Ministry of Defence General Practitioner (MOD GP)

Job summary

Do you want a salaried General Practitioner (GP) position that offers you opportunity to provide great clinical care but also allows a good work-life balance? If so, read on.

Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent clinical care to our entitled personnel.

This post is located at Aldershot Combined Medical Practice, Aldershot Centre for Health, Hospital Hill, Aldershot, Hants, there is an expectation that the post holder may be required to work across both sites of the Combined Practice Aldershot Medical Facility (the other being Minley Medical Facility).

This is a part-time, permanent position, consisting of 14 hours a week.

We offer the following benefits:

• An inclusive working environment with options to enable flexible working.
• Free parking
• Learning and development tailored to your role with a high standard of in-house training being offered.
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Cafe
• Access to the gym
• Excellent sick pay provision Maximum 5 months on full pay and 5 months on half pay. Eligibility criteria will apply in accordance with a current MOD policy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Combined Practice to provide primary and occupational Healthcare in line with General Medical Council (GMC) Standards to ensure that the organisational and Medical Officer's (MOs) objectives are achieved to optimise patient care.

About us

Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force, regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

Details

• Date posted: 09 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £91,535 to £108,743 a year pro rata *pay award pending*
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: K0003-26-0215
• Job locations: Aldershot Combined Medical Practice, Aldershot Centre for Health,, Hospital Hill, Aldershot, Hants, GU11 1AY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

Working within the guidelines of General Medical Council: Good Medical Practice and all extant Defence Medical Command (D Med C) and single Service policies and direction the MOD GP will:

• Provide primary healthcare to all registered patients during normal practice hours.
• Maximise the levels of health, wellbeing and employability of Service personnel to ensure the needs of the single Services are met.
• Undertake mandatory medical examinations and provide appropriate occupational healthcare and advice, and all supporting administrative duties.
• Provide appropriate occupational and preventative medical advice to both individuals and Chain of Command.
• Appropriately supervise the management of communicable diseases, including monitoring and reporting through single Service chains.
• Provide primary care emergency treatment to any patient who may require this within the Establishment.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.

Selection Process:

At application stage you will be assessed against:

CV:

• Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history and previous skills and experience.
• Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
• Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.

The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date.

At interview you will be assessed against the following

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Clearance.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.