General Practitioner

Job summary

Sketty & Killay Medical Centres are able to offer the opportunity to join a friendly, caring and forward-thinking practice. We are a large GP practice of approximately 22,500 patients and have 12 GP partners and 4 salaried GPs. We are a multidisciplinary team that includes pharmacists,Minor ailments practitioners, paramedic and a large nursing team overseeing care delivery. We are a training practice and have trainees from F2 to ST3.

We offer many enhanced services and encourage doctors to learn new skills and develop specialist interests such as Minor Ops/Appraisal/Teaching/GPwSI roles in a supportive environment. We are a teaching practice and have students from both Swansea & Cardiff Universities.

Key Information :

Flexible full/part time roles (6-8 sessions per week)

Partnership opportunities available

High earning practice

Visa sponsorship available for candidates requiring working visas

22,500 patient list size

MDT working

Opportunities to learn new skills

Supportive/friendly environment

Training practice

Vision operating system

Key Benefits :

Salary negotiable with competitive rates depending on number of sessions/experience

6 weeks holiday per year

NHS pension

Key Skills :

Registered GP with GMC and possesses right to work in the UK

Will consider all levels of experience from newly qualified to experienced GPs

A patient focussed GP committed to self-development and providing the highest level of evidenced based care

Main duties of the job

In accordance with the Practice rota, undertaking daily telephone, digital and face-to-face consultations for acutely unwell patients on the day.

Manage a patient caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Undertaking home visits when required

Actioning blood results and Docman

Overseeing chronic disease management

Participating and supporting in practice clinical meetings

Supporting GP registrars

About us

This long established practice covers a wide area and is one of the largest in Wales. The Partnership consists of 2 full time and 10 part time GP Partners they share their time between the two purpose built premises in Sketty and Killay. Both centres have suitable access for all disabled patients and there is a lift to the first floor treatment centre at Killay. We are a training practice and undertake the teaching and training of healthcare professionals.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working in accordance with the practice opening hours; the applicant will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including telephone consultations, surgery consultation queries, home visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, reviewing results 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 healthcare workers within the organisation.

Accessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Consultation with patients and in-line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

Providing counselling and health education

Referring patients to our cluster projects where applicable

Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards

Collecting data for audit purposes

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 accurate read-coding of patient data

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies where appropriate

Compiling and issuing of computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary whenever clinically appropriate

Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a private fee, is properly recouped and accounted for medical reports, insurance reports, private letters etc.

In general, the applicant will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fully qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS Clear DBS report GMC registration

Desirable

Experience working in general practice/ primary care environment Experience with IT system Vision

Experience

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols and patient specific directives

Desirable

Experience of working in primary care

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