Community Hospital GP

NHS; Witney; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 115,000; Part time

Job summary

A community hospital in Witney is seeking a part-time GP to join the Rehabilitation and Frailty team. You will assess new admissions and perform geriatric assessments with a multidisciplinary team. The role offers a salary range of £76,038 - £114,743 per annum, depending on experience, and requires full GMC registration. Suitable candidates should have relevant NHS experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice; must be up to date with appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Active NHS clinical experience in General Practice with experience in urgent care and older patients.
• Completion of GP training (JCPTGP certificate pre-2005 or MRCGP).

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive assessments and medication reviews for new admissions.
• Perform Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments with the MDT.
• Respond to medical concerns and manage ongoing patient care.

Skills

NHS clinical experience

Good communication skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Education

Completion of GP training

Tools

EMIS

Cerner

Adastra

Job description

Overview

Are you a GP looking to diversify your clinical work and join our community Hospital Rehabilitation and Frailty team in Witney Community Hospital?

Interviews will be held from 29th September 2025.

This is a part-time opportunity working over 2 days per week in Witney Community Hospital on Mondays and Wednesdays (9:00–17:30).

We have developed a team of GPs that provide medical cover to community hospital wards across Oxfordshire. Our GPs are thriving, enjoying their role in these settings as part of a multidisciplinary team. We are recruiting additional GPs as the service develops.

Responsibilities

1. Proactive assessment of new admissions to the ward including medical clerking within the clinical IT system, medication review, prescribing and escalation planning.
2. Performing a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment with the MDT to optimise patient health and develop advanced care plans with the patient and family.
3. Responding to medical concerns as they arise, including history taking, examination, investigations, diagnosis, treatment and onward referral when appropriate.
4. Weekly ward round reviews and involvement in weekly MDT meetings.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as good by the CQC. The Trust places Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of all we do. We invest in colleagues to achieve outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We have community hospital wards in Abingdon, Witney, Bicester, Oxford, Wallingford and Didcot. Patients are cared for with a mix of ward-based work, ward MDTs and phone/remote support. Training for successful GP applicants will be provided as needed on an individual basis.

Details

Date posted: 19 September 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor - other

Salary: Depending on experience £76,038 - £114,743 per annum / pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 267-MSCRGP-110-D

Job locations: Oxford Community Hospitals, Witney Road Welch Way, Witney, OX28 6JJ

Job responsibilities

For a detailed list of the roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the job description.

Person Specification

Registration

• Essential: Full GMC registration with licence to practice; up to date with appraisal and revalidation requirements.

Experience

• Essential: Active NHS clinical experience in General Practice with demonstrable experience in urgent care and older people.
• Desirable: Subspecialty experience at the interface between general medicine and primary care; experience of virtual ward rounds; General/Community & Acute Geriatric Medicine or General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent care.

Personality

• Essential: Ability to work in a high functioning MDT with respect for the roles and experience of other team members.
• Desirable: Able to tolerate a degree of clinical risk.

Qualifications

• Essential: Completion of GP training (JCPTGP certificate pre-2005 or MRCGP).
• Desirable: Higher degree or equivalent in a relevant field; postgraduate teaching qualification; relevant post-graduate diplomas (e.g., Diploma in Geriatric Medicine).

Clinical Skills

• Desirable: Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and its application.

Organisation & Management Skills

• Essential: Ability to understand how organisations work effectively; commitment to clinical governance; ability to promote effective teamwork; capacity to prioritise workload; active participation in clinical audit; commitment to interagency partnership working.
• Desirable: Experience in administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff; inter-agency partnership development.

Leadership Skills

• Essential: Ability to work within a collaborative MDT and share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions.
• Desirable: Knowledge of national and local agendas in respect of primary care commissioning, frailty pathways, and urgent care agendas.

Teaching & Academic Experience

• Essential: Experience in supervising medical trainees; application of research evidence to clinical practice.
• Desirable: Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching; mentoring or teaching non-medical clinical colleagues; high-quality research with publications.

Communication Skills

• Essential: Good communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations; good spoken and written English.
• Desirable: Good IT skills, familiarity with EMIS, Cerner, Adastra.

Compliance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975; a DBS submission will be required.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require UK Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered; further information at the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer: Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address: Oxford Community Hospitals, Witney Road Welch Way, Witney, OX28 6JJ

Employer's website: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk