Ep 72: The GP Recruitment Crisis: How One Clinic Turned a 6-Week Waitlist into a Hiring Engine with Julie Thomson

Scaling a clinic is never just about adding more rooms or doctors. It’s about building systems, attracting the right team, and aligning leadership to drive sustainable growth. In this episode, Julie Thomson, Practice Manager and partner at Yeppoon Family Practice, shares actionable strategies for growing a multi-site clinic while solving the toughest challenges owners face: recruitment, inefficient processes, and leadership alignment.If you’re a GP or Clinic Owner ready to scale smarter, streamline your operations, and lead with confidence, this episode will give you concrete takeaways to implement immediately.Listen and learn how to turn your clinic into a high-performing, scalable business that works for you, your team, and your community.In this episode of the Scale My Clinic Podcast, you’ll learn:Approaching Practice Management with a fresh perspective that identifies hidden opportunities (00:00)Strategically expanding or merging clinics to increase value and meet community demand (04:02)How to transform recruitment into a predictable process that attracts and retains top talent (08:12)How to systematise operations across multiple sites without losing the personal touch (12:47)Aligning your leadership team and ownership group to accelerate decision-making and long-term growth (17:41)Positioning yourself to take ownership, increase the practice’s value, and secure your future in healthcare leadership (30:06).....P.S. Whenever you're ready, here are three ways we can help you grow your General Practice without burning out:1. Get the Blueprint: Watch the free Practice Success Blueprint Training, the proven roadmap Owners use to grow profit, reclaim time, build trusted teams, and protect legacy. Watch Training Now2. Sharpen Your Skills: Join one of our regular live workshops. Practical, proven tactics for recruitment, team performance, and profit tailored to Owners juggling it all. Click to Register3. Ask Your Toughest Practice Question: Post your toughest Practice question in the SGPO Facebook Group and get answers from us + 1,000 Owners who 'get it.' Click hereMissed the previous Episode?Listen to Episode 71 here: Most GPs Get This Wrong: The Must-Know Truth Before You Buy or Build with Ronnie Earl