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 '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 specialities eg 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're 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.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of 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. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.