Job summary
GP Intermediate Care/Hospital at Home - Various part time roles available, minimum 4PAs
Are you a GP passionate about high-quality, person-centred care? Do you enjoy multidisciplinary working and want to shape community-based medical services? We are expanding our Intermediate Tier Services and seeking motivated GPs to join our Intermediate Care and Hospital at Home teams.
This is an opportunity to contribute to a developing GP-led model focused on excellent care for older people, strong clinical leadership and integrated community pathways. Roles are part-time, with flexible PAs agreed at interview.
The Stamford Unit provides intermediate care beds offering rehabilitation, end-of-life care, step-up admissions and complex discharge planning. You will lead the medical care for a cohort of patients, undertake ward rounds and work closely with ACPs, Nurses, Therapists and Social Workers to deliver safe, holistic care.
Hospital at Home delivers acute-level care in patients' homes as an alternative to admission. Working with Urgent Crisis Response teams, advanced nurse and paramedic assessors and specialist respiratory and heart-failure services, you will complete telemedicine assessments and support coordinated, responsive care planning.
This varied role includes both bed-based and community acute work, with the chance to develop interests in older people's medicine and integrated care. A 1:4 weekend rota provides cover across the Stamford Unit and Hospital at Home services.
Main duties of the job
- Provide senior clinical leadership across Intermediate Care and Hospital at Home services, working with Divisional and Directorate leaders to ensure safe, high-quality care is delivered seven days a week in line with national and local standards.
- Work collaboratively with senior managers to support Directorate and Divisional objectives, ensuring strong clinical engagement and partnership working.
- Promote and share best practice, supporting a consistent, evidence-based approach across the service.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance patient outcomes, strengthen pathways and support innovation.
- Contribute to the clinical governance agenda, ensuring robust governance processes are in place and followed.
- Participate in audits, incident reviews and complaints processes, ensuring learning is shared and embedded to improve safety and quality.
- Work flexibly to meet patient needs, service demands and wider team requirements across Intermediate Care and Hospital at Home.
- Engage with internal and external clinical networks, representing the service and supporting system-wide learning and development.
- Support responsible use of resources, contributing to financial balance and cost-improvement plans.
- Model the Trust's values and behaviours, providing visible clinical leadership and promoting professionalism, compassion and high performance.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description provides a comprehensive overview of the key duties and responsibilities associated with this role, while the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. The document is available to download from this page.
Please note that the summary person specification shown below is not the full version; it highlights the essential criteria that will be used to assess your application form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description provides a comprehensive overview of the key duties and responsibilities associated with this role, while the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. The document is available to download from this page.
Please note that the summary person specification shown below is not the full version; it highlights the essential criteria that will be used to assess your application form.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
Desirable
- DIploma in Geriatric Medicine
- MRCGP
- Diploma in Immediate Medical Care
- Diploma in Urgent Medical Care
Experience
Essential
- Primary Care experience
- End of Life Care Experience
- Clinical Leadership Experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Experience of working with Urgent Care, A&E and Out of Hours
- Two years post-CCT in general practice
- Experience of working effectively in collaboration with other organisations
- Previous post CCT experience of working in virtual wards or community care settings
- Experience of providing supervision/support to an MDT
Skills
Essential
- High level of clinical knowledge and skills in line with that of an experienced GP
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong IT skills (competent in the use of Office and Outlook)
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- Experience with clinical risk management
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues as well as health and social policy
Desirable
- Knowledge of the current issues facing primary care and the wider NHS
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Ability and success in the implementation of change and/or service development within an organisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
Desirable
- DIploma in Geriatric Medicine
- MRCGP
- Diploma in Immediate Medical Care
- Diploma in Urgent Medical Care
Experience
Essential
- Primary Care experience
- End of Life Care Experience
- Clinical Leadership Experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Experience of working with Urgent Care, A&E and Out of Hours
- Two years post-CCT in general practice
- Experience of working effectively in collaboration with other organisations
- Previous post CCT experience of working in virtual wards or community care settings
- Experience of providing supervision/support to an MDT
Skills
Essential
- High level of clinical knowledge and skills in line with that of an experienced GP
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong IT skills (competent in the use of Office and Outlook)
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- Experience with clinical risk management
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues as well as health and social policy
Desirable
- Knowledge of the current issues facing primary care and the wider NHS
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Ability and success in the implementation of change and/or service development within an organisation
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
