Frailty General Practitioner

Service Care Solutions; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking an experienced General Practitioner for their innovative Virtual Frailty Ward. You will lead clinical decision-making, assess frail patients, and develop holistic care plans to support older adults living with frailty, ensuring they receive hospital-level care at home. This role demands strong collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experienced General Practitioner with a focus on older adults.
• Interest in frailty, urgent care, and community-based services.
• Strong communication skills for multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical leadership in the Virtual Frailty Ward.
• Assess acutely unwell frail patients.
• Develop person-centred care plans.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient care optimization

Job description

General Practitioner (GP) - Virtual Frailty Ward

Location: Scarborough

Contract: Fixed Term - 24 Months

We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking General Practitioner (GP) to join our pioneering Virtual Frailty Ward team.

This innovative service supports older adults living with frailty to receive timely, hospital-level care at home. As a GP within the Virtual Frailty Ward, you will provide expert clinical input to a multidisciplinary team, helping to optimise patient care, reduce avoidable hospital admissions, and promote independence.

This role is ideal for a GP with an interest in frailty, urgent care, or community-based integrated services.

Responsibilities:

• Provide senior clinical leadership and decision-making within the Virtual Frailty Ward.
• Undertake assessments of acutely unwell or deteriorating frail patients.
• Develop and implement holistic, person-centred care plans, including advanced care planning where appropriate.
• Liaise closely with consultants, ACPs, community nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and social care professionals.
• Prescribe, monitor, and review medications in line with best practice and patient needs.
• Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, and education for colleagues and trainees.
• Participate in rota cover, including virtual ward rounds and urgent clinical reviews.

We are seeking a collaborative and compassionate GP who is passionate about improving outcomes for older adults with frailty.