Overview
Due to continuous expansion, East Calder and Ratho Medical Practice have an exciting opening for a 6 session Salaried GP to join our friendly, forward thinking and enthusiastic team.
Working alongside our existing GP Partners and Salaried GPs, we are seeking an enthusiastic salaried GP to join our team. Our GP Partners look after East Calder Medical Practice in West Lothian and Ratho Medical Practice in Edinburgh, offering the opportunity to work across two teams and flexibility to share resources if needed. We are a practice with good work life balance and quality patient care at our core. We have a stable team and a growing list size: over 16,100 in East Calder and over 3,400 in Ratho.
We are proud of our excellent working atmosphere and encourage informal visits to confirm this.
Our on-site, multi-disciplinary team includes Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Treatment Room Nurses, Mental Health Nurse, Healthcare Support Worker, Phlebotomists, Pharmacy team and community Allied Health Professionals. We enjoy strong links with secondary care colleagues in both Livingston and Edinburgh, and on-site support from the NHS multidisciplinary team: Health Visitors, Midwifery, Community Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy.
Our core values are high quality healthcare, patient safety, teamwork and respect. We are committed to encouraging equality and diversity amongst our team so that every employee feels respected and able to give their best.
Opportunity details
We are seeking GPs looking for a long-term opportunity. You should be flexible and motivated with a passion for providing exceptional service to patients. We are an accredited GPST training practice as well as Medical Student Teaching Practice.
The fine details
* High tenured GP, nursing and Admin team
* We are a training practice including ST3, ST1, HCP and Medical Students (4th and 6th year) with weekly involvement in Tutorials and Teaching
* Coffee and lunch time built into daily template
* Mixed urban/rural population; based on a commuting route just a few miles outside Edinburgh city
* Special interests considered
* 7 weeks annual leave pro rata plus 8 days Public holidays pro rata
* Admin time given during working hours for paperwork, encouraging a good work/life balance
* Currently working with NHS Lothian to develop a brand new building that can accommodate over 19,000 patients at East Calder; Ratho Medical Practice is based in a new building. The two practices are less than 10 minutes’ drive apart
Role details
Job Title: Salaried GP
Salary: £11,500 per session per annum
Working Hours: 6 sessions per week. Mondays and Thursdays are essential. Permanent
The post is based at East Calder Medical Practice, 147 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0EW but may require work at Ratho Medical Practice, 14a Wilkieston Road, Ratho, EH28 8RH.
Closing date: Friday 3 October. We are able to advance interviews at an earlier date to accommodate candidates’ availability.
Please note: Late applications may not be considered. Ensure your application is submitted early.
How to apply
To obtain further details or to express interest, please email your CV and covering letter to Thanos Keramidas, Practice Manager at thanos.keramidas2@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Dr Iain McLeod, Senior GP Partner at Iain.McLeod@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk. For informal chats or practice visits, email Thanos Keramidas at thanos.keramidas2@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Louise Somerville at Louise.Somerville2@nhs.scot.
Closing date: Friday 3 October. Interviews may be advanced to accommodate availability.
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