General Practitioner - Abersychan Group Practice

General Practitioner - Abersychan Group Practice

Abersychan Group Practice serves approximately 10,600 patients & has provided general medical services in the area for over 40 years.

DUE TO THE RETIREMENT OF OUR SENIOR PARTNER AFTER 30 YEARS WE ARE Offering UP TO 4 Sessions.

POST DUE TO START 1st MARCH 2026 BUT HAPPY TO WAIT FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE

Purpose built premises at 2 sites

The practice is situated in Abersychan, on the A4043 between Pontypool and Blaenavon, within easy reach of Newport and the M4 motorway.

As of 1st October 2025, we have Seven GP Partners

The practice is supported by:
Two Salaried GPs, One GP Retainer, One ANP, Four Practice Nurses, One HCA, Two Phlebotomists plus a team of Receptionists and Administrators.

The practice participates in a wide range of National & Local Enhanced Services.

We are a GP Trainee practice and currently have one GP in training along with a Medical Student

Undertaking 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

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

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

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

Prescribing in accordance with locally/nationally agreed guidelines

• Management of a caseload and wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
• Make self available for surgery consultations, telephone consultations, home visits, repeat prescription checks and timely correspondence.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions regarding presenting problems.
• Assess health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and according to current disease management protocols.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compile and issue computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever possible.
• Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary when clinically appropriate.
• Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Advise on and comply with all relevant practice policies, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• Keep up to date with life‑long learning and evidence‑based best practice.

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

A commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.

Contributing to the development of computer‑based patient records.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read‑coding patient data.

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

All information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the practice is strictly confidential and may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice’s confidentiality policies. Breach may result in disciplinary action.

• Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) from a recognised institution.
• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Completion of Foundation Training or equivalent clinical…