Salaried GP 1 Session

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Salaried GP - 1 session per week.This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team. A high standard of patient care is our utmost priority together with the work-life balance of our GPs and staff. This is a chance for a like-minded individual to join us in making our excellent service available to the wider community in Wellington and the surrounding rural area.Luson Surgery has four doctors, is well supported by 2 prescribing Nurse Practitioners, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a First Contact Practitioner, a Wellbeing Adviser and a Village Agent with a weekly MDT huddle and daily coffee break meetings.You will be welcomed into a well-supported learning environment where professional development is actively encouraged: the Somerset GP Educational Trust can meet all your educational needs.Main duties of the job

• Respond to patients’ medical/health problems by referring to their history and carrying out diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as appropriate
• Maintain confidentiality and impartiality
• Liaise with medical professionals in the community and hospitals
• Promote health education in conjunction with other health professionals
• Organise preventative medical programmes for individual patients
• Provide specialist clinics for specific conditions or for certain groups, e.g. diabetes, smoking cessation and new babies
• Meet QOF targets
• Carry out a range of administrative work, including signing repeat prescriptions, death certificates and fitness for work statements, as well as preparing letters and reports
• Attend staff meetings
• Keep up to date with medical developments, new drugs, treatments and medications, including complementary medicine

About UsWellington is an attractive market town just off the M5 and near the A303 set in picturesque West Somerset countryside and close to the North Devon coast and Exmoor. It offers an unrivalled quality of life while having great rail and road links to Bristol, Exeter, Bath and London. If you are into fitness, outdoor pursuits or the Arts, you will find everything to be easily accessible from this location. The primary schools of Somerset are justly renowned and Wellington School is a high performing independent co-educational secondary school with many international students. Wellington itself has many small shops and local businesses that have vanished from many High streets.Job DescriptionJob responsibilitiesLuson Surgery, WellingtonSalaried GP1 session per weekWellington is an attractive market town just off the M5 and near the A303 set in picturesque West Somerset countryside and close to the North Devon coast and Exmoor. It offers an unrivalled quality of life while having great rail and road links to Bristol, Exeter, Bath and London. If you are into fitness, outdoor pursuits or the Arts, you will find everything to be easily accessible from this location. The primary schools of Somerset are justly renowned and Wellington School is a high performing independent co-educational secondary school with many international students. Wellington itself has many small shops and local businesses that have vanished from many High streets.This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team. A high standard of patient care is our utmost priority together with the work-life balance of our GPs and staff. This is a chance for a like-minded individual to join us in making our excellent service available to the wider community in Wellington and the surrounding rural area.Luson Surgery has four doctors, is well supported by 2 prescribing Nurse Practitioners, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a First Contact Practitioner, a Wellbeing Adviser and a Village Agent with a weekly MDT huddle and daily coffee break meetings.You will be welcomed into a well-supported learning environment where professional development is actively encouraged: the Somerset GP Educational Trust can meet all your educational needs.Forget the chaos and breathe the clean air!We welcome informal visits.Lizzie Guttridge, Practice Manager, Luson Surgery, 41 Fore Street, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8AG.Tel: 01823 662836E-mail: somccg.luson.manager@nhs.netClosing date: 11th November 2022Person SpecificationEssentialQualifications

• Qualified General Practitioner

BMJRef: BMJ-98061/J180-A0929-22-3962