Coventry and Warwickshire GP Mentor Scheme – Mentor Profiles Dr Angela Brady – GP About me I have a range of experience of transitioning between roles. I qualified as a GP in 1999. Since then I have worked in a variety of roles including 13 years as a partner and now with a portfolio career. Portfolio careers are unique as they often stem from a wish to do something different. Building a satisfying portfolio develops from an understanding of personal motivation and opportunity development. It is often not about doing more or less, but doing something differently.
Job title GP Profile Geographical base South Warwickshire and Birmingham/Solihull I work as a salaried GP, a mental health clinical Areas covered Coventry and Warwickshire commissioner, a lecturer and a non-executive Email [email protected] or Director. Previously holding roles in medical [email protected] education and health roles as a County Councillor, I Telephone 07778423367 have experienced a wide range of health and social Contact preferences None listed care environments. Available for remote/virtual mentoring Yes I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education and a masters degree in Medical Career background Leadership. GP locum 1999-2000 GP Principal 2001-2012 My most challenging role is being a Mum and my GP locum 2013-2014 career needs to fit around the needs of the family and Salaried GP Solihull 2013-2014 how understanding my GP husband is feeling! Over Salaried GP Warwickshire 2014- present the years I have flexed my time commitment to my Clinical Lead for Mental Health Solihull CCG 2016-2018 career according to these needs. I don’t always get it Clinical Director for Mental Health Birmingham and Solihull CCG 2018 - right and adjustment is important. The constant Current change of the NHS might be disconcerting, but it also Non-Executive Director South Warwickshire Foundation Trust 2014 - present creates opportunity. Staying true to what is important Senior Clinical Fellow University Warwick 2007-2009 to you is central to my approach. Associate Lecturer University Warwick 2011-2014 Visiting Lecturer Keele University 2014 - present Specialisms Warwickshire LMC 2002-2005 Warwickshire rep RCGP 2010-2017 Dermatology County Councillor 2009 - 2017 (with various health related roles) Mental health .
Dr Cathryn Jacob – Locum GP
About me Having recently retired from GP partnership, I have retrained as a CQC SpA and as a GP Appraiser. Thus I have experience of expanding a working portfolio towards retirement and I was very much involved in succession planning and the training up of more junior partners to undertake managerial and financial roles. I have a passion for supporting young GP’s entering General Practice. I particularly enjoy appraising young GP’s and supporting them through the appraisal process. Profile Job title Ex GP Principle - now GP Locum/Appraiser/CQC SpA My recent experience around trying to recruit new GPs would be Geographical base North Warwickshire beneficial. I am interested in developing the roles of the Emergency Areas covered All of Coventry and Warwickshire Care Practitioners, Practice Pharmacists, Nurses and HCAs within Email [email protected] or practices. [email protected] Telephone 07595975800 I have specific experience in supporting and mentoring poorly Contact preferences None performing doctors and doctors in difficulty. I have experience of mentoring doctors who find themselves needing extra support at work Available for Yes but also in mentoring doctors who have had physical or mental health remote/virtual issues. I am currently a Trustee and Telephone Responder for the Sick mentoring Doctors Trust, which is a helpline for doctors and dentists with active drug and alcohol addiction. Career background Previous Past roles I am knowledgeable around the legal aspects of General Practice and Current role main role Member of the North Warks Partnership Agreements, QoF and CQC. GP Locum; Senior CCG PEC; GP Appraiser; Partner GP Member of the North Warks I have specific experience of working with my partners to turn a GP CQC SpA; Polesworth CCG Mental Health Lit; Practice around from being a practice that was on the Poorly Trustee and and Dordon Chair of the North Warks CCG Performing Practices list, to one that scored Good on all the CQC Telephone Responder Group Rural North Locality Group; domains. This involved devising, writing and then implementing action Coordinator: The Sick Practice Clinical Governance Lead plans and in productive performance meetings with both the CQC and Doctors Trust; 1992 - 2017 North Warks CCG; NHS England. Member of the British Clinical Governance Lead for
