A workforce crisis exists in general practice; despite the number of newly qualified GPs increasing, GPs are struggling to find suitable roles. There are significant levels of mental health issues and burnout, with GPs making plans to leave general practice, and in some cases the UK.

In this environment it may be challenging to build stability but it is possible. You do not need to leave medicine, the NHS or the UK to find Portfolio careers can help improve work life balance, mental health issues and burnout, provide the space to create a broad and diverse skillset resulting in opportunities for career development, progression and financial security.

Attend to learn more about how you can create variety with stability simultaneously in your career.

By the end of the session delegates will:

• Learn how to define portfolio careers and the historical context of the term.
• Be able to describe the wider background for which portfolio careers exist in UK healthcare today.
• Understand The Portfolio Career Development Framework and know how to practically apply this to their own career.
• Discover real portfolio career examples to show what is possible both within and outside of general practice