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 at our Health Board Practice, West End Medical Centre, in Conwy County. Westend Medical Centre is situated in Colwyn Bay, with a patient list size of 18,400. The practice focuses on delivering a social model of care with a multi‑disciplinary team including GPs, nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists. It is also moving towards recruitment of 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
* Be expected to undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with GP work within primary care.
* In a coordinated practice timetable, take on a range of duties such as telephone, video and email consultations and queries, home visits to patients, providing advice to colleagues, and dealing with paperwork, referrals, and responsibilities in a timely manner.
* Make professional, autonomous decisions regarding presenting problems, including underscored and undiagnosed problems, considering the best practice and evidence‑based guidelines.
* Screen patients for disease risk factors, early signs of illness and promote public health interventions.
* Admit patients to acute services as appropriate, and ensure appropriate referrals.
* Collect data for audit purposes.
Working for our Organisation
The location: Conwy County and Colwyn Bay have coffee shops, bars, retail stores, a theatre and conference centre. The coastal location allows easy access to countryside and Snowdonia National Park. Good road and rail links to Chester, Manchester and Liverpool. The town is family friendly and close to state and independent schools, and the university health board links to 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.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
* Flexible approach
* Motivated and efficient
* Commitment to learning and best practice
General
Essential Criteria
* Satisfactory immigration status
* Satisfactory health clearance
* Satisfactory disclosure check
* Valid driving licence
* 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 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
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Hospitals and Health Care
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