Job summary
The GP role is sat within the medical team as part of a wider Multi-professional service at South Bristol Rehabilitation Units - based in South Bristol Community Hospital. You will primarily support the medical function(s) of the service ensuring that;

• Patients are medically optimised to engage within their rehabilitation and recovery whilst an inpatient
• New patient deterioration is flagged and managed appropriately to ensure that patients receive the right care in the right place, whilst promoting admission avoidance where appropriate
• Non-acute medical issues continue to be proactively managed within a CGA and stroke framework to continue the patient's recovery, support managing long term conditions and reduce the risk of patient deterioration on discharge from the inpatient unit.

The units consist two 30 bedded wards, aimed at providing a safe environment where individuals who are 'medically stable' can receive specialist rehabilitation along with focused therapy and support from our multidisciplinary team, to support independence before they return home.

One ward is specifically a Stroke step down facility and the other accepts admissions from all other clinical backgrounds.

The stroke specialist unit has direct input from a Stroke consultant twice weekly, so the role is on both units is specialist frailty GP role given the wider frailty of the cohort of patients on both units.

Main duties of the job

• Provide senior oversight for the medical input for the cohort of inpatient service users within the ward.
• Use broad medical knowledge to manage a range of clinical presentations that will sit outside of the regular cohort of conditions that are routinely managed within the Advanced Practice scope of practice and conditions regularly seen in primary care - including and not limited to; skin disease, rheumatological conditions and management of heart failure.
• Use a holistic approach to ensure factors within the Biopsychosocial model are considered
• To consider whether there may be any reversible factors contributing to presenting conditions, including a thorough review of medication, in conjunction with pharmacy colleagues.
• Medicines optimization and de-prescribing to reduce burden of medication for older people.
• Initiating further investigations for abnormal blood tests, ordering radiology interventions including X-ray, USS and CT scans.
• Referring, if clinically indicated via 2 week wait for suspected cancer and referring or liaising with other specialist services within secondary care and specialist services.

About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Essential qualifications

• GMC registration

Desirable qualifications

• Higher Degree or Diploma of Geriatric Medicine or similar

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience of working with older people
• Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, their families and colleagues
• Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Ability to assess and treat elderly patients

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience in teaching and motivating/implementing change
• Experience of supervising ACPs / teaching

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 (opens in a new window).

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.

Closing date: 13 November 2026
Contract: Fixed term, 15 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Reference number: 083-8390894-WW
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