GP for Maternity cover

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are a dispensing practice based in north Cornwall in quite a rural setting. On the beautiful, and hard to beat, north Cornwall coast. With a population of just over 17,000 we are keen to provide our patients with the services they need, improve patient outcomes and to give continuity of care.

We are a friendly and supportive team, with lots of experienced members of staff that are on hand for advice and assistance.

We are practice made up of 3 dispensing surgeries based on the north Cornwall coast. We have a great MDT made up of our GP Partners, salaried GPs, Medical students and Registrars, sitting alongside Paramedics, ANPs, Social Prescribers, Health Coaches, Clinical Pharmacist, FCP,Nurse Practitioners, HCAs and all our dispensers, admin and secretarial teams.

We are looking for a GP to provide maternity cover, for ideally 6 sessions per week, but is negotiable. This will be a fixed term post to cover maternity leave for 9-12 months, to start as soon as possible. In return we can provide weekly educational meetings, opportunities to work within the team of clinicians and care navigators that deal with on the day patient appointments, routine days with 24 slots,protected time for workflow/path/letter management and hopefully a good work/life balance.

The post-holder deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for our patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

Undertaking a variety of duties including telephone triage, acute and routine appointments, both face to face and telephone consultations, visiting patients at home (where appropriate), checking and signing repeat prescriptions/EPS and dealing with queries, pathology and letters in a timely fashion.

We are a friendly, well-established practice, and have a wealth of expertise and knowledge to share. We are a training practice, and as such are a supportive team.

And we are in a great part of the country. Cornwall, if you are not familiar with it, is a great place to come and work, with great beaches and beautiful countryside. It offers the seaside, small towns and rural communities, and alongside that we offer a good life/work balance so you can enjoy what is on your doorstep.

Knowledge Knowledge of EMIS would be an advantage Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits:

NHS pension Cycle to work scheme Free flu jabs On-site parking Sick pay

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in General Practice, either as a salaried or Locum.

Desirable

• Ideally with at least 2 years experience of working in General practice.

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP - registered with GMC

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Petroc Group Practice

Address

St Columb Major Surgery

Trekenning Road

St Columb

Cornwall

TR9 6RR

Employer's website

https://www.petrocgrouppractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)