About this role
Job summary
Salary Available Upon Request
4 to 8 sessions a week
Come and join our friendly, forward-thinking team in the beautiful historic market town of Usk, Monmouthshire. We're looking for a passionate and innovative GP to expand our supportive team.
If you're looking for a fulfilling role in a stunning location with a great team, wed love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed GP to join our friendly and supportive team at The Usk Surgery.
Our preference is to recruit a GP Partner, although we would also welcome applications from candidates interested in a salaried position with a view to partnership, including an initial fixed-term arrangement, or a substantive salaried GP role.
We are an established dispensing practice serving approximately 6,600 patients, with an experienced multidisciplinary team and a strong emphasis on collaborative working, high-quality patient care and continuity of care.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality, patient-centred general medical services to our registered patient population.
- Undertake a mixture of face-to-face and telephone consultations, managing both acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Participate in the practice on-call rota, including assessment and management of urgent patient requests.
- Undertake home visits where clinically appropriate, recognising that the practice has a low home-visiting workload.
- Provide continuity of care for patients.
- Assess, investigate, diagnose and manage patients across the full range of general practice.
- Prescribe safely and effectively in accordance with local and national prescribing guidance.
- Work collaboratively with our practice pharmacist, nursing team, healthcare assistants and administrative staff.
- Support the appropriate use of the wider multidisciplinary team.
About us
- Caring for a list of 6600 patients
- Dispensing practice serving a semi-rural community
- Team of 2 GP partners, 2 salaried GPs and a long-term locum
- Experienced, friendly, and supportive clinical team, including excellent admin support.
- 2 GP trainers supportive of learning, mentoring, and professional development.
- High-achieving practice with strong clinical standards and patient satisfaction.
- Innovative and forward-thinking open to new ideas and service development.
- Strong medico-political representation at LMC and GPC Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Administrative Responsibilities
- Undertake a proportionate share of the practice's clinical administrative workload.
- Review and action pathology and investigation results.
- Review hospital correspondence and clinical communications, taking appropriate action.
- Complete referrals and associated clinical documentation.
- Manage prescription requests and medication-related queries as appropriate, with support from the practice pharmacist.
- Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records.
- Complete relevant reports, certificates and other clinical correspondence as required.
- Respond appropriately to patient queries and administrative requests requiring GP input.
Teamworking and Practice Development
- Work collaboratively with GP partners, salaried GPs and the wider practice team.
- Contribute to a positive, supportive and professional working environment.
- Participate in clinical and practice meetings as appropriate.
- Contribute to quality improvement, clinical audit and significant event analysis.
- Support the practice in meeting contractual and quality requirements under the Welsh GMS contract.
- Participate in safeguarding activities and maintain high standards of clinical governance.
- Contribute to the teaching and supervision of GP trainees and other learners where appropriate to experience and agreed responsibilities.
- Support the ongoing development of practice services and patient care pathways.
Additional Responsibilities for a GP Partner
For candidates interested in partnership, the role would also involve:
- Sharing responsibility for the clinical and operational management of the practice.
- Participating in partnership meetings and collective decision-making.
- Contributing to the strategic direction and future development of the practice.
- Sharing responsibility for the financial sustainability and effective running of the business.
- Supporting workforce planning, recruitment and staff development.
- Taking responsibility for agreed areas of clinical or operational leadership according to individual interests and skills.
- Contributing to the management and development of the practice's dispensing services.
- Supporting the delivery and development of NHS contractual and enhanced services.
- Representing the practice at relevant external meetings where agreed.
- Working collaboratively with the other partners and practice management team to maintain a sustainable and successful practice.
We welcome enquiries for further information as well as informal visits to the practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
- Inclusion on the GMC GP Register.
- Inclusion on, or eligibility for, the Welsh Medical Performers List before commencing clinical work.
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a dispensing practice or a desire to learn about dispensing.
- Experience or interest in GP partnership and practice development.
- Experience of teaching or supervising GP trainees.
- Interest in quality improvement, service development, or clinical leadership.
- Additional clinical skills or special interests that complement the existing practice team.
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience working in a dispensing practice or desire to learn about dispensing.
- Experience or interest in GP partnership and practice development.
- Experience of teaching or supervising GP trainees.
- Interest in quality improvement, service development or clinical leadership.
- Additional clinical skills or special interests that complement the existing practice team.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
GP Practice in Wales
Address
James House, Maryport Street
Usk
Monmouthshire,
NP15 1AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)