General Practitioner in Wrexham

Due to ill-health retirement of a previous partner, we are seeking one or two GPs to join our team at Bryn Darland Surgery, which is a well-established and highly regarded training Practice in Northeast Wales. The sessions available mean that we are seeking either one or two GPs depending on how many sessions applicants wish to commit to. Our priority is to have the right person or people join our close-knit team and we would hope to be flexible for the right candidate/s. The post is a salaried GP post with a view to partnership for the right candidate/s.

Main duties of the job:

• Standard General Practice, may include some clinical supervision of Doctors in training but will not include educational supervision.

About us:

We strive to be a practice with a traditional feel but also with a willingness to look at new solutions and respond to the changing health care environment that we work within. With a list size of around 6000 patients and a branch site open three days per week, we serve rural village communities but are only 10 minutes by car from our local district general hospital in Wrexham. The area has good road links and is conveniently situated 3.5 miles from Wrexham and just 8 miles from Chester. The Practice is high achieving with Access Standards, QIF and Medicines Management and offers a wide range of Supplementary Services. The practice is also actively involved in Cluster collaborative working.

We currently have 4 GPs working a mix of sessions. The wider Practice team includes 3 Practice nurses, 2 Healthcare Assistants and a supportive administrative team. We benefit from a Cluster Home Visiting Urgent Care Practitioner, Cluster Occupational Therapist, Cluster Mental Health and CAMHS In-reach Service, Cluster Audiologist and Ear Wax removal service. We have excellent support from our local district nursing team. We work under a part triage model, use EMIS Web and have access to AccuRx, GPTR & WCCG. The Practice is active in all levels of medical training, accepting students from Cardiff and Swansea Medical Schools, doctors on F1 Lift placements and GP Registrars. We are a member of the Further Training Practice network.

Job responsibilities:

• Clinical Responsibilities include but not limited to:
• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, administration and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Undertake on-call duty on a rota basis with other GPs.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications:
• Completed GP training, or approaching completion of training.
• Registered with the GMC and included on the GP Register, in good standing.
• Included on Welsh GP Performers List.
• Up to date with appraisal and revalidation.
• Full driving licence, with use of own car.

Person Specification:

• Passion for high quality patient care.
• Willing to take a proactive approach and contribute to the continuing success of the practice.
• Common sense approach enabling delivery of effective and efficient patient care, with the ability to work and think flexibly.
• Excellent, calm and clear verbal and written communication skills using English (Welsh-speaking would be a bonus but not essential).
• Ability to identify and assess complex and multiple needs and take ownership of patient care.
• Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Competent IT skills across the relevant platforms for delivering GP care.
• Reliable, trustworthy, punctual, organised, pays attention to detail, able to work consistently and deliver a variety of services, including when under pressure.
• A willingness to contribute to the education of clinicians in training when required.
• Availability to cover for absent colleagues when necessary.
• Membership of a Medical Defence Organisation (MPS, MDU or MDDUS).

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.