Why come to the James Wigg Practice Dr

Why come to the James Wigg Practice? Dr Jane Sackville West

Location • Based in Kentish Town • Good transport links – train, tube, bus and overground • Use of practice car and bikes for duty sessions

Patient list • 26, 000 patients • Ethnically and socially diverse inner city population • Spread between two practices with the majority at James Wigg Practice. There are 6, 000 patients at our sister surgery - Queen’s Crescent (previously a single-handed practice) enables exposure to two very different types of practice • To enable continuity of care, which we value, we have personal doctor lists and are divided into clinical teams

Multidisciplinary Team • Large number of doctors and nurses with different areas of expertise but all with a commitment to training • Extended Primary Care team with practice nurses, district nurses, health visitors, drug and alcohol workers, smoking cessation advisors, social workers, psychologists, visiting midwife, CAB etc. Also visiting paediatricians with joint GP/Paediatric clinics • Weekly clinical MDT meetings with all the clinicians – and hot food!

Our building • Award-winning, purpose-built building • A delight to work in – it creates a calm atmosphere for patients (and staff!) • Your own consulting room • Easy access to senior doctors at hot-desks

a consulting room

Training • Established training practice with a long-standing commitment to training across the board (medical students, FY 2 s, nurses, Physician Associates etc) • You will have an experienced trainer • Ready access to your trainer or other senior clinicians – open doors and everyone is happy to help • Weekly one-to-one tutorials with your trainer • Weekly shared tutorials with the Caversham Registrars • Induction programme • Supportive peer group with up to 4 GP registrars and 3 FY 2 s in the practice

How will you fit in? • A large, busy practice: you will get lots of experience • Never a dull moment, but a happy atmosphere with a team spirit and very accessible clinical support • Friendly supportive atmosphere with lots of opportunities to get to know your colleagues – daily coffee and tea breaks in surgeries for us all, Friday cake, social events etc • Need to know more? Please email me at Jane. west@nhs. net or do come and visit! • Welcome to contact current/previous GP registrars stephanie. berkshire@nhs. net Dr Steph Berkshire nathan 812000@gmail. com Dr Nathan Cohen