General Practitioner Winch Lane Surgery in Haverfordwest

Winch Lane GP Surgery, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1RN

Full time (8 sessions) Salary dependent on experience. We are a highly successful 8-partner practice serving a population of over 15,600 patients in Pembrokeshire. We are looking to attract a salaried GP to join our cohesive and supportive team due to gradual expansion of our list size.

What we offer includes:

• A well organised and efficient practice with emphasis on continuity of care for our patients.
• Modern, purpose built premises with conference facilities.
• The team consists of 8 full time partners, 2 salaried GPs, 3 advanced practitioners, 3 practice nurses and 2 health care assistants.

We would welcome an open minded and innovative colleague to join and strengthen our current team.

Main duties of the job:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake 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.
• Make 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.
• Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease‑management protocols, develop care plans for health.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate.

About us:

We are a large practice of 15,600 patients covering a wide area of central Pembrokeshire. Based in the county town of Haverfordwest, we serve both the urban and surrounding rural population. Our 8 GP partners are supported by a multidisciplinary team including salaried GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, physiotherapists and a mental health counsellor. The practice also supports registrars in the local training scheme, providing a friendly and supportive learning environment.

Job responsibilities:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice.
• Contribute to evaluation, audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contribute to development of computer‑based patient records.
• Contribute to summarising patient records and Read‑coding patient data.
• Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Salary available upon request. 8 sessions a week (FULL‑TIME).