Tenby Surgery joined the Hywel Dda University Health Board portfolio of Managed Practices from 1 August 2018, following the resignation of the GMS contract. This post has now become vacant following the retirement of the current post holder. This is an opportunity to join a circa 7,200 patient Practice. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Advanced Nurse/Paramedic Practitioners, Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician support as well as experienced and well established nursing and administrative teams. The Health Board is committed to multi-disciplinary team working and will be looking to expand the team further in the coming months. We are looking for a Clinical Lead GP to join our team to provide leadership as well as a clinical commitment and can offer a mix of face-to-face consultations, telephone triage and remote consultations. The Practice uses E-Consult and has signed up to Workflow Optimization. You will be part of the wider Health Board GP team and have the opportunity to participate in a monthly Journal Club and have peer support through the Deputy Medical Director's team, as well as from your salaried GP peers and from the Primary Care Cluster Locality Lead. There is the opportunity for training and development in any areas of specialist interest.

Main duties of the job

o To provide, as part of a core multi-disciplinary team, a high quality general medical service to the registered patients of the practice (including temporary residents)o To provide consultation and appropriate clinical management of patients attending the practice, or to those where a home visit is clinically necessary. To provide leadership, clinical oversight and direction to the rest of the clinical team. To establish and maintain appropriate chronic disease management clinics. To provide telephone and/or virtual consultation and appropriate management of patients who contact the practice, where necessary. To undertake telephone triage as and when necessary. To keep accurate and legible records of all patient contacts and contribute to electronic data recording and audit as directed by the service.. To ensure in conjunction with the lead nurse and Practice Manager that all medical and other equipment is maintained in good and substantial repair and condition for effective use

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) includes the unitary authorities of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire and covers a quarter of the landmass of Wales and is the second most sparsely populated Health Board. The South Pembrokeshire Cluster environment is mainly rural (at 99.1%), with high deprivation in one urban area (Pembroke Dock). The County is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the sea everywhere else. The County is home to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the only national park in the United Kingdom established primarily because of the coastline; the Park occupies more than a third of the area of the county and includes the Preseli Hills in the north as well as the 190-mile (310 km) Pembrokeshire Coast Path. The economic base of the county is focused on agriculture (86% of land use), oil and gas, and tourism. Pembrokeshire beaches are award winning! The Cluster is a busy tourist destination where the population of some towns can double in size during the holiday periods, with also a steady influx of visitors throughout the year. The County hosts many popular sporting events all year around e.g., Iron Man.

The Cluster serves a population that is older than the Welsh average; this has potentially the greatest impact on primary care with the increase of co-morbidity and chronic illness that will need active management.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice 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

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

Experience
Essential

• Vocational GP training

Skills, Knowledge, Ability
Essential

• 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 draft letters, reports and protocols in a timely manner

Desirable

• Audit
• Research interests relevant to specialty
• Teaching / Training experience

BMJ Ref: BMJ-102675/100-MED-GP-097