Doctors and Dentists NEWDOC ( out go hours); Specialisms Support Group. Chair North Warks CCG; Clinical Governance Group GP Principle, ex Senior Partner, GP Appraiser, CQC Specialist Advisor, Medical NLP Practitioner, Alcohol/Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Member North Warks; Poorly Performing Practitioner Group; Diabetes, Doctors with Performance issues, Addicted Doctors and
Q o F Assessor Doctors in Difficulty
Dr Claire Donohue – Salaried GP
About me I am currently a 6 session salaried GP and also work as a locum GP and Out of Hours GP. I qualified as a GP in 2015 from the Coventry and Warwickshire VTS. I obtained the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (PgCert MedEd) during my final year of GP VTS training with a view to developing myself as an educator post GP qualification. I am now a GP Trainer and medical student GP Tutor. Profile Job title Salaried GP, Locum GP, GP Trainer, Medical Student GP I have become a GP tutor for Warwick Medical School and a GP trainer for Coventry Tutor and Warwickshire Vocational Training Scheme working in Broomfield Park Medical Geographical Coventry Centre and Coventry Out of Hours service. base Demonstrating my commitment to teaching and learning I am also a Fellow of the Areas Coventry and Warwickshire Higher Education Academy (FHEA). covered Email [email protected] Just prior to GP qualification I set up the local RCGP First5 group (for GP’s within 5 Telephone 07922238898 years of qualification) and for the past 3 years I have been the Coventry and Contact None listed Warwickshire RCGP First 5 lead. My role involves planning and organising evening preferences networking and educational (CPD) events for First5 GP’s within the Coventry and Available for Yes Warwickshire area, although our events are open to all GP’s and trainees and I have remote/virtual had GP’s travel from further afield (e.g. Nottingham, Worcester) for the sessions. mentoring I feel I can give support particularly to First5 GP's as a result of the experience gained in this role. Career background Alongside my interest in medical education at both undergraduate and postgraduate Coventry and Warwickshire VTS 2012-2015; levels, my areas of interest in clinical practice include women’s and children’s health, PgCert Med Ed (2015); palliative care and care of patients with learning disabilities. I also carry out joint Salaried GP Moseley Avenue Surgery, injections. I am keen to mentor and passionate about supporting colleagues in any Coventry 2015-2016; way I can so do get in touch. Coventry and Warwickshire RCGP First5 Lead 2015 to date; Specialisms Medical Student GP Tutor 2016-to date; Salaried GP Broomfield Park Medical Centre, Medical education – undergraduate and postgraduate Coventry 2016-Present; Women’s health GP trainer 2017-to date; Children’s health Member of RCGP Overdiagnosis group. Joint injections
Dr David Williams – GP
About me I’ve been a General Practitioner in South Warwickshire for over 20 years and been through ups and downs! However I still think being a GP is the best job in the world and a privilege to see patients and form relationships. I think the NHS is a very tough organisation to work for and you need to get energy and support from your patients and work colleagues to survive.
Job title GP Profile Geographical South Warwickshire During my career I have developed coping strategies to deal with the base pressure but I often arrived at these coping strategies by talking to Areas covered All colleagues which is why I feel mentoring is such a positive initiative. Email [email protected] Life in General Practice and the NHS is not currently easy but we do have Telephone 01608 661845 control of our own destinies and small changes can make big differences to Contact None our lives but you need to take a few moments out of the headlights to see preferences them which is where I believe mentoring might help. Available for After initial face to face meeting remote/virtual As well as being a GP I am also a trainer, appraiser and GP tutor. Outside mentoring of work I have a wife and 3 children and 2 dogs and spend as much time as I can with them and enjoy walking, playing tennis and relaxing.
I don’t have a perfect work-life balance but that is probably my fault more Career background than the NHS’s fault as I’m not good at saying no – hence taking on this new role! . GP 20 years + Trainer Appraiser Expedition Dr
Specialisms
Education Palliative care
Dr Helen Caley – GP
About me Hello! I’m Helen and I’m a GP in Willenhall in Coventry. I trained at Liverpool University, graduated in 2002 and have been a GP for 12 years (locally since 2008). I’m a mum to two primary-aged children and have a frenetic sense of ‘hobby’ enjoying running, being outdoors, sewing, reading and socialising (sometimes even with my husband!)
