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General Practitioner Jobs

General Practitioners (family physicians) specialise in providing primary medical care and managing patients of all ages in the community, referring for specialist opinion only when essential. The role requires a broad range of diagnostic and sometimes procedural skills.


Most general practitioners work in community based clinics but an increasing number of jobs are available in hospital primary care or family medicine departments and polyclinics. In some rural areas (especially in Canada, Australia and New Zealand) general practitioners attain enhanced skills in emergency medicine, anaesthesia or obstetrics and work in hospitals providing secondary level care including in patient management.


If you are a fully qualified general practitioner (family physician) or about to complete your postgraduate residency training in general practice (family medicine), there are diverse opportunities awaiting you across the world in metropolitan clinics, rural medical practices, small rural hospitals and large hospital and polyclinic family medicine departments.


We recruit General Practitioners for the following roles:


  • fee for service family physicians
  • salaried general practitioners
  • District Medical Officers (procedural and non procedural)
  • Rural and Remote Medicine Physicians
  • Locum general practitioners



We have open vacancies for general practitioners in Australia and Canada offering excellent contractual terms and earnings prospects in metropolitan and rural areas.


We also have openings for family physicians in Saudi Arabia offering tax free remuneration.


If you would like to find out more about your opportunities to work as a general practitioner internationally, please send us a copy of your curriculum vitae and contact us to discuss your interest.


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FAQs about General Practitioner Recruitment and Jobs

  • What qualifications are required to work as a General Practitioner?

    Candidates for General Practice (Family Medicine) jobs must have a postgraduate qualification in General Practice (Family Medicine) obtained upon completion of a structured resideny program. 


    Examples include:

    • MRCGP and CCT
    • American Board of Family Medicine
    • FRACGP

    Some employers ask for additional qualifications:

    • ALS or other resuscitation certificates
    • Diplomas in obstetrics, family planning, emergency medicine, anaesthesia 

  • What are the career prospects in general practice?

    There is a shortage of general practitioners in most of the developed countries, particularly Canada, Australia and UK so there are plenty of jobs available for GPs in cities, towns and rural areas. The job offers varied work with opportunities to learn new skills and take on enhanced levels of responsibility.


    There are also plenty of opportunites for part time and locum work which provide greater flexibility.


  • How are general practitioners paid?

    General practitioners work as salaried employees or fee for service practitioners where each item of service (ie consultations and procedures) is billed to a patient or insurance company or government.

    In Australia and Canada the fee for service model is prevalent and most physicians have a contract which requires that they pay a percentage of total revenue to the practice to cover administrative and clinic rental costs.



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