Job summary
- Main area
- General Practice
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 100-MED-GP-110-B
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Meddygfa Penrhyn
- Town
- Upper Solva
- Salary
- £104,048 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Salaried General Practitioner
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP
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Job overview
We are currently looking to recruit a salaried General Practitioner into our Hywel Dda University Health Board managed practice, Meddygfa Penrhyn/Peninsula Practice, Solva. The Practice joined the Hywel Dda University Health Board portfolio of Managed Practices from 1 April 2023, following the resignation of the GMS contract.
This is an opportunity to join a circa 4,800 patient Practice. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes other GP’s, Nurse/Paramedic Practitioners, Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician support as well as experienced and well established nursing and administrative teams. 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 leadership as well as a clinical commitment and 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 Optimisation.
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
- To provide consultation and appropriate clinical management of patients attending the practice, or to those where a home visit is clinically necessary
- To provide leadership, clinical oversight and direction to the rest of the clinical team
- 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
Working for our organisation
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 (four 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.
Hywel Dda University Health Board is committed to providing healthcare services that are patient-centric, ensuring that our community receives the best possible care. We value inclusivity and foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and supports every individual’s contribution towards a welcoming healthcare environment.
We welcome applications from all sections of society and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy:
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Medical Leadership in Hywel Dda:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Entry on the GP Register
- Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council
- MRCGP
- 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
- Conducting sessions in a General Practice Setting
Desirable criteria
- Additional Higher qualification(s)
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad based experience within the specialty area
- Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post
- Experience of leading a team
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in the UK or NHS
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
Research and Scholarship
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area
- Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice
- Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately
- Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way
Desirable criteria
- Active participation in research
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance
- Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of risk management
Safeguarding
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility
- Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation
Other
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) Listening/Speaking: Pronounce Welsh words, place names, department names, etc. Greet and understand a greeting. Use basic every day words and phrases, e.g. thank you, please, excuse me, etc. Understand / pass on simple verbal requests of a routine / familiar / predictable kind using simple language, e.g. ‘May I speak to…’. State simple requests and follow up with extra questions / requests in a limited way. Reading/Understanding: Understand simple key words and sentences on familiar / predictable matters relating to own job area, e.g. on signs, in letters. Writing: Fill in simple forms, note down simple information, e.g. date and venue of a meeting, Welsh address, etc.
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure
- Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew McGivern
- Job title
- Business Manager of Gen Med & Prov Serv
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07583 376137
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