Job title GP Profile Geographical Kenilworth I have experience as a locum, salaried doctor and have been a base partner for the past two years. I’ve worked in very different areas! I Areas covered Coventry and South Warwickshire also have experience as an appraiser, CQC specialist advisor and Email [email protected] am currently a clinical complaints advisor for NHS England. I’m also a new trainer. I think that my broader experience gives me a good Telephone 07986 955798 understanding of the pressures that GP’s can face. Contact None given preferences I love being a GP-but it can be challenging and unrewarding, Available for Yes especially in the current climate. I had some coaching this year which remote/virtual I really felt helped me to make some small changes in order to put the mentoring joy back in General Practice for me. I would love to work with other GP’s who would benefit from a similar approach. I’m enthusiastic, motivated, organised and pragmatic. Career background I have a genuine interest in talking to people and I make a mean GP Registrar St Helen’s 2006-2007 millionaire’s shortbread! Locum GP 2008-2010 Salaried GP Castle Medical Centre, Kenilworth 2010-2015 Salaried GP Willenhall Primary Care Centre Coventry 2015- 2016 GP Partner Willenhall Primary Care Centre Coventry 2016- GP Appraiser 2010-2013 Specialisms Psychology of illness
Dr Helen Tyrrell - GP About me I am a GP partner at Priory Gate Practice in HiIlfields, Coventry. I am a mum to three children - 10, 8 and 6. My middle child was diagnosed with diabetes aged 4 and that has rather changed my view on certain things (and made me so much better at diabetes!) Profile I am very keen on a good work life balance as we have Job title Portfolio GP to be happy to flourish and do well at our job which can be very stressful even at the best of times. I very much Geographical base Coventry and Leamington enjoy exercise and cooking good food.
Areas covered All of Coventry and Warwickshire My career is definitely taking a portfolio approach. I do 6 Email [email protected] sessions as a partner, some OOH in Warwick, I am an Telephone 07950 342757 appraiser, I am the GP Research Champion for Coventry and Rugby and a trainer plus medical student tutor. I Contact preferences None listed also do some medical referee work at the crematorium.
Available for Yes I am excited about being part of the GP mentor scheme remote/virtual as I think GP opens so many doors and provides the mentoring opportunity to do many and varied things. Finding what we enjoy and works for us as people and our families is so important.
Career background I trained in London (Imperial/Charing Cross) and initially stayed in London. I then followed my husband’s job around the country picking jobs for a surgical career. I changed to GP as I realised my priority was my family and a good lifestyle and I hope that is what I have managed to achieve. I did several jobs in Devon then my registrar post in Specialisms Herefordshire. We then moved around the country and I did long term locums and GP Retainer posts whilst having my children. We moved to Diabetes Warwickshire 6 years ago to settle and I have been at Priory Gate since Palliative Care then. Training/teaching
Dr Joseph Booker – GP
About me I have worked as a GP in Coventry for 33 years; I worked as a partner in a three doctor practice for the first 18 years then have been working mainly single handed in my own practice for the past 15 years. (Over this time, I have seen a great variety of signs and symptoms and have greatly developed my knowledge and practice in a wide range of areas.)
Job title GP Profile Geographical Nuneaton / Coventry I have a strong affinity to family practice and believe that good base communication is the basis of good primary care (and so have Areas covered Coventry / North Warwickahire / Rugby good working relationships with my colleagues both in primary Email [email protected] and secondary care as well as my patients). I also believe in treating patients as individual people and not just as illnesses that Telephone 02476345728 (home) / 02476455943 need addressing as part of our protocols. I take the time to listen (work) to patients and am proud of the positive feedback my practice Contact None given receives from our patients. preferences Available for No I was lead for prescribing in the Coventry East PCG (1999-2003) remote/virtual and have been a committee member on the Godiva Group of the mentoring CCG (2012-2015). I have also worked in Out of Hours at Healthcall for 10 years and also with the Coventry Medical Cooperative (a founder member practice) for 5 years. I am a founder member, and still an active member, of the Coventry and Warwickshire Area Prescribing Committee and represent the Career background LMC on this committee. Studied in Malta and Birmingham; Graduated MBChB from University of Birmingham 1980; I have extensive experience in clinical care but feel my strengths House Jobs at Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry and General are in pharmacology, diabetes and musculoskeletal problems. Hospital. Burton-on-Trent; A&E/ Orthopaedics District Hospital, Burton-on Trent (2 years) GP VTS in Hastings East Sussex (2.5 years); Specialisms GP Principal Crossley Practice/ Torcross Medical Centre since Pharmacology issues 1985. Endocrinology: mainly diabetes and thyroid problems Musculoskeletal problems Antenatal care/ postnatal depression
Dr Larvinder Madan – GP
About me I have been a GP in South Warwickshire for over 20 years which includes being a Partner, GP Appraiser and Trainer. I have recently left my partnership and I am now pursuing new challenges in a Portfolio career which includes GP OOH work, sessional work, appraising and mentoring. I have experienced the many positive rewards and difficult challenges we all face in progressing our careers. I think my experience and positive but realistic approach will enable me to be a supportive and hopefully useful mentor. The mentoring programme is certainly an opportunity to facilitate career development and improve working lives.
