Salaried GP in Cardiff

Four Elms Medical Centre is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Salaried GP to join our friendly, supportive and forward-thinking team. This post is for 6 sessions a week (3 days) working across both our Newport and Cardiff sites. We are a well-established practice supporting a 25,000 patient list shared over three sites: one site located in the Cardiff Royal Infirmary, another in Pengam Green Cardiff, and also in Ringland, Newport. All surgeries are located just off the M4 corridor with excellent transport links to Cardiff centre and Bristol.

This is an excellent opportunity for a GP looking for a fulfilling role within a strong clinical MDT setting, and the chance to become a long-term member of our thriving practice at this exciting and changing time in our General Practice.

Main duties of the job:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves 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.
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• 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.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and is subject to discussion with the recruiting manager.

About us:

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking team under a well-established partnership serving a shared 25,000 patient list in South Wales? Our team is comprised of:

• 6 GP Partners and 3 salaried GPs
• First Contact physiotherapists
• General Practice Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants
• Administrators
• Reception Team
• Management Team

We are an approved GP Specialty Training Practice with a strong focus on education for both GP registrars and medical students. We are recognised as a leading Postgraduate Training Practice affiliated to the Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, to provide undergraduate education. As a partnership, we are committed to giving our patients access to new treatments and healthcare opportunities through NHS-approved research studies.

If you are ready to make a commitment to our strong, highly capable team, we welcome your application.

Person Specification:

• Medical Degree - Qualified GP, completed GP Specialist Training

Experience:

• Experience of working within a busy practice alongside a multi-disciplinary team.

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.