About this role
Job summary
GP with a Interest in Frailty, Hospital @ Home and Urgent care Response x 2
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 roles are for 4 x sessions, one role to cover Wednesday and Friday and one role to cover Thursday and Friday.
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 also have a team of unscheduled care nurses and UCR practitioners who support delivery of the service across the HaRD area.
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities of the job
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to support and help to provide a comprehensive Community 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 have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
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.
Job description 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 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 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 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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address HDH
Lancaster Park Road
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)