Salaried GP West End Medical Centre

*Job Overview*
GPs - are you looking for a new salaried position? To work in a beautiful location, with excellent commuter links, and a great relocation package to bring you here?

We have GP Vacancies our Health Board Practice, West End Medical Centre, in Conwy County;

Westend Medical Centre is situated in Colwyn Bay, with a list size of 18,400 patients. Newly merged from to Practices within the same building, West End Medical Centre is focused on delivering a social model of care and has a multi-Disciplinary team including GPs, Nurses, Physiotherapists and Pharmacists. The practice is also moving towards recruitment of other health care professionals such as Advanced Practice Paramedics and Physicians Associates.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
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Working for our organisation
The Location:

Conwy County and Colwyn Bay both have a variety of independent coffee shops and bars and is close to the town of Llandudno with a good range of retail stores and a theatre and conference centre. Its coastal location also means that within minutes you can be in the countryside and heading to the Snowdonia National Park. There are also good road and rail links to Chester, Manchester and Liverpool. This family friendly town is close to a number of great state and independent schools, and the University Health Board has links with the two local Universities in Bangor and Wrexham (Glyndwr University).

Why Should You Apply?

• Opportunity to be involved in developing the practice's services.
• Flexible working hours, with full, part time and portfolio applications welcomed.
• Opportunities to develop professionally.

*Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities*
Please find a full job description and person specification within the additional documents section of the advert. You can also find a full GP Information pack.

Person specification
Personal Qualities
*Essential Criteria*

• Flexible approach
• Motivated and efficient
• Commitment to learn and best practice

General
*Essential Criteria*

• Satisfactory Immigration Status
• Satisfactory Health Clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure Check
• Valid Driving License
• Car owner

*Qualifications
Essential criteria*

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise 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

Desirable criteria

• MRCGP
• Academic excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions etc.)

*Experience
Essential criteria*

• Experience in general practice and working in multi-disciplinary team
• Vocational GP training

Desirable criteria

• Eligibility for minor surgery, obstetrics, family planning accreditation

*Essential Criteria
Skills and Knowledge Ability*

• Proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care caseload and respond flexibly to workload fluctuations
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
• Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
• Effective counselling and communication skills
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
• Good IT proficiency
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with a wide range of individuals and within groups
• Ability to work across organisations to deliver a common objective
• Ability to draft letters, reports and protocols in a timely manner

Desirable criteria

• Audit
• Research interests relevant to post
• Teaching / Training experience
• Ability to speak Welsh