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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
GP Vacancy at Cove Bay & Kincorth Medical Centre
We are currently looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated General Practitioner to support our service within a period of change, including a period of Maternity Cover and planned retirements.
Applicants are invited to join our friendly teaching and training practice. We are happy to consider a range of sessional availabilities.
WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO JOIN OUR TEAM?
- Well-established two centred practice on the south side of Aberdeen serving the well-defined communities of Cove and Kincorth, with a current list size of approximately 14,500
- City Visiting Service, First Contact Physiotherapy, Primary Care Psychology, Counselling services, the Listening Service, Link Practitioner, CTAC all help with workload.
- Employed Mental Health Practitioner - huge reduction of GP Mental Health workload
- ANP co-ordinated Frailty Care including palliative care - another huge reduction in GP workload!
- Sabbatical opportunities ( for Partners )
- Innovative and Modernising approaches
- Commitment to High Quality integrated MDT Care
- Free protected parking for clinicians at both sites
- Mentoring for successful applicant
Our current clinical team consists of 6 GP partners, 7 salaried GP’s, an experienced Elderly Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner, an experienced Acute Advanced Nurse Practitioner who also does Duty doctor sessions and 2 Primary Care Pharmacists.
We strive to provide high quality, patient focused and compassionate medical care in partnership with our experienced practice nursing and community team supported by our fantastic administration and management team.
Great communication and team working is at the heart of our ethos, as well as caring for each other, as evidenced by lots of social gatherings and morale boosting events within the practice.
We have protected administration time, we are using PLT time to allow constructive whole team meetings, clinicians can request protected continuity of care sessions to allow more in depth follow up of patients, tabletop reviews and attendance at MDT meetings and GP partners can take a 4 week paid sabbatical every 7 years.
This is an exciting time and opportunity to join our expanding team. As we are keen to see any new applicant flourish, we
provide mentoring and are happy to support further development both with training time and financial support for appropriate goals.
If you are interested in looking for a new and exciting challenge and keen to apply, please send a CV and covering letter to gram.kincorthadministrator@nhs.scot
Informal enquiries and visits are also welcome to Susan Gillan, Practice Manager or Dr Lynne Mackenzie, Executive Partner on 0345 337 1170. Closing date is 1st March 2024
More details about our practice are available on our website – www.covebayandkincorthmedical.co.uk