visa and immigration rules changed in 2022. In the past, workers on Tier 2 visas could work only for the sponsoring employer. Following the rule changes, skilled workers are now entitled to work either unlimited hours with their sponsoring employer, or to work up to 20 additional hours with another employer (or for the worker’s own business) as long as the worker is still being sponsored for the original job.

In addition to the sponsored job, a skilled worker GP could now work:

  • for another independent GP practice in the same Board area;
  • for a Board-run (2C) practice in the same Board area;
  • for a Board’s OOH service in the same area; or
  • for all of the variants above but in a different Board area, or perhaps in multiple Board areas.

The responsibility of any individual employer is only to monitor the hours done by the employee if they have employed the GP as a Partner or a Salaried and to report any breaches of the Regulations

The GP has personal obligations to ensure that they do not exceed the 20-hour limit.

Application for Inclusion on the Performer’s List

Please find below a sample application form. Please note that this sample application form cannot be used to apply and is for information only.

NHS GG&C Performer’s List Application Form

  • In order to work as a GP in Scotland, you will need to be a member of the Disclosure Scotland, PVG Scheme, and to work in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, you will need to be on the NHS Primary Medical Services Performer’s list for Glasgow and Clyde. To obtain a copy of the application pack, please contact the FHS Team at gp.pcs@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Following your Inclusion in the Performers List

Once you have been approved on the Performer’s List you will be able to apply for jobs. The NHS Scotland GP Jobs Site advertises GP vacancies by region, and you will be able to find the Greater Glasgow & Clyde Vacancies : https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ and/or Vacancies | Glasgow Local Medical Committee Ltd (glasgowlmc.co.uk) and NHS Scotland Jobs – Greater Glasgow & Clyde