How to Secure Your Elusive GP Partnership Position

Session details

Why do you want to be a partner?

We will look at the reasons why you may want to become a partner, such as financial benefits and the fresh challenge of running your own business.

Where to find opportunities

This session will show how you can use all the resources at your disposal to find partnership vacancies, including print media, the Web, your networks and health authorities.

Researching the GP practice and partnership post

We will demonstrate how to best to find out important information, including details of remuneration and the level of moral at the practice, so you can make a fully-informed choice about which practice to join.

What are practices really looking for in a future partner?

Your future partnership will be looking for key qualities in their new partner, such as leadership skills. We'll demonstrate how you can use your previous experience to demonstrate your ability in each skills area.

Preparing the perfect CV/cover letter

First impressions count and this certainly applies to your CV. Our helpful tips will make sure that your CV not only gets read, but gets you an interview too.

The interview - part 1

This session will show you how to avoid nasty surprises on the day including planning your journey and preparing for the interview panel. We'll also discuss attire, verbal and non-verbal communication and how to build rapport with the interviewer.

The interview - part 2

We'll take you through questions that you are likely to be asked during the interview process and give suggestions for responses. These will be split into facts, understanding, and scenarios.

Examples of good and bad interview performances

The first interactive sessions of the day will give you the opportunity to review interview performances.

Small group practice

You'll have the valuable opportunity to put what you have learned during the day into practice in small groups, using templated questions.

The hot seat

Our 2 GP course leaders will ‘interview' prospective candidates in the hot seat, critiquing their interview technique.

Considerations if offered the post

We'll run through all the things you need to consider once you have been offered a position, such as job description, equity and contracts.

Course Outline

09:30 - 09:45 Welcome and introductions
09:45 - 10:00 Why do you want to be a partner?
10:00 - 10:15 Where to find opportunities
Researching the GP practice and partnership post
10:15 - 10:30 What are practices really looking for in a future partner?
10:30 - 11:00 Preparing the perfect CV/cover letter
11:00 - 11:15 Morning break
11:15 - 12:00 The interview - part 1
12:00 - 13:00 The interview - part 2
13:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Example of good and bad interview performances and small group practice
15:00 - 15:20 Afternoon break
15:20 - 16:30 The hot seat
16:30 - 16:45 Considerations if offered the post (E.g. equity, contract, job description)
16:45 - 17:00 Question and answer session