Job title Portfolio GP (GP partner for 20 Profile years until very recently), also GP Trainer and GP Appraiser. As a Partner which was a role I enjoyed I was lead in managerial, clinical and educational areas such as Prescribing, IT, QOF, Palliative care, GP Training, etc. Geographical Leamington Spa base There was innovation at the practice such as building an on-site pharmacy. I have Areas covered Coventry and Warwickshire always been involved in helping colleagues and the practice team in their Email [email protected] professional development. However, at times there have been difficult challenges to Telephone 07896 353697 try to overcome such as resolving conflict.
Contact None listed As a GP Appraiser and Trainer, I have supported and advised many colleagues in preferences their career development and help them manage difficulties such as excessive Available for Yes workload, the challenges of health and personal issues, complaints and managing remote/virtual career changes. mentoring Outside work, I keep active and am married with 2 teenagers and my work life balance has definitely improved with the recent changes that I have made to my Career background working life. GP Partner - Abbey Medical Centre, Kenilworth, 2004 – 2018; I am flexible with my availability. Please contact me to discuss further how these GP Partner - Southam Surgery, 1999-2004; types of discussions could be of benefit to you. GP Trainer, GP Appraiser and Warwick Medical School Student Tutor; Specialisms Post Graduate Award in Medical Education; Trained at King’s College Medical School, London. GP Appraisal and Training. Mental Health and Palliative Care.
Dr Libby Hodges – Portfolio GP
About me I currently work as a Portfolio GP across Coventry and Warwickshire with roles as a GP Locum, Appraiser and Training Programme Director. I have a special interest in supporting registrars in difficulty in my role on the GP VTS. I’ve been a GP for 19 years, and have spent time as a GP Principal, Salaried GP and Locum – I therefore understand the challenges and rewards that all these differing roles bring.
Job title Portfolio GP Profile Geographical Ryton on Dunsmore I developed an interest in mentoring early in my career when I worked with a base mentor during a partnership issue. This inspired me to go on and train, first Areas covered All of Coventry and Warwickshire as a Master NLP practitioner and then as a coach. I have 13 years’ Email [email protected] experience in this field. I have trained in this country and the US, and have worked with both medical and non-medical clients in the UK and around the Telephone 07940538246 world. Contact Text is preferred to voicemail Having needed support in the past myself, I have a passion for supporting preferences doctors. I enjoy working with doctors who need support and direction, and, Available for Yes – happy to see Face to Face, also, those who are not struggling, but want to create and implement a vision remote/virtual or via Skype/Zoom virtually for the future. mentoring I love being able to witness the transformation that happens when people have the space to allow their minds to settle. I believe the mentoring conversation is the space where a doctor can find their own answers by Career background tapping into their inner wisdom. GP Principal 2000-2008 I have continued to be coached and mentored during my own career, and Salaried GP 2008-2010 would encourage any doctor to experience the difference it makes! Locum GP 2010-Current Specialisms Training Programme Director 2010- Current Teaching GP Appraiser 2003- Current Mentoring and coaching – supporting doctors
Qualified Coach 2007- Current
Dr Madeleine Wells – Locum GP
About me I was a partner at the Forum Health Centre in Coventry, a large busy practice in Wyken, for 33 years and retired 2 years ago. Taking a sabbatical from my then role as medical director at the CCG,I initially went to Nepal and did some medical volunteering .Since I coming back I have been working in a limited role as a locum in a small practice as well as my CCG work.
