Salaried GP

Are you are looking fora great place to work, a supportive team ethos and the opportunity to work in astunning rural environment. Our Practice is based in the heart of the BreconBeacons National Park, offering outstanding opportunities for walking, running,cycling and a host of other outdoor activities. Our main surgery is beside theUsk River in the pleasant market town of Brecon. We enjoy providing care to arural and agricultural population within the scenic mountains of the BreconBeacons. We are centrally located, with excellent main road access, which meansit is just a one-hour drive to Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Hereford.

We are seeking aSalaried GP to join our team for up to eight sessions per week. We are lookingfor an enthusiastic GP who would enjoy the variety of work offered within thepractice and the community. There is opportunity if desired to develop specialinterests through our supplementary services.

Main duties of the job

We operate a system oftotal triage. A telephone list of calls to triage with the facility forface-to-face appointments provide the flexibility for you to manage yourworking day as you consider necessary. There are no home visits at the end ofclinics: our home visits are undertaken by the GP working within our EnhancedCommunity Care Teams each day. The Salaried GP would have the option toparticipate in the home-visit day, which provides an excellent opportunity towork more closely with the various members of our multi-disciplinary team, andenjoy the excitement and challenges of remote and rural medicine in a beautifullandscape. Similarly, the salaried GP would have the option to participate inthe clinical care of patients in our local community hospital.

About us

We are a dispensingpractice in the market towns of Brecon and Sennybridge. We deliver GMS andenhanced services to approximately 15,500 patients.

We believe in developingour own practice team as well as providing education and training to registrarsand medical students throughout the year, working closely with Cardiff andSwansea Universities. To this end, additional to the salary we also offer a£500 study budget to support you in any educational development that you wishto undertake.

Our teamwork-basedapproach enables us to provide the highest quality of care, and an enjoyable,supportive working environment. Partners and Salaried GPs meet regularly toreview, discuss and learn from the expertise and experience of others forcomplex clinical decisions.

Our clinical team issupported by a Practice Nurse Team and a Physicians Assistant. We also havedirect access for medicines management support through a community interestcompany Red Kite Solutions. We are a training practice with three GP trainersand enjoy the regular presence of registrars, Foundation Doctors and medicalstudents from Swansea and Cardiff.

We are committed toworkflow optimisation and the reduction of GP administration workload.

Competitive Salary £12,814per session per annum, (subject to annual pay review). £500 study budget and seven weeks annualleave per annum.

This could be the rightopportunity for you if you are looking to join a partnership in the future.

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

The post-holderwill manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primarycare setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered andtemporary patients.

Please see attached Job Description for more information.

Person Specification Eligibility, Knowledge and Skills

• Full GMC registration.
• All Wales Medical Performers List & All Wales Locum Register (Wales).
• Appropriate Defence Indemnity (MPS/MDU).
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently.
• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced clinician.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
• Please see attached Person Specification for further details.

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of continued professional development.
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit.
• General Understanding of Primary Care GMC Contract.
• Experience with audit and ability to lead audit programmes.
• Experience with clinical risk management.
• Please see attached Person Specification for further detail.
• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP.
• Experience of Medicines Management.
• Please see attached Person Specification for further detail.

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or Equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Please see attached Person Specification for further detail.

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.