Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Due to retirement, we are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Salaried GP to join our team at Newtown Medical Practice.

Our Practice prides itself on delivering high-quality holistic care to our patient population while fostering a collaborative and supportive working environment.

As a Salaried GP you will benefit from:

• Opportunities for professional development and special interests
• A friendly, experienced team including Nurses, administrative staff and PCN staff
• Modern facilities and a commitment to innovation in Primary Care

Surgery consultations

Telephone consultations

Home visits

Duty day

Baby clinic

Checking and signing repeat prescriptions

Checking and actioning blood results

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.

Contribute to new ideas and be part of the Practice team

At Newtown Medical Practice
, we pride ourselves on being more than just a workplace we are a close-knit team committed to delivering exceptional patient care while supporting each other every step of the way. Our team includes experienced GPs, skilled nurses, and a proactive administrative staff who work collaboratively to ensure smooth, efficient, and patient-focused services.

If you are looking for a role where you can thrive professionally while enjoying a positive, collaborative atmosphere, we would love to welcome you to our team.

Job summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves 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
• 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
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• 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.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post‑holder may have access to confidential information relating to…