Hywel Dda University Health Board

Clinical Lead General Practitioner
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πŸ“… Date Posted

Feb 24, 2025

πŸ’Ό Job Type

CONTRACTOR

πŸ“ Location

Milford Haven

πŸ’΅ Rate

Unknown

Description

Job Overview
Clinical Lead GP
6 - 10 sessions per week available

Neyland and Johnston GP Practices have joined the Hywel Dda University Health Board portfolio of Managed Practices from 1 November 2022, following the resignation of the GMS contract. This is an opportunity to join a circa 6,000 patient practice which currently operates over two sites in Neyland and Johnston. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician support. 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 Clinical Lead 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 Optimization.

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 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 establish and maintain appropriate chronic disease management clinics
- To provide telephone and/or virtual consultation and appropriate management of patients who contact the practice, where necessary
- To undertake telephone triage as needed
- To keep accurate and legible records of all patient contacts; contribute to electronic data recording; audit as directed by service
- To ensure in conjunction with lead nurse & Practice Manager that all medical & other equipment is maintained in good repair & condition for effective use

Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is responsible for planning & providing NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire & its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members staff deliver primary care services across various settings including hospitals & community practices serving around 384,000 people across Wales.

We do this through:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais General (Aberystwyth), Glangwili General (Carmarthen), Prince Philip (Llanelli) & Withybush General (Haverfordwest)
- Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley & Llandovery (Carmarthenshire); Tregaron; Aberaeron; Cardigan (Ceredigion); Tenby; South Pembrokeshire Hospital Resource Centre
- 48 general practices (four managed), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), numerous pharmacies
- Mental health services

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates under a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.

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