A Salaried GP in a Health Board-managed practice plays a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred primary care within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment. You’ll provide a full range of GP services—from acute same-day care to proactive management of long-term conditions—ensuring patients receive safe, effective, and compassionate treatment.
Main duties of the job
Delivering high-quality, patient-centred clinical care across a full range of primary care services. Provide consultations through face-to-face, telephone, and digital appointments, assessing, diagnosing, and managing both acute presentations and long-term conditions. Contribute to safe, timely same-day care through participation in duty doctor and triage rotas. Initiate and review treatment plans, request and interpret investigations, and ensure appropriate follow‑up for ongoing needs. Collaborate closely with nurses, pharmacists, advanced practitioners, mental health professionals and community services to deliver coordinated proactive care, contribute to MDT meetings, safeguarding responsibilities and continuity of care for vulnerable or complex patients. Participate in governance and quality activities—including clinical audit, significant event reviews, QAIF delivery and service improvement initiatives. Maintain accurate clinical records and adhere to Health Board protocols, prescribing guidelines and risk management processes. Engage in professional development, mandatory training and appraisal requirements.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. We provide primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people. We work in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third‑sector colleagues, including volunteers, through our hospitals, community hospitals, general practices, pharmacies, ophthalmic practices, domiciliary providers and health centres.
Job description
For full details of the role requirements, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy. Discussions around working patterns will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.
Hywel Dda University Health Board is committed to providing patient‑centric services and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Entry on the GP Register
- Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council
- MRCGP
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice / Certificate Confirming Eligibility for General Practice Registration (CEGPR), or equivalent
- Included on a Medical Performers List or eligible
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Conducting sessions in a General Practice Setting
Desirable
- Additional Higher qualification(s)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad-based experience within the specialty area
- Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post
- Experience of leading a team
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the UK or NHS
Teaching
Essential
- Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
Research and Scholarship
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area
- Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice
- Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately
- Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way
Desirable
- Active participation in research
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance
- Participation in a clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Knowledge of the annual job planning/appraisal review process
Desirable
- Knowledge of risk management
Safeguarding
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility
- Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation
Other
Essential
- Flexible approach to the needs of the service
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure
- Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills
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