PCN Frailty GP
The closing date is 28 August 2026

Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic General Practitioner to join our Frailty Hub on a locum contract for 1 to 2 sessions per week. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, proactive care for people living with frailty.

What we offer:

• Opportunity to shape and develop an innovative Frailty Hub service.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary working environment.
• Clinical support from an FHFT Consultant Geriatrician.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of older people and their families.
• Professional development and continued learning opportunities.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and alongside neighbourhood partners to improve outcomes for patients experiencing frailty, enabling them to maintain independence and remain safely at home wherever possible.

This innovative role is supported by a Frimley Health Foundation Trust (FHFT) Consultant Geriatrician and offers the opportunity to influence service development while delivering person-centred care to some of our most vulnerable patients.

About us
9 Practices, 82,000 Patients

Maidenhead Primary Care Network (PCN) is a progressive healthcare organisation comprising nine practices serving 82,000 patients across Maidenhead. Operating as a limited company, we balance robust business management with healthcare excellence.

Details
Date posted: 31 July 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £85 an hour
Contract: Locum
Duration: 1 years
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: A5556-26-0009
Job locations: St. Marks Hospital, 112 St. Marks Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6DU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Provide proactive, patient-centred care for people living with frailty.
• Assess the healthcare needs of patients with complex and multiple long-term conditions.
• Undertake and contribute to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGAs).
• Lead and participate in advanced care planning and personalised care discussions.
• Offer clinical leadership, advice, and support to the wider Frailty Hub and multidisciplinary team.
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and support to Physician Associates and other Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) staff if and when required, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based practice.
• Work collaboratively with community services, secondary care colleagues, social care, voluntary sector organisations, and other neighbourhood partners.
• Support the coordination of care across organisational boundaries.
• Contribute to reducing avoidable hospital admissions and improving patient outcomes.
• Promote care approaches that enable patients to remain safely at home where clinically appropriate.
• Work closely with the FHFT Consultant Geriatrician to support best practice in frailty management.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The Frailty GP will contribute to achieving the following outcomes:

• Reduction in falls among the frail patient population through proactive assessment, intervention, and care coordination.
• Reduction in unplanned hospital admissions and emergency department attendances for patients living with frailty.
• Increase in advance care planning and RESPECT discussions, ensuring patients' wishes and preferences are documented and reviewed appropriately.
• Reduction in inappropriate polypharmacy, evidenced by regular structured medication reviews and deprescribing where clinically appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the GP Register.
• Significant post-qualification experience as a General Practitioner.

Desirable

• Diploma in Geriatric Medicine or equivalent qualification.
• Additional CPD training in frailty, geriatrics, or care of older people.

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of specialist interest and experience in frailty services.
• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills in the management of complex patients.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills, including experience conducting sensitive and complex conversations regarding future care planning.

Desirable

• Experience undertaking Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments.
• Knowledge of local health and social care systems and integrated working.
• Experience using EMIS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Maidenhead Primary Care Network
Address: St. Marks Hospital, 112 St. Marks Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6DU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
HR
Mechelle
mpcn.hr@nhs.net