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About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a GP with a specialist interest in frailty to deliver two sessions per week on a Wednesday (Sorry we are unable to change the required day) within an integrated community-based service that launched 12 months ago. The team support the frail housebound population across Easington and Sedgefield. This role offers the chance to play a pivotal part in shaping and delivering proactive, person-centred care in collaboration with local stakeholders. The Proactive Service has recently launched which aims to bring joined-up, multidisciplinary support to patients to make a real difference in their health and wellbeing. Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for a visa.

Conduct Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGAs) remotely. Perform medical, psychosocial, and medicines reviews, including advanced care planning. Manage diagnostic tests, communicate outcomes to GPs, and provide follow-up reviews where necessary. Make onward referrals to other specialties when appropriate. Work within and support a multidisciplinary team (MDT) including geriatricians, nurses, therapists, and social care professionals. Lead and facilitate MDT clinical decision-making processes. Supervise and support clinical staff. Take a leadership role in the development and expansion of frailty services. Contribute to the development of clinical guidelines, service pathways, and quality improvement initiatives. Participate in research, clinical audit, and service governance beyond revalidation requirements. Communicate effectively with patients, carers, colleagues, commissioners, and wider stakeholders. Promote and implement innovative, remote care models and use of digital health tools, including AI-based transcription. Uphold clinical governance standards and practice within national guidelines (e.g. NICE, GMC). Take part in staff supervision, performance review, appraisal, and professional development. Demonstrate emotional resilience, professionalism, and leadership under pressure and during service change.

Person specification

Essential

High level of clinical skills.
Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team,
High level of communication skills. Good organisational skills.IT
competency Ability to make good clear concise medical notes, both computerised and manual
Able to work under pressure and within an ever changing environment Ability to balance service and personal objectives.
Full and current unrestricted GMC (UK) registration on the GP Register A medical degree qualification
Experience of supervising clinical staff to
Experience of continuing professional development.
Evidence of attendance at courses or self directed learning to meet learning gaps
identified through the professional development plan and through annual appraisal
Experience of conducting clinical audit
Up to date knowledge of all the latest guidelines and evidence in older peoples medicine.
Understand the importance of evidence based practice and clinical eectiveness
Understanding of clinical governance
Sound clinical knowledge.
Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team.
High level of communication skills.
Good organisational skills.
IT competency
Ability to make good clear concise medical notes, both computerised and manual
Able to work under pressure and within an ever changing environment
Ability to balance service and personal objectives.
Sensitive to the needs of others and has an awareness and responsiveness to other peoples feelings and needs
Excellent command of the English Language both verbal and written
Values differences: regards people as individuals and appreciates the value of diversity in the workplace Able to work as part of a team, cooperating to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate.
Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation.
Able to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload.
Positive attitude to dealing with change; flexible and adaptable, willing to change and accept change and to explore new ways of doing things and approaches.
Highly motivated, enthusiastic and reliable.
Has a strong degree of personal integrity; able to adhere to standards of conduct based on a sense of right and wrong and be dependable and reliable.
Demonstrates values consistent with those of the organisation.
Ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to work on the occasions it may be required.
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines. The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff

Desirable

Interest in research
A teaching qualification
e.g. post graduate diploma in post graduate education A post
Graduate qualification in older peoples care,
e.g. Diploma Geriatric Medicine or willing to work towards
1 year plus General Practice experience unless trainee has indicated additional skills to support appropriate experience in the field.
Diploma in Elderly Medicine.
Experience or formal qualifications or working with frail/ older people

GP with Extended Role in Frailty (2 Sessions on Wednesdays)

About the role

Person specification