About this role
Job summary
Salary Available Upon Request
8 sessions a week
General Practitioners act as the cornerstone of primary healthcare, providing comprehensive, continuous, and personalised medical care to individuals and families within the community. Their main roles involve diagnosing and treating acute/chronic illnesses, promoting preventative health, and coordinating patient care through referrals.
Main duties of the job
A General Practitioner in Wales is a frontline doctor delivering comprehensive, community-based care, acting as the first point of contact for patients. Key duties include conducting consultations (in-person or telephone), home visits (when required), diagnosing conditions, prescribing treatment, and managing chronic diseases, usually working within a multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities & Duties
Clinical Care: Assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients at the surgery or in their homes.
Preventative Health: Offering health education and promoting prevention within the community.
Referrals: Referring patients to hospital specialists or other healthcare professionals when necessary.
Administration: Maintaining accurate patient records, signing, and managing electronic systems.
Teamwork: Working closely with practice staff, including nurses, pharmacists, and administrative teams.
Compliance: Ensuring compliance with Welsh health board policies, including GDPR and safeguarding.
Job Description
About us
This post is for maternity cover for 12 months starting from 20th July 2026. Ideally looking for someone who is available for 8 sessions per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) but can look at a job share for the right candidate.
We are a BCU managed practice with 8,800 patients covering two practices both within the Holyhead locality. We have an excellent team within the surgery including admin support along with on-site pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (who provide much needed face to face clinics with patients). We also have a team of ANP's, Advanced Paramedics, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and a number of salaried and locum GP's providing an excellent service. We are able to offer our patients appointments with the in-house Audiologist, Mental Health OT, Family Wellbeing Practitioner, In-house Physiotherapist.
We also have access to the Urgent Primary Care Centre which provides an excellent additional service to our patients.
Our clinical system is EMIS and we use electronic prescribing.
For any further information or enquiries please email [email protected].
Please visit Practice website
Job description Job responsibilities
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary, sharing clinical knowledge and experience in a GP Practice.
Manage patient caseloads and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting.
Ensure awareness, compliance and undertaking of all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety. The successful applicant should also effectively communicate and respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues, and behave in a welcoming manner that is non judgmental to the individual, respecting their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
n/a
Desirable
n/a
Qualifications Essential
Qualifications: A qualified doctor with a Primary Medical Qualification (PMQ) and completion of GP specialist training. Registration: Full GMC registration and on the GP Register. Licence: Licensed to practice and on the Welsh Performers List.
Desirable
n/a
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA Essential
Registration: Full GMC registration and on the GP Register. Licence: Licensed to practice and on the Welsh Performers List.
Desirable
n/a
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 Cambria Surgery
Ucheldre Avenue
Holyhead
Gwynedd
LL65 1RA
Employer's website https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)