# Frailty GP - 2 Year FTC

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Nimbuscare Ltd
- **Location:** Nimbuscare Limited, Gateway 1, Holgate Park Drive, Holgate, York, YO26 4GG, United Kingdom
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine
- **Grade:** General practitioner
- **Salary:** £189.29 to £221.35
- **Contract type:** Fixed-Term
- **Employment type:** Flexible working
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24T11:16:53.866Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0260-26-0061
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/B0260-26-0061/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=B0260-26-0061
- **Employer website:** https://www.primarycareyork.nhs.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are seeking to appoint a number of GPs with an interest in frailty to support the delivery of various innovative Frailty Services as part of the North Yorkshire Community Frailty Hub.

Applicants must hold GMC registration and have experience in triage and telephone assessment. Experience working in Geriatric Medicine is desirable. Successful candidates will join our growing team of GPs with an Extended Role (GPwER) in Frailty and will be supported to work towards the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine, alongside participation in our regular frailty education sessions.

The population aged over 85 in York is projected to increase by 53% by 2033, and we are preparing to meet the needs of a growing number of patients living with frailty. The Community Frailty Hub is a collaborative multidisciplinary team of health, social care and voluntary sector partners supporting patients across York and North Yorkshire during times of crisis, through discharge support, and through proactive MDT caseload management, including the delivery of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGA).

We work closely with our external partners to deliver care through a no wrong door approach, ensuring patients receive coordinated, integrated and holistic support.

This is primarily a face-to-face role based at Gateway 1, Holgate, York, working between 8:00am and 5:00pm. Clinicians will use SystmOne as the clinical system.

Please note: sponsorship is not available for this role.

### Main duties of the job

The postholder will undertake a variety of duties, primarily providing clinical advice and support to system providers regarding vulnerable patients in the community as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Key responsibilities include:

- Delivering high-quality community care for frail and vulnerable patients
- Undertaking clinical assessments, home visits, and autonomous decision-making
- Coordinating multidisciplinary care to support patients to remain safely at home
- Managing investigations, referrals, prescribing, and accurate clinical documentation
- Working collaboratively with MDT colleagues across health and social care services
- Supporting training, professional standards, and ongoing frailty-focused CPD

To access a full list of duties, please see attached job description

### About us

Who are we?

Nimbuscare is a not-for-profit, socially driven organisation within the NHS family. Were collaborative, agile and innovative at our core, working with partners across the system to remove complexity, inspire trust and create person-centred solutions that make healthcare better for everyone.

What we do?

We work towards making a complex system simpler. Creating better, more seamless care closer to home.

How we do it?

By collaborating closely with GP Members, Patient Safety Partners and wider health and care organisations, combining shared insight and expertise to improve outcomes for local people.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this job are guaranteed an interview

### Details

- Date posted: 24 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £189.29 to £221.35 a session Amount per session is dependant on qualifications
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 2 years
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: B0260-26-0061
- Job locations: Nimbuscare Limited, Gateway 1, Holgate Park Drive, Holgate, York, YO26 4GG, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting information section for full details of the role and a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities.

The job description is provided as an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The job will evolve over time to reflect the changing needs of Nimbuscare and its services as well as the personal development of the post holder.

### UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of Triage / Telephone Assessment
- Up to date knowledge of the latest guidelines and evidence in older peoples medicine

**Desirable**

- Minimum 2 years' experience of working within a Primary Care environment
- Experience in Geriatric Medicine

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Fully Qualified Doctor with current Professional Registration (GMC)
- MRCGP Qualification

**Desirable**

- Evidence of CPD
- Diploma in Geriatric Medicine Or equivalent

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Lead by example
- Flexible
- Adaptability
- Using initiative
- Self-audit and reflection

### Skills and Competencies

**Essential**

- IT Skills (MS office / Systmone / EMIS)
- Advanced clinical assessment skills including history taking and clinical examination
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate problem solving with effective decision making skills, supported by a best practice approach
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Able to prioritise effectively
- Able to work under pressure

**Desirable**

- Evidence of Statutory and Mandatory Training

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