Job title Locum GP and clinical lead for primary Profile care quality for CRCCG Previous roles include PCG board co-option, PCG/PCT/CCG Geographical base Leamington Spa post graduate tutor, appraiser from the time of pilots until this Areas covered All year, LMC member for many years with 7 years as one of the officers undertaking vice chair and then chair roles. Email [email protected]
Telephone 07706092957 I am regarded as a good communicator and a supportive but Contact None gently challenging colleague. I always used my appraiser role to preferences try and help my appraisees move forwards, if that was what they Available for Yes wanted, and had good feedback. remote/virtual mentoring I have experienced ups and downs in my own career, in terms of complaints and being sued, partnership problems and dealing with an increasing workload while trying to maintain a good Career background work/life balance. As such I understand some of the issues affecting us during our careers. Qualified 1978 King’s College London; Worked in South Warwickshire for house jobs and GP training; I have 3 grown up daughters, all in medically related careers, ¾ time partner at Forum Coventry from 1983-2016, I was who have cited me as a good role model. diabetes lead for some time and QuOF lead; PCG board co-option; PCG/PCT/CCG post graduate tutor from 2002-2015; GP Appraiser from the time of pilots until this year; QuOF assessor; Specialisms LMC member for many years with 7 years as vice chair and chair; Medical director CRCCG from Sept 2013-May 2018; Women’s health Clinical lead for primary care quality CRCCG May 2018 to present.
Dr Maryanne Hammon –GP Principle
About me I am a GP partner working 6 sessions at Springfield Medical Practice in Coventry and I also provide community dermatology sessions for Coventry CCG.
Job title GP Principal, GPWSI dermatology Profile Geographical base Coventry and Warwickshire I have been a GP trainer for 8 years now and feel the Areas covered All experience gained in this would be valuable as a mentor in supporting GP’s. Email [email protected] Telephone 07809228679 One of my specialist interests is occupational medicine and I completed a diploma in this area last year. I feel the Contact preferences None listed occupational health of doctors is often an area which is Available for Yes neglected and I am keen to be involved in supporting remote/virtual colleagues in their careers. mentoring My own career has been very much a portfolio one which has incorporated living and working overseas as well as bringing up my 2 children who are now ages 12 and 14. Career background GP Principal 2016 to date GPWSI Dermatology , Coventry 2017 to date Salaried GP 2009 to 2016 GP trainer 2010 to date GP trainee 2006 to 2009 General Medical doctor in Brazil 2003 to 2005 Specialisms MSc Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Dermatology 2002-2003 Women’s health General Medical SHO posts in London 2001-2003 Occupational health MBBS degree 1999, Kings College London Mental health
GP training Other qualifications include DFSRH, Loc IUD, LoC SDI, Diploma in
Dermatology, Diploma in Occupational Health
Dr Nishan Wiratunga - GP
About me I became a GP Partner 8 years ago straight from the VTS and I love it. I do not enjoy working in a NHS that is starved of resources but working with colleagues who support you, look out for you and with whom you can have a laugh makes it so much easier to bear. Job title GP Partner, Director GP Alliance, GP Profile Tutor, GP Appraiser, GP Trainer, LMC I do 8 sessions at my practice as well as being a Director of the Representative local GP Alliance, GP Tutor, GP Appraiser, GP Trainer and LMC Geographical Coventry and Leamington Representative. I enjoy all these roles and together gives my base working week a breadth and depth that makes it sustainable and Areas covered All allows to me to constantly grow and develop. I am also a dad to 2 Email [email protected] energetic rugrats and married to a fellow GP. I do pick up from Telephone 07973427661 school on Mondays and drop them off on a Thursday. Contact Virtual only for North Warwickshire preferences The key to having a long and enjoyable career in General Practice Available for Yes is support, comradery and variety to keep you interested in the job remote/virtual whilst maintaining a good work life balance (IT helps in achieving mentoring this) that enables you to do the jobs that matter to you which in my case is walking the kids to school and bedtime stories snuggled up Career background under the duvet!! I graduated from Warwick Medical School in 2004 and did my training mainly at UHCW and Rugby. I did my VTS locally and In the practice I am the IT lead and one of 3 GP trainers. My during my time as a Junior Doctor I was involved with the BMA, passions include IT and empowering doctors to enjoy their jobs I was the West Midlands Rep for the JDC of the BMA. I enjoy and maintain a healthy work life balance. I firmly believe this can medico politics and consequently when I became a Partner in be achieved by doing what you love and using technology to 2010 I was elected onto the Coventry LMC. I was one of the refashion the delivery of General Practice and thus being able to founding Directors of the Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance balance outside interests and/or family with the rigors of modern which came into being in 2015 and helped set up and run the GP. Extended Hours Service until recently. I also enjoy being a GP Appraiser which I have been doing now for about 4 years. Specialisms Being an appraiser gives me invaluable insight into how other GPs work and the working of their practices which can be both IT good and bad! Medical education
Dr Rachel Tindale – GP
About me I am a GP retainer doing four sessions and spend the rest of my time looking after our two small children.
