Job summary
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR A GP LOOKING TO DIVERSIFY THEIR CLINICAL WORK AND JOIN OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL REHABILITATION AND FRAILTY TEAM IN ABINGDON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
Closing date for applications will be midnight 23rd February 2026 with interviews held from the week beginning 2nd March 2026.
In recent years we have developed a team of GPs that provide medical care to inpatients on our community hospital wards across Oxfordshire. Our GPs are thriving working as part of a highly effective multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and thoroughly enjoying their role in these settings. We are now looking to recruit additional GPs to our team of medics as the service continues to develop.
This is a great opportunity for any GP with the following benefits:
o Based in Abingdon Community hospital working 3 days on Mondays, Wednesday, and Thursdays (9-17:30).
o Currently no out-of-hours commitment, although this may be needed in the future as the service develops - subject to agreement between the doctor and their line manager
o Competitive salary plus NHS pension and employment benefits. Continued Professional Development is paid in addition to your direct clinical working hours.
o Low amount of paperwork and administrative duties.
o Opportunities are available for personal development, to become involved in teaching a variety of clinical staff and for working across our other clinical services if desired.
o Opportunities to undertake Quality Improvement, research and innovation projects.
Main duties of the job
The role of the GP for their designated Community Hospital site will include:1. Proactive assessment of new admissions to the ward including 'medical clerking' within the clinical IT system, medication review and prescribing, and escalation planning.2. The main aim is to optimise patient health by working with the patient, their family and the MDT to create advanced care plans. This is achieved by performing a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and carrying out an action plan of medical optimisation as part of an MDT consisting of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and discharge coordinator.3. Responding to medical concerns as they arise including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and onward referral when appropriate.4. Planned formal weekly review of all patients on a ward round and involvement in regular MDT meetings.For a detailed list of the roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as good by the CQC. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We have community hospital wards based in Abingdon, Witney, Bicester, Oxford, Wallingford and Didcot.
The patients you would be caring for are receiving 'step down' nursing care and rehabilitation following an admission in secondary care or 'step up' care from the community. Occasionally some patients require palliative care. Work will be a combination of ward-based work, ward MDTs and phone/remote support.
Training for successful GP applicants will be provided as needed on an individual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role and responsibilities of the GP for their designated Community Hospital site will include:
1. Attendance at MDT meetings and board reviews leading on patient recovery and timely discharge.
2. Work with and provide senior guidance to resident doctors and advanced clinical practitioners.
3. Working collaboratively with colleagues outside the hospital setting who work in our Intensive Community care and First Contact Care Pathways.
4. Undertaking clinically related administrative duties such as reviewing investigation results and writing discharge letters.
5. Offering clinical support, mentoring & teaching to other clinical staff and students on the ward.
6. Participating in the organisation and delivery of clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activities that may be required from time to time.
7. Read bulletins and action emails sent to their Oxford Health account.
8. Undertaking appropriate CPD as agreed by the annual appraisal process.
9. To contribute to the development of the service to influence change and continued improvement.
10. When required, provide remote senior medical advice and support to clinical staff at any one of the community hospital sites.
For a detailed list of the roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role and responsibilities of the GP for their designated Community Hospital site will include:
1. Attendance at MDT meetings and board reviews leading on patient recovery and timely discharge.
2. Work with and provide senior guidance to resident doctors and advanced clinical practitioners.
3. Working collaboratively with colleagues outside the hospital setting who work in our Intensive Community care and First Contact Care Pathways.
4. Undertaking clinically related administrative duties such as reviewing investigation results and writing discharge letters.
5. Offering clinical support, mentoring & teaching to other clinical staff and students on the ward.
6. Participating in the organisation and delivery of clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activities that may be required from time to time.
7. Read bulletins and action emails sent to their Oxford Health account.
8. Undertaking appropriate CPD as agreed by the annual appraisal process.
9. To contribute to the development of the service to influence change and continued improvement.
10. When required, provide remote senior medical advice and support to clinical staff at any one of the community hospital sites.
For a detailed list of the roles and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice Up to date with appraisal and revalidation requirements.
Experience
Essential
- Active NHS clinical experience in:- General Practice with demonstrable experience in working with urgent care and older people
Desirable
- Subspecialty experience of working at the Interface between general medicine and primary care;
- Experience of working with virtual ward rounds.
- General (or Community) & Acute Geriatric Medicine; OR General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent care
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work in a high functioning MDT with respect for the roles and experience of other team members
Desirable
- Able to tolerate a degree of clinical risk
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of GP training (either JCPTGP certificate (pre 2005) or MRCGP)
Desirable
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medicine oPostgraduate teaching qualification oRelevant post-graduate diplomas e.g. Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and its application
Organisation & Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
Desirable
- Relevant experience of administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
Leadership Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
Desirable
- Knowledge of national and local agendas in respect of primary care commissioning, frailty pathways, and urgent care agendas.
Teaching & Academic Experience
Essential
- Experience in supervising medical trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Experience of mentoring or teaching non-medical clinical colleagues
- High quality research as evidenced by publications and citations.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- Good spoken and written English
Desirable
- Good IT skills, familiarity with EMIS, Cerner, Adastra
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice Up to date with appraisal and revalidation requirements.
Experience
Essential
- Active NHS clinical experience in:- General Practice with demonstrable experience in working with urgent care and older people
Desirable
- Subspecialty experience of working at the Interface between general medicine and primary care;
- Experience of working with virtual ward rounds.
- General (or Community) & Acute Geriatric Medicine; OR General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent care
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work in a high functioning MDT with respect for the roles and experience of other team members
Desirable
- Able to tolerate a degree of clinical risk
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of GP training (either JCPTGP certificate (pre 2005) or MRCGP)
Desirable
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medicine oPostgraduate teaching qualification oRelevant post-graduate diplomas e.g. Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and its application
Organisation & Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
Desirable
- Relevant experience of administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
Leadership Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
Desirable
- Knowledge of national and local agendas in respect of primary care commissioning, frailty pathways, and urgent care agendas.
Teaching & Academic Experience
Essential
- Experience in supervising medical trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Experience of mentoring or teaching non-medical clinical colleagues
- High quality research as evidenced by publications and citations.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- Good spoken and written English
Desirable
- Good IT skills, familiarity with EMIS, Cerner, Adastra
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).
