All patients are allocated a named accountable GP who is administratively responsible for their overall care at the practice. If you wish to know who your named GP is please contact the practice. If you have a preference as to which GP this is, the practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
Our Staff
Doctors
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DR RACHEL JAMESON
(Partner) MBBS BSc DCH DFFP DRCOG MRCGP [Mon, Wed]
Qualified in 1998 at St George's Hospital, London and has special interests in Paediatrics, Diabetes and Elderly Care medicine.
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DR EDWARD FORD
(Partner) MB ChB MRCGP [Mon, Thu, Fri]
Qualified in 2005 at Sheffield School of Medicine, special interests include general medicine, paediatrics, urology, palliative care and frailty. He performs minor surgery at Selsey Medical Centre. Dr Ford supervises medical students from Brighton Medical School and begins his qualification to become an accredited trainer for Health Education England Kent, Surrey and Sussex this Autumn. Dr Ford represents the practice at the Clinical Commissioning Group.
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DR IVAR CLAROS
(Partner) MA BS MRCGP [Wed, Thu, Fri]
I trained at San Simón university in Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America, I did my foundation training at The Great Western Hospital in Swindon. After that I was a Clinical Fellow in Orthopedics. I did my GP training in the KSS Deanery. I worked as a Locum and Salary GP before I joined Selsey Medical Practice. I am interested in musculoskeletal conditions. I play football and do road cycling and enjoy many different activities with my family.
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DR ANTONIA GOWAN
(Salaried GP) MBBS BSc DFFP DRCOG MRCGP [Mon, Wed]
Qualified in 1998 at St George's Hospital, London. After house jobs in London, she then went to work in Perth, Australia for 6 months, returning to Adelaide in 2003 for a further year. In 2004 she started her GP training at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, and since becoming a GP in 2006 has worked at Selsey Medical Practice. She has a special interests in colorectal conditions and family planning. She fits contraceptive implants (Nexplanon) and leads on menopause within the practice.
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DR ARABELLA SARGENT
(Salaried GP) MBBS BSc DCH MRCGP [Thu, Fri am, term time only]
Qualified in 2002 at Guy's King's and St Thomas. Specialist interest in paediatrics and children's health.
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DR CAROLINE DENSHAM
(Salaried GP) MBChB DA DCH DRCOG MRCGP [Mon, Tue]
Qualified in 1993 at Bristol University and held a wide variety of Junior Hospital Posts in the South West and New Zealand before going into General Practice. She has worked as a GP in Bognor Regis and then Midhurst for the last 10 years where she also worked at the Community Hospital in Elderly Rehabilitation medicine. She has a variety of clinical interests including Care of the Elderly and Gynaecology.
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DR HARRIET GOODHEAD
(Salaried GP) MBBS, MRCGP [Wed, Thu, Fri]
I qualified in 2014 from the University of Nottingham. Since then I have worked in Dorset, Sussex and Australia. I am from the Chichester area originally, during my time off I enjoy sailing and walks in the downs with my family and dog!
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DR AMANDA NICHOLLS
(Salaried GP) MBBS, MRCGP [Mon, Tue]
Qualified from Kings College, London in 2000. Trained in Tunbridge Wells, Kent and worked in New Zealand as a salaried GP in Tunbridge Wells before moving to Sussex and taking up a salaried role in Selsey in 2021.
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DR NISHAM GHIMIRE
(Salaried GP) MRCGP
Qualified as a doctor in 2010 from Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu University, Nepal. Moved to the UK in 2016. I completed MRCGP in 2023 from Western Sussex Hospital Trusts and am committed to providing high-quality patient care. Outside of medicine, I enjoy walking, playing the guitar, and snooker.
Practice Management
The practice managers are involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice managers support the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also help to develop extended services to enhance patient care.
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NICOLA COLLINS
Partner Practice Manager
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ALLISON TURNER
Assistant Practice Manager
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JESS STEVENS
Operations manager
Nurse Prescribers
Nurse Prescribers (also known as Independent Prescribers) can prescribe medication. They can deal with minor illness as well as family planning, long-term conditions such as asthma, COPD, coronary heart disease and diabetes.
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KIRSTY ANDERSON
Lead Nurse
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NICKY MACDONALD
Practice Nurses
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ANDREA JACKSON
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LORNA WIGMORE
Physician Assistant
Physician assistants are healthcare professionals who work as part of a multidisciplinary team with supervision from a named senior doctor, providing care to patients in primary, secondary and community care environments.
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PRECILIA VIEIRA
Paramedic
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MICHEALA HARMER
Healthcare Assistants
Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.
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GLORIA BATES
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JO ROBB
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JACQUI STRANGE
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MARIE TAYLOR
Phlebotomists
Our phlebotomists work every morning. As well as taking blood they can also measure your blood pressure. Our nursing team can also offer stop smoking services and NHS health checks.
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CAROLE BATH
Pharmacist
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SOPHIE ELLIOTT
First Contact Physiotherapists
First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP) are qualified independent clinical practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat, and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) problems.
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MICHAEL WILLIS
Social Prescribing link workers
Social Prescribers can give people time and focus on what matters to the person as identified in their care and support plan. They connect people to community groups and agencies for practical and emotional support and offer a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.
Page last reviewed: 08 August 2025
Page created: 14 February 2020
Page created: 14 February 2020