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For those young doctors who have successfully made a GP application and have completed their training there are numerous paths that they may then decide to take as a qualified GP. After going right through the stages of national GP recruitment and finding themselves in the place to be qualified for General Practice they can then make some choices regarding their profession.

Firstly, they may choose to become a freelance GP - - this will give them lots of independence and permit them to work in many different practices as a locum. This really is particularly appealing to those physicians with young families who may wish to devote some time off during school holidays without needing to get permission from anyone. Being truly a locum effectively means you are your own boss and certainly will set you own rate -- Locums frequently earn a lot more than their salaried contemporaries.

The negative of being a locum is that there is a lot of doubt. You cannot be sure that there will soon be work for you tomorrow or in a few days. In some areas there really are a high number of qualified GPs fighting over the exact same roles so there might not be the work designed for a locum doctor.

One other choice once successfully which makes it through the GP program and recruitment procedure is to become a salaried GP at a local practice. Sometimes you may want to travel a way to find a suitable practice with vacancies but it is going to be worth it to do have more job security and the benefits of holding down a salaried part such as for example other contractual benefits and sick pay. Working as a GP in a practice might also give the chance to you to get involved in continued professional development (CPD). Getting involved in weekly clinical meetings or audit cycles are another perk of working as a salaried GP as this choice simply would not be available to a locum.

It can be a hard choice to create but it is one that will generally be affected by the individual's conditions, where they are based geographically and the current positions that are available to them. [ Mt Barker Busines]