Job Overview
A new post has been created within the Medicine for Older People team at Wexham Park following a service reconfiguration. The successful candidate will work across the rehabilitation unit, discharge unit and the acute frailty service, providing high‑quality care to our patients. The role is suitable for doctors with significant experience (12+ years) who do not currently hold a CCT. Dual‑accredited post holders may also participate in the General Internal Medicine on‑call rota and flexible working requests for less than 10 PAs will be considered.
Main Duties
* Deliver high‑quality clinical care in Acute/General and Older People’s Medicine.
* Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
* Liaise with social services, GPs and voluntary organisations.
* Provide specialist advice to colleagues and support staff.
* Contribute to teaching, training and supervision of junior doctors and other health‑care professionals.
* Participate in audits, quality improvement and service development.
* Engage in clinical governance and morbidity & mortality meetings.
* Support divisional leadership with service planning and development.
* Comply with Trust policies and complete mandatory training, appraisal and revalidation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MRCP.
* 10 years of experience in relevant medical specialties.
* Full GMC registration and a licence to practice.
* Awareness of legal responsibilities such as safeguarding, mental capacity act, deprivation of liberty, data protection and equality and diversity.
* For consultant posts: CCT or CESR in geriatric medicine, or within 6 months of expected CCT date.
Experience
* Able to undertake comprehensive geriatric assessment.
* Able to independently manage an outpatient clinic.
* Ability to lead MDT meetings and experience in effective discharge planning.
* Previous experience in delivering inter‑professional and postgraduate teaching.
* Understanding of audit activity and quality improvement.
* Experience in clinical governance and evidence‑based practice.
* Ability to manage complexity and uncertainty in patient care.
Skills & Knowledge
* Demonstrates professional behaviours and values as set by GMC Good Medical Practice.
* Ability to evaluate own clinical practice and demonstrate innovative thinking.
* Good written and oral communication skills.
* Leadership behaviour, including ability to organise and develop service provision.
* Effective collaboration in multidisciplinary and inter‑professional teams.
* Proactive and role‑model qualities.
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