General Practitioner (Salaried) - Riversdale House

Job summary Salary Available Upon Request 8 sessions a week Salary: £11,652.16 per session per annum. 4 -8 sessions a week. The number of sessions can be discussed depending on the applicant's preference and practice requirements. We are a long-established well-regarded training Practice situated in expanded premises in the town centre. Close to the coast and with easy access to the Brecon Beacons and the Gower. The area has good local state schools. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Salaried Doctor to join our friendly, forward-thinking team. Our Primary Care Team includes 9 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 2 Practice Pharmacists, Practice Nurse Manager, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs and excellent administrative staff. The Practice is an active member of Bridgend East Network Cluster and of Pen y Bont Health Ltd, the first federated GP Cluster in Wales. Prepared to wait for the right candidate We welcome applications from newly qualified as well as experienced GPs 6 weeks annual leave pro rata plus 2 weeks study leave No weekend or out of hours work sessions available locally Training Practice and undergraduate teaching years 1 and 2 medical students Single site 18,931 patients Mixed patient demographic EMIS computer system High QAIF achievers Broad range of Enhanced Services delivered Main duties of the job Job Title: Salaried General Practitioner Reports to: The Partners (Clinically) The Practice Manager (Administratively) The role will include a varied general practice workload, including face to face and telephone consultations, management of acute and long term conditions, prescribing and clinical administration. About us We are a large forward-thinking long established Practice situated in expanded premises in Bridgend town centre. Close to the coast and with very easy access to the M4 corridor. Our Practice population is 18931 and we have a mixed patient demographic. We are very proud of our friendly, hardworking team, which includes 9 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, a team of Practice Pharmacists managed by our Senior Pharmacist and a Practice Nurse team led by our Nurse Manager, including Nurse Practitioners, Health Care Assistants and Phlebotomists. Our Clinical teams receive excellent support from our ancillary staff. We are a well-regarded training Practice and have several GP Registrars. We also provide undergraduate teaching to years 1 and 2 medical students and support student nurses and pharmacists. We are members of the Bridgend East Network Cluster and Pen y Bont Health Federation, the first federated GP Cluster in Wales. We use EMIS computer system. We are also proud to be a Park Run Practice. Job description Job responsibilities Job summary: The post-holder will manage a caseload 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 including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and 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 the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards Collecting data for audit purposes Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate Undertaking hot review with GP Trainee 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 Awareness 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 evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation 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. Confidentiality In the course of 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