General Practitioner - Corwen Family Practice

Job summary

Corwen Family Practice

To be familiar with Good Medical Practice and follow the guidance it containsas directed by the General Medical Council. • To work as a member of the multidisciplinary Practice team to provide general medical services. The post holder will manage a varied caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting. • To ensure the Practice provides the highest standards of care for allregistered patients including temporary patients and patients presenting for immediate necessary treatment. • To contribute to the operational and strategic management of the Practice: taking responsibility for leading agreed areas of clinical and corporate performance/service delivery.

We are looking for a fixed term salaried GP to cover our current GP who will be off on sabbatical leave. The cover will be needed from mid-August 2022 to end of January 2023.

The successful candidate will be employed by the GP Practice/Medical Centre, notBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited to our rural practice with a view to starting this summer. Although initially part time (4-6 sessions per week), there may be opportunities to increase sessions as well as partnership for the right candidate.

Corwen is a small town conveniently situated on the A5 trunk road with good access to Snowdonia National Park within a 30 minute drive as well as the larger towns and cities on the English/Welsh border. This is a friendly, bilingual area with natural beauty and leisure opportunities.

Our team of one Advanced Nurse Practitioner see most patients’ initial presentation with the GPs focusing mainly on more complex cases according to their skills and interests. There would be longer term support and opportunities for the successful candidate to develop and practice their own special interests within the practice.

Our Practice Manager, Mrs Julie Rose would be happy to discuss this opportunity further and to arrange an informal visit. Julie.Rose@Wales.nhs.uk Telephone: PM direct line 03000 859359 / 859358

Dr Jenny Liddell is usually available on 07540 151507 for an informal discussion A more detailed job description and person specification is available on request. Jenny.Liddell@wales.nhs.uk

About us

About Corwen Family Practice

Corwen is a small market town conveniently situated on the A5 trunk road. Sitting at the foot of the Berwyn mountains and on the river Dee, it is only a short drive to the Snowdonia National Park mountains and coast. This is a very friendly, bilingual area with relatively low-cost housing and land.

Corwen Family Practice is located in a newly redeveloped and expanded Health Board owned property in Corwen town centre. There is good access by public transport and about half of the 4,040 patient list live in Corwen town, the remainder in the various outlying villages. There are no branch surgeries but there is a dispensing chemist in town. We enjoy co-located District Nursing and Health Visiting as well as Primary Care Mental Health and Physiotherapy Practitioners. We train Cardiology specialist nurses and teach Medical Students from various Universities as well as participating in Primary Care Research. Our QOF achievement has been consistently high and we have very experienced Management and excellent Administrative support.