Southampton West PCN Limited places GPs, advanced practitioners, nurses and primary care teams into roles that fit — clinically, culturally and contractually — across our network of member practices.
We operate at the intersection of clinical need and career ambition — sourcing, screening and supporting the people who keep Southampton's primary care running.
End-to-end recruitment for substantive roles within our PCN member practices — from salaried GPs to advanced clinical practitioners and healthcare assistants.
Coordinated workforce supply across the entire Southampton West network, giving practices shared access to vetted clinical sessions and ARRS-funded roles.
Every candidate is fully credentialed before a single shift is worked — DBS, professional registration, occupational health and references handled in-house.
Structured support for international medical graduates joining UK general practice — from CESR evidence building to induction within our Southampton practices.
Strategic consultancy for practices facing recruitment gaps, winter pressure surges or new service lines — with a documented pipeline and predictable cost modelling.
Placed candidates join a continuing professional development and peer-support network — because retention starts on day one, not the day someone hands in notice.
Southampton West PCN Limited is the dedicated employment and workforce arm serving the primary care network west of the River Itchen. We are not a high-street agency — we are an embedded partner operating from Walnut Tree Surgery, working alongside the practices we serve.
Our team understands the difference between an ARRS-funded first contact physiotherapist and a salaried GP. We know what a personal medical services contract looks like, why sessional GPs need their pensions sorted before session one, and how a network can pool workforce to fill gaps no single practice could afford to fill alone.
Every placement we make is a long conversation, not a transaction. We meet candidates in person, we visit practices on their terms, and we stay in contact long after the start date has come and gone.
They understood the difference between a PCN role and a practice role before we'd finished explaining it. The candidates we saw were actually suitable — not just available.
As a sessional GP I'd been burned by agencies before. Southampton West PCN sorted my pension, my appraisal evidence and my first session inside a week. I've never looked elsewhere.
Our ARRS recruitment had stalled for eighteen months. Within six weeks of working with the team we had a physiotherapist, a pharmacist and a care coordinator all in post.
Whether you're a candidate looking for your next role or a practice with a roster gap, we'd like to hear from you. Use the form, send an enquiry, or visit us at Walnut Tree Surgery.