Meet the Team

Our Team

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The People Looking After You

Our practice has a team to look after you. This includes extra support from specialists when needed. We ask you to be open to seeing different health professionals who can help with your care.
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General Job Vacancies
We are currently not recruiting.

Although we do not have any current job vacancies, we welcome direct applications from individuals (not agencies) who are interested in working at The Bay Medical Practice. If you would like to join our team, please send your CV to us.

Who’s Here to Help?

At our practice, many different people work together to make sure you get the care you need.

Helping You at Reception

  • Patient Advisors (previously called Receptionists) help with booking appointments, arranging home visits, checking test results, and answering questions.

    Helping with Prescriptions & Medicines

  • Prescription Clerks answer questions about prescriptions.

  • Clinical Pharmacists review your medicines and help with any concerns.

    Helping with Referrals, Letters & Paperwork

  • Medical Secretaries arrange referrals to hospitals and specialists.

  • Data Administration Team process and code clinical letters received by the practice to make sure important medical information is recorded correctly.

    Helping with Check-ups & Treatments

  • Practice Nurses look after your health, help with long-term conditions, minor injuries, immunisations, travel injections, and wound care.

  • Health Care Assistants help with health checks, ECGs, blood pressure, and some injections.

    • Helping When You’re Unwell

  • Advanced Nurse Practitioners can diagnose illnesses like infections or stomach aches, prescribe medicine, and refer you to specialists.

  • Advanced Clinical Practitioners – Paramedics provide expert care, including diagnosing conditions, prescribing treatment, and helping with urgent health concerns.

  • Advanced Paramedics visit patients at home and see them in the practice.

  • Locum GPs (temporary doctors) help with same-day appointments, phone calls, and home visits.

  • Salaried GPs are doctors who work regularly at the practice to provide ongoing care.

  • Your Usual GP looks after your overall care and supports patients with complex health needs.

    • Helping with Wellbeing & Extra Support

  • Social Prescribers help you make positive changes to your health and find support in your community.

  • Wellbeing Coaches support you with your mental and physical health.

  • Chronic Pain Coaches help people manage long-term pain and improve their quality of life.

    • Doctors

    Dr Charles Iwegbu, BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCGP, PGCME

    GP Partner

    Male

    Dr Arif Rahman

    GP Partner

    Male

    Dr Holly Bartley, BA (Hons), MBBS, MRCGP

    GP Partner

    Female

    Dr Kirsty Bateman

    GP Partner

    Female

    Dr Oliver Cule

    GP Partner

    Male

    Dr Simon Giles, MBBS, FRCGP, DRCOG, DFRSH

    GP Partner

    Male

    Dr Sam Judd, MBBS, BMEDSCI, MRCGP

    GP Partner

    Male

    Dr Cath Miskin, MB, BS, MRCGP, DRCOG (1994), DFRSH (1994), DipMedEd (2000)

    GP Partner

    Female

    Dr Simon Nevitt, MB, MRCGP

    GP Partner

    Male

    Dr Cabrini Salter MBBS, MRCGP, JCTGP

    GP Partner

    Female

    Dr Suma Sreeshyla, MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP

    GP Partner

    Female

    Dr Cheng Tan, MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH

    GP Partner

    Male

    Dr Katie Thomas, MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH

    GP Partner

    Female

    Dr Gerhard Walters, MB ChB, PMETB, DFSRH

    GP Partner

    Male

    Clinical Team

    Our GPs work with a team of healthcare professionals to make sure patients get the care they need. This team includes nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, healthcare assistants, and wellbeing coaches. They all have important jobs in helping patients.

    They run clinics and services at both the Sandown and Shanklin branches. They also help at the Urgent Assessment Centre in Sandown, where patients can get urgent care on the same day if needed.

    We also have specialist physios who help people with muscle, joint, and bone problems. They give advice and support to help patients feel better.

    By working as a team, we make sure patients see the right person, at the right time, for the right care.

    Wider Practice Team

    Our practice management team includes:

    • Jason McLean – Business Manager
    • Karen Hermans – Practice Manager for Operations and Compliance
    • Ryan Francis – Practice Manager for People, IT & Innovation
    • Jo McLean – Operations Manager

    Each manager has their own job to help keep the practice running smoothly.

    We also have a hardworking team of staff in different roles. They help with the day-to-day running of the practice and make sure our patients get the care they need.