Salaried GP

NHS; Hexham; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is looking for a Salaried GP to work at Hexham General Hospital, focusing on elderly patient assessments and collaborating with primary care colleagues. This role offers a flexible schedule and opportunities to complement a dedicated team in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have completed their MBBS and possess Full GMC Registration, with significant experience in elderly care. Salary ranges from £11,014 to £12,266 per annum based on experience.

Qualifications

• Approximately four years' full-time postgraduate training in a relevant specialty.
• At least two years' experience in Care of Elderly.
• Experience of supervising junior doctors and nurse practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Complement the elderly care team at Hexham General Hospital.
• Focus on same day assessments for frail patients in crisis.
• Work closely with community and primary care colleagues.

Skills

Quality Improvement

Audit Management

Clinical Teaching

Supervision of Junior Doctors

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

Job description

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Salaried GP

The closing date is 28 December 2025

The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops. The post will be spent at Hexham General Hospital to support older people's services there.

The Job Plan will typically include an average of 4 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date if a suitable number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The care of the elderly department has a range of specialist interests and a successful candidate will complement the other members of the department. We expect the focus of this post to be within the elderly assessment unit in Hexham, offering same day assessment for frail patients in crisis, working closely with community and primary care colleagues.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work-life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with Consultant and senior colleagues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• MBBS or equivalent

Experience

• Approximately four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty such as General/Core Medical training or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty
• Experience & understanding of Quality Improvement & Audit Management
• At least two years' experience of Care of Elderly
• ALS
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of supervising junior doctors & nurse practitioners

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experience, Locally Agreed NPC GP pay rates: £11,014-£12,266 pps/pa