An opportunity has arisen within our practice for a 2 session Locum GP to join our supportive, friendly, ambitious practice with a strong patient centered ethos. We have a low staff turnover, low locum requirements and are proud of our good local reputation. One of our Salaried GPs will soon be off on maternity leave, so we are keen to engage a 2-session long term locum GP (preferred day Tuesday) for 12 months to provide cover.
We currently phone 10 patients per session and see those needing face-to-face appointments but we have a flexible template. The afternoon duty doctor is usually allocated to do house visits with a shorter morning surgery to accommodate this. The role will involve normal clinical duties (occasional on call and home visits, acute and repeat prescribing and the possibility of Registrar tutorials). We are a Vision and Docman practice.
The Wood Medical Practice is a long-established Medical Practice which delivers General Medical Services to a patient population of approximately 7700 patients in Broxburn and its surrounding areas. We are situated in the modern purpose built Strathbrock Partnership Centre alongside two other GP practices and multiple other services which support our practice population.
Our team consists of
- 6 GP Partners, 2 salaried GPs and a GP retainer
- Practice Manager and Reception Manager
- 2 Practice Nurses providing chronic disease management expertise and a Health Care Assistant
- Administration Team of 10
We have a weekly clinical meeting on rotating days for all clinical staff and also meet as a team for lunch daily. We offer a supportive working environment, maintaining a good work/life balance.
We are also a training practice and train ST1s and ST3s.
We also have a fantastic team of MDT staff including District Nurses, Health Visitors, CTAC staff, an Advanced Physiotherapist, a Mental Health Practitioner, and a pharmacotherapy team of 2 with whom we have good working relationships.
We are located just a few minutes' drive from the M8 motorway, within a short drive of the centre of Edinburgh and ten minutes' drive from St John’s Hospital. We have onsite parking for all staff.
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter outlining what you could bring to the role to Ashley Walker, Practice Manager – ashley.walker@nhs.scot
If you would like an informal chat in the first instance, please get in touch via the same email address.