General Practitioner - Waterfront Medical Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Long Term Locum/Fixed Term Salaried GP (with a view to partnership) to join our experienced team, working 6 sessions per week., Clinical Responsibilities:

The post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery Consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.

Completion of clinically related administrative and non clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.

Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to Practice protocols

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary

The post-holder will be expected to undertake all duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in primary care.

The Waterfront Medical Centre is a well-organised, motivated and friendly training Practice based in Barry. We currently have a list size of approximately 12,500 patients. The Practice iscommitted to high quality patient care along with the continued development of our team. We are a long established Practice with a strong emphasis on team work and having a good work/life balance.

We are a forward thinking practice which have always encouraged innovationandhaveconsistently been a high QAIF achiever. We also offer a range of Enhanced services to patients including Steroid injections, Coils and Implants etc. The practice has recently started using AskMyGP which has been positively received by both patients and staff.

The Practice is part of the Central Vale Cluster, consisting of 7 Practices in total.We work collaboratively as part of the Cluster to develop new projects which are specifically tailored to benefit the area's patient population. The Cluster currently provideFirst Contact physiotherapy, Pessary Services, Mental Health Specialist Nurses and Chronic Wound Care services. The cluster also holds a virtual weekly MDT meeting which primarily focuses on thosepatients who require a multidisciplinary team approach., Waterfront Medical Centre is a well organised, motivated and friendly training Practice, which is committed to high quality patient care and the continued development of our team. We are a long established Practice with a strong emphasis on team work and good work/life balance. We are very keen to encourage career development and specialist interests.We are a friendly cohesive group of 2 GP partners who work well together alongside our 5 salaried GP colleagues and highly skilled nursing team. The Practice is particularly forward thinking and has a clear vision of what we want to achieve and how we intend to continue to deliver Primary care locally which meets the needs of our patients.