General practitioner – Hospital at Home (remote onsite in Stevenage)
Location: Stevenage (remote onsite)
Working pattern: Weekend shifts – Saturday and Sunday

This is an exciting opportunity to join a pioneering Hospital at Home service, part of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT), that is transforming how urgent and emergency care is delivered in the community. The service supports early discharge, admission prevention and proactive care for frail adults, offering a safer, more responsive and more convenient alternative to hospital-based treatment.

As a General Practitioner (GP) in our virtual ward, you will provide expert remote clinical decision making, carry out patient assessments and deliver rapid interventions for adults with urgent and complex needs. Working alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you’ll help ensure patients receive timely, compassionate and effective care closer to home.

Why join Doctors Direct?

Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
Membership of the NHS Stakeholder Pension Scheme
Holiday pay for every shift worked

Essential requirements

Qualified GP with a full GMC registration
Right to work in the UK
Completed clinical attachment (placements are not offered)
Minimum six months paid NHS experience
Three years of recent NHS references available

Desirable experience

Urgent Care, A&E or Out-of-Hours experience
Five years post‑CCT in general practice
Previous virtual ward or acute care experience
Experience supporting or supervising an MDT
Experience collaborating across organisations

About Doctors Direct

Doctors Direct is part of NHS Professionals and provides locum services to NHS Trusts nationwide. We connect doctors across all grades and specialties with flexible opportunities in acute, mental health and community settings. To join, you will need a GMC licence to practise and at least six months’ NHS experience within the past two years.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £80.00-£100.00 per hour

Application question(s):

Do you have at least 6 months paid NHS experience?

Licence/Certification:

GMC registration (required)

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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