Job title GP Profile
Geographical base Coventry and Warwick I understand the difficulty of juggling family life and work, with the inevitable tensions that brings. I have debated Areas covered Coventry / Rugby / south Warwickshire leaving general practice but have found a way forward through the retainer scheme and have come to realise Email [email protected] how versatile the job is.
Telephone 07976950344 It’s important to mix things up a little and apply our skill set Contact preferences None given in different ways, hence why I have offered to do some mentoring. I have interests in paediatrics and family Available for Yes planning. remote/virtual mentoring
Career background I graduated from Leicester- Warwick medical school in 2004 and have trained locally.
I spent a year as a paediatric SHO before switching to general practice. I have worked as a salaried doctor but currently I am in my fourth year of the GP retainer scheme. Specialisms Paediatrics Prior to having a family I worked on the RSS team in paediatrics, Family planning obstetrics and gynaecology and have written guidelines for the GP gateway.
Dr Rosalind Piper – GP
About me
I have been a GP in Coventry and Warwickshire for the last 14 years and have interests in education and appraisal having roles as a Training Programme Director for Coventry and Warwickshire VTS and an Appraisal Lead for NHS England (West Midlands).
Job title Portfolio GP, GP Appraiser, TPD for C&W Profile VTS
Geographical base Leamington Spa I am a GP who has worked in Coventry and Warwickshire Areas covered Coventry and Warwickshire for the last 14 years who is passionate about the job. Working in a variety of roles and practices means I have Email [email protected] experience about the range of issues that GPs are facing daily. Telephone
I am also a Training Programme Director for Coventry and Contact preferences Please use email – I usually answer quickly Warwickshire VTS and committed to delivering the Available for Yes enthusiasm to our GP trainees and supporting those who remote/virtual are struggling. mentoring I am also an appraiser and love meeting GPs across the region and sharing ideas and support with them as the stresses of current GP life increase. Career background I also have an interest in GP health, professional support I qualified in 1996 and did my training jobs in London, gaining my and career development. JCPTGP in 2001. I relocated to Warwickshire, and worked in Kenilworth as a GP for 13 years. I then worked a year in Coventry as a I have lots of flexibility with regards to availability, so email GP. me and I will be in contact speedily
Since summer 2018, I have been a portfolio GP and have been working at different practices over the region and developing the non- Specialisms clinical aspects of my portfolio
Dr Samantha Johnson – GP
About me I have been a GP for the past 9 years. I live and work in my hometown Nuneaton. I balance working as a GP with being a mum to my 10 year old son, called Georgie.
Job title GP Partner, Educational Lead WNCCG, Profile GP Appraiser, GP Trainer I work 7 sessions as a GP Partner. Within the practice I am the Geographical Nuneaton GP Trainer and the child safeguarding lead. base Areas covered Coventry and Warwickshire Medical Education and GP training are my areas of interest. I Email [email protected] have been Educational Lead for North Warwickshire CCG for the past 7 years. This involves developing an educational programme Telephone 07531 208032 for the PLT sessions throughout the year. Contact None given preferences I am an also a GP appraiser. I get to see first hand how hard GPs Available for Yes are working. I recognise the many issues we are all facing. remote/virtual mentoring I am proud to be a GP and of our profession. I enjoy all my roles and the variety it brings.
