Job: Salaried GP

Location: Solva Surgery, Haverfordwest

Salary: 73,030.41 - 100,610.51 per annum pro rata

Hours: 8 sessions per week (Either 2 x 4 sessions or 1 x 8 sessions)

Solva Surgery joins the Hywel Dda University Health Board portfolio of Managed Practices from April 2023, following the resignation of the GMS contract.

This is an opportunity to join a circa 2,200 patient Practice. You will be part of a practice team that includes GP's, ANP/APP support, well established practice nursing team and an experienced administrative team. 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 Salaried GP to join our team to provide a clinical commitment who 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

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 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.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest
• Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire
• 48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres
• Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services
• Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales 

Job description
Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification
Knowledge
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 work across organisations to deliver a common objective
• Ability to draft letters, reports and protocols in a timely manner

Desirable 

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

BMJRef: BMJ-117244/100-MED-GP-101-A