Job Overview
We are looking for a qualified General Practitioner (GP) to work part time as the named GP to cover inpatients at Helston Community Hospital. Patients are predominantly admitted for rehabilitation and reablement following an acute hospital stay, or for end of life care. There is provision of a nurse-led CHAD service on the ward.
You will review each patient at least weekly and form part of a multi-disciplinary team, working with the patient to enable discharge to their own place of residence as promptly as possible. You will be supported by a resident doctor and an experienced nursing team providing nurse-led care.
There are opportunities to be involved in service development or the opportunity to develop medical leadership through other parts of the Trust (eg learning from deaths, medical student training, quality improvement projects).
The role can be sessional/part time and hours can be flexible to suit the candidates work/life balance.
Main duties of the job
* In liaison with the senior nurses on the ward, provide senior medical decision-making to inpatients on community hospital ward.
* Provide medical input into the MDT management of patients.
* Support patient flow and alternatives to admission in keeping with the hospital to home NHS plan.
* Contribute to advanced care planning (eg TEP) and end of life care.
* Supervise and contribute to teaching and training of junior doctors (including GP trainees), medical students, ANPs and other AHPs.
* Liaise with patients, families and carers regarding their medical care.
* Liaise with other medical specialties e.g. Eldercare, Palliative care for specialist advice where needed.
* Contribute to governance, incidents, learning, complaints and other process (eg legal) for the patients you have managed. Support the Clinical Director in the same.
Working for our organisation
We are an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people\'s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you\'ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Approximately 4,000 people make up the Trust, including doctors, nurses, therapists, and admin and support staff. We work in people\'s homes, in community clinics and bases, with some staff based in our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. We work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer and during other holidays lots of people visit the area, increasing the use of our services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential criteria: GP on GMC GP Register
Essential Criteria
* MRCGP
* UK GP Experience
Desirable criteria
* Urgent or intermediate care experience
* Eldercare/Frailty interest or experience
* Palliative Care
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Medical Practices
Salary: £101,436 - £110,853 pro rata. Closing date: 28/09/2025 23:59.
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