Job Introduction
We're committed to delivering outstanding care closer to home. We're looking for an experienced and motivated GPwer (with extended role) to join our innovative Inpatient Unit team, supporting older adults and patients with complex clinical needs across Swindon and North Wiltshire.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior doctor seeking a leadership role within a progressive community healthcare organisation. You'll have the chance to shape services, provide clinical leadership, support fellow medical colleagues, and play a pivotal role in improving patient outcomes across our inpatient rehabilitation services.

As GPwer (with extended role), you'll provide expert medical care across our community inpatient units, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patients requiring rehabilitation, recovery, and ongoing management following acute illness.

You'll lead clinical decision-making, contribute to service development, support medical workforce planning, and work alongside the Medical Director to oversee appraisals and job planning for medical colleagues.

Based primarily at Swindon Intermediate Care Centre, with occasional sessions at Savernake Community Hospital, you'll help ensure patients receive safe, effective, and person-centred care while supporting timely discharge and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.

If you are interested or would like further information please: Febin Basheer: Febin.Basheer@hcrgcaregroup.com

Recruitment Advisor: Louise Ledward on 07884 659608 or louise.ledward@hcrgcaregroup.com

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical leadership within community inpatient services.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with complex health needs.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary team (MDT) working, including ward rounds and case discussions.
• Develop and oversee care plans for predominantly older, frail patients with multiple long-term conditions.
• Support advance care planning discussions with patients and families.
• Lead medical appraisals and contribute to workforce development and job planning.
• Work collaboratively with community, primary care, hospital and social care partners.
• Promote continuous quality improvement, clinical governance, audit and research activities.
• Act as a professional role model and support training and development of colleagues.

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a compassionate and experienced clinician who is passionate about delivering high-quality care in community settings.

Essential Requirements

• Full GMC Registration with a current license to practice.
• Minimum of 4 years' postgraduate clinical experience.
• Experience assessing and treating patients within inpatient and/or community settings.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing older adults and patients with complex long-term conditions.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety.

Desirable

• MRCP, MRCGP, Diploma in Geriatric Medicine, MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent qualification.
• Experience leading clinical teams or service improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of alternative models of care and admission avoidance services.
• Previous experience in medical leadership roles.

About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.