Vacancies

Salaried GP

Salaried GP – Bewdley Medical Centre

BMC is an individual partnership, within the Wyre Forest Health (super) Partnership. We are looking to recruit a salaried GP to our team following the relocation of a GP Partner. We are 6 partners, 1 non-GP Partner and 3, soon to be 4 when our registrar completes their training, Salaried GPs.

We serve 16000 patients in a beautiful, semirural area of the West Midlands. We are situated in a new building in Bewdley town centre, which opened in 2016, and has fantastic views of the River Severn and the Wyre Forest.

Main duties of the job

We utilise the expertise of a large partnership, with our organisational structure already in place, so that we are able to offer an excellent working environment and a good work/life balance.

We are looking for a keen and enthusiastic team player who can demonstrate commitment and flexibility with the drive to deliver a high standard of patient centric medicine whilst maximising primary care business opportunities. We are seeking Doctors who share our passion and who can assist the partnership to become the best it can be in a modern NHS. An interest in men’s health and orthopaedics is preferred.

• Each routine session is capped at 16 contacts
• Supporting the ANP-led Visiting Team (infrequently)
• Participate in the Duty Doctor am or pm sessions, typically once a week
• Opportunity to participate in the Triage Doctor process
• Structured induction Package
• Educational meetings and supervision
• Interest in Mens Health and Orthopaedics is preferred
• Funded Salaried Away day teaching sessions, where you meet up with other salaried GPs from across the Partnership
• Salary from £10k per session per annum dependent on experience
• Indemnity paid by MDU
• 6 weeks annual leave & 1 week study leave pro rata.

Our Wider Set Up

One successful and ambitious health partnership working at scale together to provide high quality innovative patient care, delivered by a valued and respected team.

Bewdley Medical Centre (BMC) is part of the Wyre Forest Health Partnership. We collectively look after 73,000 patients with 28 partners and 22 salaried GPs working across our 5 practices in the Wyre Forest.  Innovative is an overly used word, but we think we are. We have monthly meetings to develop new clinical and process ideas, led by GP Partner responsible for transformation.

As a PCN in its own right, we have been able to benefit from the opportunities which the PCN DES brings. We have Mental Health Nurses in our team. We have our own Asthma, Cancer, CKD, Vulnerable Adults, Diabetes and End Of life Care Coordinators. We have a large team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. We have an in-house Physiotherapy team, who triage.  We also have Physician Associates, GPAs and Trainee Nurse Associates within our teams.

We have developed our own Ageing Well Frailty Team. We are piloting a more developed integrated neighbourhood team. We work closely with our Social Prescribers & Lifestyle Advisers for Children & Young Families, and for Adult Well Being Support.

We are well connected to the local training hub, to ensure GP training and support opportunities are maximised. We have a central team which supports the sites with innovative exploitation of computer systems (we use EMIS) and processes, including to reduce the amount of mundane processing around results and letters sent to our GPs. We also have an inhouse IT team to help with the speedy resolution of IT issues.

As an Employer

We have a full time HR Manager who helps ensure we are being the best employer we can be. We offer a supportive appraisal system, mentoring, childcare vouchers, a bike to work scheme, Staff Council, adopted staff ideas are rewarded with Amazon vouchers, staff wellbeing surveys, the inter practice Sports Cup and the legendary Christmas Party.

Next Steps

Please get in touch to find out more, informal visits and chats are welcome. For further information or queries please contact Dr Rebecca Shand or site manager Ian Brookes; [email protected] or telephone Bewdley Medical Centre on 01299 406338. But if you are already convinced then send us your CV!

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Nurse Practitioners – Visiting – Kidderminster Medical Centre

Working at our Kidderminster Medical Centre, we are looking to recruit an Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Visiting, will be an experienced nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for patients presenting at the practice from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within general practice.  Preference for the post holder to be NMC registered independent prescriber. Working 30 hours per week.

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.  As part of the Wyre Forest Health Partnership, the role will be based at Kidderminster Medical Centre, but the post holder may be required to work at other WFHP sites. For more information or an informal chat, please contact Sam Burns, Site Manager; [email protected]

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Receptionist – Hagley Surgery

Hagley Surgery are looking to recruit a Receptionist to work 37 hours per week. To be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administrative duties which include registering patients, booking appointments, ensuring all information is managed correctly, filed and followed up accordingly. To act as the focal point of contact and be responsible for the dissemination of information, messages and enquiries for the medical team, liaising with multidisciplinary team members, and other health professionals within the practice. Wyre Forest Health Partnership are passionate about providing our patients with a first class service.

• We are looking for a person who is/has:

• Educated to a good level of education in Mathematics and English language.

• Excellent communication skills and able to learn computer software packages.

• Experience of working in a customer focussed role would be advantageous.

• For more information or an informal chat, please contact Dawn Prescott, Site Manager:[email protected]

Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant – Kidderminster Medical Centre

Kidderminster Medical Centre are looking to recruit a qualified Healthcare Assistant who will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care, strictly in accordance with specific partnership guidelines and protocols, working 29 hours per week.  The role will include:

• New patient health checks
• ECG recording
• Phlebotomy
• Injections to include Influenza, Pneumococcal, Vitamin B12, Shingles
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Chaperoning duties
• Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations where applicable

For more information or an informal chat, please contact Sam Burns, Site Manager: [email protected]

Practice Nurse

Practice Nurse – Bewdley Medical Centre

Working at our Bewdley Medical Centre, we are looking to recruit a Practice Nurse, working 25 hours per week. To undertake a range of nursing assessments and provide appropriate care / treatment in conjunction with GPs according to practice policy, protocols etc. Strive to improve standards of care and be involved in identifying practice population needs. Chronic Disease management is an essential part of the role as well as the mentoring of our Health Care Assistants. Knowledge of the GMS contract, e.g. The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)  and an understanding of LES/DES is desirable.

For more information or an informal chat, please contact Ian Brookes, Site Manager: [email protected]