Salaried GP 4 Sessions (Possibility of increasing to 5 or 6 sessions) in Cardigan

Cardigan Health Centre is seeking an enthusiastic and committed Salaried GP to join our friendly, forward-thinking team to replace a retiring GP for 4 sessions (with the possibility of increasing to 5 or 6 sessions).

Starting salary: £10,500 - £11,000 per session, depending on experience.

Supportive environment for newly qualified and experienced GPs.

Active involvement in GP training and research.

Strong links with the local cluster and GP collaborative, offering opportunities to influence wider primary care services.

Progressive and innovative working culture with an emphasis on wellbeing and teamwork.

Main duties of the job:

• Salaried GP position for 4 sessions per week, with potential to increase to 5 or 6 sessions by mutual agreement.
• Mixed clinical workload with opportunities to develop special interests, teaching, or research involvement.
• Supportive multidisciplinary team including experienced nursing, administrative, and management staff.
• Modern, well-equipped practice serving a welcoming and diverse community.
• To provide leadership as well as a clinical commitment.
• Provide consultation and appropriate clinical management of patients attending the practice, or to those where a home visit is clinically necessary.
• Provide one on-call session per week.
• To keep accurate and legible records of all patient contacts and contribute to electronic data recording and audit as directed by the service.

About us:

This is an opportunity to join a circa 10,400 patient practice. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes 4 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 3 Practice Nurses and HCSW/Phlebotomists as well as experienced and well-established reception and administrative teams. We are a GP training and research practice, proud of our strong ethos around education, quality improvement, and innovation. We work closely with our county cluster and GP collaborative, playing an active role in service development and collaborative working across the locality.

Job responsibilities:

The post-holder will manage and be responsible for a defined caseload of patients and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties. These will include surgery consultations, telephone and video consultations, triaging patients on the triage list, on-call doctor duties, visiting patients at home, checking, and signing repeat prescriptions, dealing with queries, paperwork 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.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from relevant caseloads and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and factual 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.

Other Responsibilities Within the Organisation:

• Aware of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g., prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

• Apply Practice policies, standards, and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Participate in audit where appropriate.
• Work alongside and with the other GPs, practice nurses, practice manager, reception, and administration staff.
• Work alongside and with external providers including care home staff, district nurses and hospital teams.

Contribution to Usual GP Workload:

• Complete routine daily surgery.
• Complete on-call surgeries shared pro rata between all our GPs.
• Complete a pro-rata share of paperwork (after full clinical document management has been completed by our administration team).

Confidentiality:

While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment. Such training is to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification:

Experience:

• GMC-registered GP with a licence to practise.
• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Team-focused with good communication skills.
• Interest in education, research, or collaborative working welcomed (but not essential).

Skills and Knowledge:

• Proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care caseload and respond flexibly to workload fluctuations.
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.
• Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process.
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with a wide range of individuals and within groups.
• Ability to draft letters, reports and protocols in a timely manner.
• Audit Good Clinical Practice Certificate.
• Teaching / Training experience.

Qualifications:

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice and entry on the GP Register.
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice / Certificate Confirming Eligibility for General Practice Registration (CEGPR), or equivalent.
• Included on a Medical Performers List or eligible.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

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.

£10,500 to £11,000 a year Depending on experience.