General Practitioner - Bellevue Surgery

Job summary

The salaried GP will play a lead role in ensuring an integrated and focused healthcare provision relevant to the differing needs of the patient population within the Bellevue Group Practice area.

The salaried GP will be part of a multi disciplinary team providing a full range of general medical services to patient groups.

In addition to providing primary care services, the post holder will be expected to be involved in liaison with other agencies and management of service.

To take clinical responsibility for registered patients and maintain appropriate records of treatment given and NHS services provided;

Offer and carry out consultations and where appropriate, physical examinations for the purposes of identifying and reducing the risk of illness, disease or injury, including immediately necessary and temporary patients;

In accordance with Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion;

Arrange for the referral of patients, as appropriate, for the provision of any other services;

Carry out a review of medication prescribing;

Main duties of the job

To take clinical responsibility for registered patients and maintain appropriate records of treatment given and NHS services provided;

Offer and carry out consultations and where appropriate, physical examinations for the purposes of identifying and reducing the risk of illness, disease or injury, including immediately necessary and temporary patients;

• In accordance with Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion;

• Give advice to patients on general health matters and in particular about the significance of risk activities i.e. use of tobacco, consumption of alcohol and the misuse of drugs and/or solvents;

• Offer and provide, as appropriate, to individual patient needs, all immunisations which are currently available as part of GMS;

• Arrange for the referral of patients, as appropriate, for the provision of any other services;

About us

About Us

We are a large, well-established, caring and forward-thinking training practice, committed to delivering high quality patient care. We are based in the heart of Newport and work within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. We offer the majority of the enhanced services available.

Our dynamic team ranges from those just starting out to those that have been at the practice for over 25 years, and everything in between. We are proud of the diverse skillset that this brings and the many special interests. We have a big emphasis on teaching, training and continued education within our innovative and flexible MDT. We have a weekly MDT meeting (lunch provided).

We acknowledge the importance of a healthy work life balance and pride ourselves on our supportive spirit. Our staff have a huge array of interests including sports, music, gardening and baking.

Our Team

20,000 patients

Practice manager and 2 deputy managers

6 partners, 10 salaried GPs, 3 GPSTs, medical students

1 specialist ANP (independent prescriber)

10 highly trained practice nurses (including 2 prescribers)

Nurse led chronic disease management clinics

Nurse led triage for routine appointments

Nurse led minor illness

3 highly trained HCAs

1 pharmacists (and 2 health board pharmacist) - All prescribers

1 mental health nurse (independent prescriber)

Excellent administrative team with dedicated prescription team