Frailty Virtual Ward & Urgent Community Response GP - Fixed Term

NHS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 76,000 - 115,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health provider in the UK seeks a GP with a Specialist Interest in Frailty to join their interdisciplinary community team. This role focuses on providing acute care in patients' homes, supporting a virtual ward model. Applicants should be GMC registered and have significant experience in elderly care. This part-time fixed-term position offers flexible working hours and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• GMC registration and license to practice required.
• Evidence of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in elderly care and general practice.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing geriatric services.
• Maintain clinical standards in patient management.
• Participate in clinical governance and audit.

Skills

Teamwork

Clinical autonomy

Continuous professional development

Elderly care experience

Education

Fully registered with the GMC

MRCGP

Diploma in geriatric medicine

Job description

Overview

GP with a Specialist Interest in Frailty Virtual ward and Urgent care Response

We have an exciting new role for a GP to join our interdisciplinary, integrated community team providing more acute care for patients in their own homes. This is an opportunity to expand and develop your portfolio career.

This role is sessional based and the number of sessions can be flexible dependent upon the successful applicant's requirements. Administration time is included.

This role will be a new role for the department. Providing more acute care for patients safely and conveniently in their own homes is at the forefront of national frailty service design. The successful applicant will primarily be working within our developing virtual ward model with a specific role supporting GPs to access the right care at the right time for their patients and effectively utilise our growing community based services as an alternative to hospital admission.

We work very closely with the ARCH team (Acute response and rehabilitation in community and hospital) which includes occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and multidisciplinary assistants. We are also fortunate to have a dedicated senior frailty pharmacist attached to the team.

Main duties

• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to support and help to provide a comprehensive Geriatric Service within the Trust
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients
• Assisting with teaching, training and assessment of UCR staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
• To work with the Ripon GP practices towards increased uptake of services to support Care Home residents
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
• Work with the Discharge Project Team to collect and interpret data on cost effectiveness and quality outcomes

About us

HDFT provides a range of community services in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire. Our dedicated and experienced staff, who are based in the communities they serve, offer expertise across a variety of disciplines and work closely with primary care, acute hospitals, social care, mental health and voluntary sector providers.

We are a provider of undergraduate medical education for the University of Leeds and have a thriving research community. We have been proud to develop our Frailty education faculty, including the appointment of two frailty practice educators. This is enabling us to roll out frailty training for all with a range of options available including e-learning, face-to-face study days and more individualised EnCOP (Enhanced care of Older People) training. The successful candidate will be able to access this training. There is also opportunity for interested candidates to contribute to the faculty.

Details

Date posted: 05 September 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor - other

Salary: £76,038 to £114,743 a year pro-rata per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 421-MS-3294C

Job locations: HDH, Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, HG2 7SX

Job responsibilities

Why Should You Apply?

• Opportunity to be part of an innovative development of the provision of community based frailty services.
• Friendly and supportive team
• Flexible working hours, with part time sessional/ based applications welcomed.
• Opportunities to develop professionally.

Please find a full job description and person specification within the additional documents section of the advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice
• MRCGP
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Evidence of working as part of a MDT

Desirable

• Diploma in geriatric medicine

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and effective team working skills
• Experience of working in elderly care/general practice
• Evidence of the ability to work clinically without direct consultant supervision

Desirable

• Evidence of basic service change/development

Disclosure and Sponsorship/UK Registration

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.