Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Frailty Specialty Doctor / GP Fellowship
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Job Overview
Our Older Persons Assessment and Liaison (OPAL) service represents a forward-thinking approach to managing frailty and complexity in older adults. This new Specialty Doctor role offers a unique opportunity for a CCT GP to:
- Bridge the primary-secondary care interface using your generalist skills in a specialist setting
- Work flexibly with a minimum commitment of 2 PA (up to 10PA), allowing portfolio career development
- Shape a new service and influence care pathways for older persons
- Apply comprehensive geriatric assessment principles in a dynamic, supportive environment
- Make a real difference to patient outcomes, experience, and system flow
This is an ideal role for GPs seeking to expand their expertise in geriatric medicine, work in a varied clinical environment, or transition between career stages while maintaining their generalist skills.
The aim of the unit is for early identification of patients attending the Emergency Department (ED) with a frailty score 5 and above (Rockwood) to enable a multi-disciplinary team of frailty specialists (OPAL) to be mobilised that will support the assessment of an individual’s needs, through a frailty specific lens, to identify and co-ordinate the sourcing of additional care needs in the right place and the right time, safely returning individuals back into community-led care plans as quickly as possible.
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The post holder has the opportunity to lead multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to training programmes and service development. Where indicated they participate in and/or lead family meetings and attend relevant multidisciplinary team meetings within the hospital, for example the Nutrition MDT.
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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT)
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave, a national programme that’s changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.
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This means we’re working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives.
We’re a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.
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