Job overview
We are looking for a qualified General Practitioner to join us as a Clinical Director in Community and Older People’s Medicine Services to work with us to transform services that offer planned care to elderly community patients with a focus of maintaining health and wellbeing and also to develop services that respond to acute deteriorations in health and/or function in the community. We anticipate this work to also heavily involve development of a neighbourhood health model with local stakeholders.
The postholder would also be expected to provide clinical sessions depending on background and experience either in supporting community frailty services, intermediate care or the older people’s day unit.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will support the continued transformation of planned and unplanned older people’s community services within the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust and wider city of Newcastle. Working in partnership with the Clinical Director of Older People’s Medicine and the Clinical Chair for the board of Medicine, Emergency Care and Community the postholder will be expected to oversee the governance, quality and development of community services such as the Urgent Community Response Team, Same Day Response Team, Community Response and rehabilitation Team, and Specialist Care Home Support Team. They will also be expected to support with the strategic development of these services, and support the development of neighbourhood working.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
M• To manage urgent older people’s presentations and ensure that patients are seen and treated by most appropriate healthcare professional. • Manage a clinical caseload of older adult patients, supported by Geriatricians as required • Work closely with the hospital Older People’s Medicine team, community frailty teams and intermediate care teams • A degree of flexibility will be required in keeping with the variability and demands of the case mix
Person specification
Teaching
Desirable
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent presentations in older people
Desirable
- Older People’s Medicine experience
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Board to the Trust and its workforce.
- Experience in clinical service development and innovation
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Experience working at a system level in service development
Desirable
- Understanding of management goals.
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- CCT in General Practice
Desirable
- Experience in a primary care, ICB or acute provider leadership role
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This advert is for Clinical Director for Community Services with The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £104,401 - £115,341 per annum. The contract type is 2 years (Fixed term post). The application deadline is 25 Jun 2026.
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