General Practitioner The Usk SurgeryNHS

Job summary

Salary Available Upon Request

4 to 8 sessions a week

Come and join our friendly, forward-thinking team in the beautiful historic market town of Usk, Monmouthshire. We're looking for a passionate and innovative GP to expand our supportive team.

If you're looking for a fulfilling role in a stunning location with a great team, wed love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed GP to join our friendly and supportive team at The Usk Surgery.

Our preference is to recruit a GP Partner, although we would also welcome applications from candidates interested in a salaried position with a view to partnership, including an initial fixed-term arrangement, or a substantive salaried GP role.

We are an established dispensing practice serving approximately 6,600 patients, with an experienced multidisciplinary team and a strong emphasis on collaborative working, high-quality patient care and continuity of care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality, patient-centred general medical services to our registered patient population.
• Undertake a mixture of face-to-face and telephone consultations, managing both acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Participate in the practice on-call rota, including assessment and management of urgent patient requests.
• Undertake home visits where clinically appropriate, recognising that the practice has a low home-visiting workload.
• Provide continuity of care for patients.
• Assess, investigate, diagnose and manage patients across the full range of general practice.
• Prescribe safely and effectively in accordance with local and national prescribing guidance.
• Work collaboratively with our practice pharmacist, nursing team, healthcare assistants and administrative staff.
• Support the appropriate use of the wider multidisciplinary team.

Job description

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Undertake a proportionate share of the practice's clinical administrative workload.
• Review and action pathology and investigation results.
• Review hospital correspondence and clinical communications, taking appropriate action.
• Complete referrals and associated clinical documentation.
• Manage prescription requests and medication-related queries as appropriate, with support from the practice pharmacist.
• Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records.
• Complete relevant reports, certificates and other clinical correspondence as required.
• Respond appropriately to patient queries and administrative requests requiring GP input.

Teamworking and Practice Development

• Work collaboratively with GP partners, salaried GPs and the wider practice team.
• Contribute to a positive, supportive and professional working environment.
• Participate in clinical and practice meetings as appropriate.
• Contribute to quality improvement, clinical audit and significant event analysis.
• Support the practice in meeting contractual and quality requirements under the Welsh GMS contract.
• Participate in safeguarding activities and maintain high standards of clinical governance.
• Contribute to the teaching and supervision of GP trainees and other learners where appropriate to experience and agreed responsibilities.
• Support the ongoing development of practice services and patient care pathways.

Additional Responsibilities for a GP Partner:

For candidates interested in partnership, the role would also involve:

• Sharing responsibility for the clinical and operational management of the practice.
• Participating in partnership meetings and collective decision-making.
• Contributing to the strategic direction and future development of the practice.
• Sharing responsibility for the financial sustainability and effective running of the business.
• Supporting workforce planning, recruitment and staff development.
• Taking responsibility for agreed areas of clinical or operational leadership according to individual interests and skills.
• Contributing to the management and development of the practice's dispensing services.
• Supporting the delivery and development of NHS contractual and enhanced services.
• Representing the practice at relevant external meetings where agreed.
• Working collaboratively with the other partners and practice management team to maintain a sustainable and successful practice.

We welcome enquiries for further information as well as informal visits to the practice.

About us

Come and join our friendly, forward-thinking team in the beautiful historic market town of Usk, Monmouthshire. We're looking for a passionate and innovative GP to expand our supportive team.

If you're looking for a fulfilling role in a stunning location with a great team, wed love to hear from you.

• Caring for a list of 6600 patients
• Dispensing practice serving a semi-rural community
• Team of 2 GP partners, 2 salaried GPs and a long-term locum
• Experienced, friendly, and supportive clinical team, including excellent admin support.
• 2 GP trainers supportive of learning, mentoring, and professional development.
• High-achieving practice with strong clinical standards and patient satisfaction.
• Innovative and forward-thinking open to new ideas and service development.
• Strong medico-political representation at LMC and GPC Wales.