GP Practice in Wales

General Practitioner - Sunnybank Health Centre

The closing date is 14 July 2025

Job summary

Pay Per Session: £11,000.00

5 sessions a week

We are looking for GP with an enthusiastic approach to delivering services from a primary care setting.

The successful candidate will help us to deliver a high quality of patient care to our patient list.

We are a friendly and motivated practice looking to recruit a dedicated GP who values a pleasant working environment and enjoys working as part of a professional and supportive practice team.

The successful candidate 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.

In accordance with job plan, to be mutually agreed, the successful candidate will make their selves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, reviewing pathology results, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, dealing with paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities:

  • In accordance with job plan, to be mutually agreed, the successful candidate will make their selves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, reviewing pathology results, 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

  • Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

  • In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

  • Providing health education

  • Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

  • 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.

About us

Sunnybank Health Centre is a GP practice covering the Cefn Fforest/Blackwood area. We have a list size of around 5700 patients. The practice delivers a high standard of patient care. We are always looking towards development of the practice, its services and ways of working in line with the changing face of the NHS. The practice offers a supportive and flexible working environment. Our team consists of GPs, Minor Illness & Practice Nurse, HCSW, Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist, a well organised administration team along with a varied team of allied healthcare professionals.

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Pay Per Session: £11,000.00

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0044-25-0182

Job locations

Sunnybank Health Centre

Bryn Road

Cefn Fforest

Blackwood

Gwent

NP12 3NA


Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate 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 job plan, to be mutually agreed, the successful candidate will make their selves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, reviewing pathology results, 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

  • Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

  • In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

  • Providing health education

  • Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

  • 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.

Essential:

Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)

General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained

On a LHB medical performers list

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate 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 job plan, to be mutually agreed, the successful candidate will make their selves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, reviewing pathology results, 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

  • Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

  • In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

  • Providing health education

  • Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

  • 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.

Essential:

Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)

General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained

On a LHB medical performers list

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Sunnybank Health Centre

Bryn Road

Cefn Fforest

Blackwood

Gwent

NP12 3NA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Sunnybank Health Centre

Bryn Road

Cefn Fforest

Blackwood

Gwent

NP12 3NA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Jane Chidgey

jane.chidgey@wales.nhs.uk

+441443875131

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Pay Per Session: £11,000.00

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0044-25-0182

Job locations

Sunnybank Health Centre

Bryn Road

Cefn Fforest

Blackwood

Gwent

NP12 3NA


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