Career background I am passionate about supporting each other and the benefits a mentoring programme can offer. I graduated from Warwick Medical School in 2004 and completed my hospital jobs at UHCW and GEH.
I completed my GPVTS training locally and started work as a salaried and locum GP for 5 years. Specialisms I am currently a GP Partner, GP Trainer, GP Appraiser and GP Cardiology Mentor. Women's Health
Dr Sarah Goulding – Portfolio GP
About me I am a warm, energetic person who has long enjoyed the variety, challenge and rewards of appraising. I hope to approach mentoring with the same good listening skills, lack of judgement and humour. Outside of work I am a voracious reader; runner and novice beekeeper as well as wrangler of 2 children (1 with recently diagnosed diabetes), 3 cats and a dermatologist husband. . Job title Portfolio GP Profile
Geographical Stratford Upon Avon I’m very excited about this opportunity to provide support to fellow base GPs. It is a deeply challenging time for GPs and many are questioning Areas covered Coventry and Warwickshire their ability/ willingness to stay in the NHS long term or looking for Email [email protected] ways to lighten the burden. I have always been a Portfolio GP in a Telephone 07799884840 wide variety of areas so I have a real passion for supporting people in Contact Email exploring their interests or re-evaluating their work-life balance/ career preferences plan in a protected and anonymous way. Available for Yes after an initial face to face meeting remote/virtual As a job-share part-time partner for the last 6 years I understand the mentoring pressures of running a business and prior to that was a long term locum. I have developed my own interests in Women’s health and Career background Medical Education, as well as exploring others including Gender medicine, expeditions, and private GP work. University of Nottingham BMedSci BMBS graduated 2000; Chief Medic in Namibia, Raleigh International April-June 2002; I have experience in mentoring through various roles: running the Oxford GPVTS; completed DRCOG, DFSRH and Cert Prim University Nightline; as Chief Medic on a charity Expedition; 6 years Care 2004, MRCGP 2005; as a GP training Programme Director and most recently throughout Senior GP Reg in Medical Education, completed Cert Med Ed my 7 years of appraising. The last two roles included working with 2005; doctors in difficulty. GP locum 2006-2012, including work for private home visiting service and OOH;
Family Planning Clinics 2008-2012; Appraiser Warwickshire 2011 –; GP Partner 2012-2018; Specialisms Currently completing work towards becoming an accredited Menopause Specialist. Family planning/ Menopause Medical education/ Appraisal
Dr Sarah Hall – GP
About me I am a 7 session salaried GP and have been for 7 years now and having been through a difficult period in a previous employment I would love to support GP's. I think being a salaried GP can come with highs and lows and the landscape is ever changing but am passionate about our place in a workforce.
Job title GP Profile Geographical base Coventry I trained locally, both at Medical School and for VTS Areas covered Coventry and Warwickshire training, am a GPVTS trainer, and have in the past done Email [email protected] palliative work at Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, have done Telephone 07909 921329 extended hours work, and worked in Frailty in the ED department at UHCW so am also experienced in doing Contact None given other roles outside GP so feel qualified in giving advice preferences about developing other interests and signposting towards Available for Yes new roles. remote/virtual mentoring I am also a Mum of two and so can appreciate trying to find a work life balance. I would love to support GPs' in any way I can as I love my job, but there was a brief time I didn't... and would love to help mentor and guide any GP Career background who needed it. Graduated Warwick Medical School 2005; Foundation training and Specialty training at UHCW/Warwick/GEH; Salaried GP for the last 7 years, currently at Moseley Avenue; Current Palliative care lead; GPVTS trainer; Other roles have included Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, Extended Hours, Frailty role UHCW. Specialisms
Palliative care Safeguarding
Dr Sukhi Dhesi – GP Partner
About me I am a GP in Leamington Spa working within a busy and culturally diverse practice. I play an active role in South Warwickshire CCG where I am a Member Practice Representative on the Governing Body and am the Caldicott Guardian for the organisation. I am a married mother of 2 children so understand the dilemma of trying to balance work and home life.
