Overview
General Practitioner (GP) – Virtual Frailty Ward – Location: Scarborough. Contract: Fixed Term - 24 Months.
We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking General Practitioner (GP) to join our pioneering Virtual Frailty Ward team. This innovative service supports older adults living with frailty to receive timely, hospital-level care at home. As a GP within the Virtual Frailty Ward, you will provide expert clinical input to a multidisciplinary team, helping to optimise patient care, reduce avoidable hospital admissions, and promote independence. This role is ideal for a GP with an interest in frailty, urgent care, or community-based integrated services.
Responsibilities
* Provide senior clinical leadership and decision-making within the Virtual Frailty Ward.
* Undertake assessments of acutely unwell or deteriorating frail patients.
* Develop and implement holistic, person-centred care plans, including advanced care planning where appropriate.
* Liaise closely with consultants, ACPs, community nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and social care professionals.
* Prescribe, monitor, and review medications in line with best practice and patient needs.
* Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, and education for colleagues and trainees.
* Participate in rota cover, including virtual ward rounds and urgent clinical reviews.
Location
Scarborough
Contract
Fixed Term - 24 Months
Contact
For further information please contact Scott Marsh - 01772 208963 / Scott.marsh@servicecare.org.uk
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Temporary
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Staffing and Recruiting
* Hospitals and Health Care
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