About this role
Job summary
Ashgrove Medical Group is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Salaried GP to join our forward-thinking team for a fixed-term period of 18 months. We are offering between 4 to 8 sessions per week, providing flexibility to suit your professional and personal commitments.
Operating across two sites in the South Wales area, we are a thriving, innovative practice dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care while fiercely protecting the well-being and workload of our clinicians.
Main duties of the job
The Role & Workload
We believe in a sustainable, safe working day. Your clinical workload is carefully managed to ensure a manageable pace:
Structured Consultations: Our templates offer a carefully balanced mix of pre-bookable appointments, on-the-day appointments, and eConsults.
Manageable Duty Days: On-call sessions are allocated strictly pro-rata. To ensure clinical safety and reduce fatigue, on-call duty is capped at a maximum of 35 triage slots.
Low Home Visits: Thanks to our triage systems and allied health professional support, our GP home visit rates remain consistently low.
About us
Ashgrove Medical Group covers two sites at Ashgrove Surgery, Pontypridd, and Penrhiwceiber Medical Centre, Mountain Ash. We are highly-respected training practice in the heart of the Welsh Valleys. With a patient population of circa 20,000 patients including a student population from the University of South Wales. Our goal is to grow our established training abilities by becoming a centre of excellence whilst simultaneously providing the highest quality of Primary Care services. As well as placing a strong emphasis on education & training, the practice is also a high-tiered research centre with a purpose built research facility. We offer the majority of enhanced services including joint injections, gender identity services, DOAC initiation and monitoring and minor ops as well as holding the contracts for Cwm Taf and Cardiff & Vale for vasectomy services due to the fact that we have our very own operating theatre. We also provide Occupational Health services and a private Aesthetics clinic. The practice boasts an excellent and highly professional team of 7 GP Partners, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 7 salaried GPs, 1 Physician Associate, 2 Pharm Techs, 5 highly trained nurses, including prescriber and minor illness, 2 HCAs, 1 Phlebotomist all complimented by a supportive reception and administration team. The partners are passionate about supporting their team to enjoy a quality of life at work with a healthy work-life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities
Salaried General Practitioner - Fixed-Term
Ashgrove Medical Group is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Salaried GP to join our forward-thinking team for a fixed-term period of 18 months. We are offering between 4 to 8 sessions per week, providing flexibility to suit your professional and personal commitments.
Operating across two sites in the South Wales area, we are a thriving, innovative practice dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care while fiercely protecting the well-being and workload of our clinicians.
About the Practice
You will be joining a highly supportive, well-structured environment looking after a diverse patient list of 20,000 at two sites - Ashgrove Surgery, Pontypridd & Penrhiwceiber Medical Centre, Mountain Ash.
We operate a robust, highly skilled Multidisciplinary Team - MDT designed to ensure patients see the right professional at the right time, significantly reducing the administrative and clinical burden on our GPs. Our team includes:
Salaried GPs
Advanced Nurse Practitioners & Practice Nurses
Health Care Support Workers - HCSWs
Physician Associate
In-house Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
We also benefit from excellent integration with our Local Health Board - LHB, and cluster teams, providing direct access to:
First Contact Physiotherapists - FCP
Mental Health Workers
The Role & Workload
We believe in a sustainable, safe working day. Your clinical workload is carefully managed to ensure a manageable pace:
Structured Consultations: Our templates offer a carefully balanced mix of pre-bookable appointments, on-the-day appointments, and eConsults.
Manageable Duty Days: On-call sessions are allocated strictly pro-rata. To ensure clinical safety and reduce fatigue, on-call duty is capped at a maximum of 35 triage slots.
Low Home Visits: Thanks to our triage systems and allied health professional support, our GP home visit rates remain consistently low.
Research & Development
We are an active research practice involved in ongoing clinical trials. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for a GP looking to engage in research activity, maintain portfolio variety, and stay at the forefront of primary care developments.
Key Details at a Glance
Role: Salaried GP
Contract: 18-month Fixed-Term
Commitment: 4 to 8 sessions per week - negotiable
Location: Across our two sites
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MRCGP
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 Ashgrove Surgery
Morgan Street
PONTYPRIDD
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF37 2DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)