General Practitioner in Newport

The surgery is situated directly off Junction 26, M4 - an easy commute from both Cardiff and Bristol. To support flexible working amongst our current staff we are looking for an enthusiastic GP to provide 5 sessions and join our friendly and supportive primary care team. We are a highly motivated well-organised training practice that prides ourselves on providing high quality patient centred care whilst maintaining a good work life balance.

Main duties of the job:

• We operate a system of total triage. A telephone list of calls to triage with the facility for face-to-face appointments provide the flexibility for you to manage your working day as you consider necessary.
• Routine and emergency appointments up to 16 patients per session.
• Home visits to be shared equally.
• Lab reports to be actioned daily and shared between all doctors in surgery that day.
• Medicine management queries and med reviews where possible.
• Checking and sending referrals; written referrals go back to secretaries.
• QAIF input during consultations as needed.
• Signing of fair share of prescriptions. We are now using electronic prescribing so signing of prescriptions are less.
• You will be required to supervise medical students as part of a shared rota.
• GP registrar hot reviews where needed (blocked time for this).
• You will be required to complete a small amount of practice medical reports roughly 3 hours per month.
• Attendance at practice team meetings and significant event meetings. We have closure 2/3 times per year for in-house training.
• Clinical audit where required to improve practice performance or as part of continuous professional development with mutual agreement and to help with appraisal requirements.
• Attendance at formal primary care meetings (prescribing/NCN etc.) within contractual hours if required.
• Nurse supervision and teaching of minor illness.

About us:

• 3 GP Partners, 5 Salaried doctors and 2 GP registrars.
• List size: 11,000.
• We believe in developing our own practice team as well as providing education and training to registrars and medical students throughout the year, working closely with Cardiff and Swansea Universities.
• Hold GMS contract for providing GP services each morning at HMP Usk & HMP Prescoed.
• High QOF / QAIF achievers; Paper light practice using Emis Web.
• Practice Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioner with independent prescribing qualifications.
• Minor illness nurse and full nursing team.
• Variety of enhanced services including minor surgery and contraceptive IUD and Implants.
• Final year medical student teaching.

Job responsibilities:

• Routine and emergency appointments up to 16 patients per session.
• Home visits to be shared equally after 1st visit is allocated to on call GP.
• Lab reports to be actioned daily and shared between all doctors in surgery that day.
• Medicine management queries and med reviews where possible.
• Checking and sending referrals; written referrals go back to secretaries.
• QAIF input during consultations as needed.
• Signing of fair share of prescriptions (this may involve additional prescriptions through busy times/annual leave/sickness within the practice).
• You will be required to supervise medical students as part of a shared rota.
• GP registrar hot reviews where needed (blocked time for this).
• You will be required to complete a small amount of practice medical reports roughly 3 hours per month.

Person Specification:

• 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.
• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP.
• Experience of Medicines Management.

Qualifications:

• 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.

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.