Job title GP Partner Profile Geographical Leamington Spa My practice is a busy, culturally diverse and relatively deprived practice and base my specialty within the practice is Women’s Health including a full range of Areas covered Coventry and South Warwickshire contraceptive services. We are a large training practice of which I am Email [email protected] involved in registrar and medical student training. We have two branch surgeries, one of which is a dispensing practice and thus I understand the Telephone 07811 152757 complexities of the varying general practice models. I have experience of Contact None given Out of Hours work which I had regularly undertaken in Coventry for over 10 preferences years. Available for Yes remote/virtual Within the CCG, I am GP lead for Mental Health, Patient Engagement and mentoring am the Caldicott Guardian for the organisation. I am involved in commissioning at a strategic level and have a good understanding of Government policy, national priorities and local issues in relation to health Career background and social care.
GP Partner at the Croft Medical Centre, Leamington I feel that my portfolio career and personal attributes give me good insight Spa and elected GP member practice representative into the supportive nature of mentoring. I have been fortunate in my career on the South Warwickshire CCG since 2012. that I have benefitted from the positive effects of mentoring and feel that the ability to reflect on one’s journey and share experiences is the greatest Trained in London and have been a GP since 2005 contribution that we can give to our professional colleagues. and GP Principal since 2008.
Specialisms Women’s health, Safeguarding, practice finance CCG – Mental health, patient engagement and Caldicott Guardian
Dr Tejinder Lyall - GP
About me I am a dedicated enthusiastic GP who is passionate about supporting colleagues to achieve their personal goals in their careers. Having worked as a salaried doctor and recently as a partner I am aware of the challenges that different roles present.
Job title GP Partner Profile Geographical Coventry I have provided support to GP colleagues in my surgery who needed help base with time management and managing their workload. We had one-to-one Areas covered All of Coventry and Warwickshire sessions to discuss the areas of difficulty and ways of dealing with them. Email [email protected] And I have received encouraging feedback that these sessions have made a Telephone 07970376204 positive impact on their work performance. Contact None given preferences I have also successfully mentored 3 practice nurses undertaking a Nurse Available for Yes Prescriber Course, who have then went on to work in an extended role as remote/virtual nurse prescribers in our surgery. mentoring Having been a GP Trainer since 2009 and working in an extending training practice has allowed me to gain experience in supporting struggling trainees. Career background I believe that this experience would be valuable when supporting GPs as a Qualified from St Bartholomew’s and the Royal mentor. London Medical School in 2001 and completed my VTS in Cambridgeshire. I was drawn to general practice because of its varied clinical work and My GP registrar year was based in a semi-rural flexibility to develop interests in different areas. I feel this is important in dispensing practice in Huntingdon and after helping to manage work-life balance. Something I try to do myself by qualifying as a GP I moved to Coventry. spending time reading, knitting and exercising. I am keen to offer support to colleagues to ensure they can continue to enjoy I have worked at Engleton House Surgery since their work, pursue interests and also manage work-life balance. October 2005, starting as a salaried GP and more recently as a partner. I gained the PGCertMEDEd in October 2009 and Specialisms have been involved in GP Training since then. Other qualifications include DRCOG, DFSRH and GP training Letter of Competence for subdermal implants and Women’s health and family planning intrauterine techniques.
Dr Verity Biggs – GP Partner
About me I trained in the area and completed VTS training in Coventry and Warwickshire. I worked as a locum, salaried and now partner. I am an elected member of Coventry LMC.
Job title GP Partner Profile Geographical Coventry base I also work at Warwick Medical School as a teaching fellow and Areas covered Coventry CV6, and for those living near undertake Aesthetic work privately. I am a GP registrar trainer and or around Kenilworth, Balsall Common, F2 trainer. Knowle, Tile Hill, Meriden areas I feel I can offer support to those newly qualified post CCT, those who Email [email protected] are unsure of which path to follow in their GP career, support for Telephone 07974437210 those considering partnerships and also those considering a portfolio career. Contact None listed preferences Available for Yes remote/virtual mentoring
Career background Completed VTS Coventry and Warwickshire Locum GP in short term Salaried GP for 2 years Partner for 4 years
Specialisms Women’s health Diabetes Aesthetics