Geriatric/Orthogeriatric Medicine Consultant
Join Wye Valley NHS Trust as a Consultant Geriatrician or Orthogeriatrician and play a pivotal role in shaping care for older patients across our purpose-built Frailty Unit and community services.
You’ll be part of a progressive, supportive team that values innovation, collaboration, and flexibility to develop your subspecialty interests. We offer an excellent work‑life balance in Herefordshire – one of England’s most beautiful and safest counties – alongside strong professional development opportunities including dedicated SPA time for CPD, teaching, and research, plus involvement in NIHR and commercial trials.
With options for flexible working and a trust culture that prioritises staff wellbeing and career progression, this is your chance to make a real difference while enjoying a rewarding lifestyle.
AAC Date - 2nd June 2026
Main duties of the job
As a Consultant Geriatrician, you will provide high‑quality inpatient and outpatient care for older patients, including acute frailty management, community hospital input, and support for our Front Door Frailty team.
Your responsibilities include:
* Leading ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings across our 72‑bed Frailty Unit.
* Participating in the general medicine on‑call rota (1:13 overnight, Monday–Thursday) and specialty weekend cover (1 in 6).
* Delivering outpatient clinics and supporting discharge planning.
* Contributing to clinical governance, audit, and research, with dedicated SPA time for CPD and teaching.
* Working collaboratively to develop services and mentor junior doctors and ACPs.
Education & Qualifications
* Full GMC registration, and on the specialist register in GIM and Geriatric Medicine with proven skills and up‑to‑date experience in GIM and Geriatric Medicine OR Full GMC registration, and within 6 months of specialist registration in GIM and Geriatric Medicine due to completion of training (or within 6 months of specialist registration) in GIM and Geriatric Medicine, with proven skills and up to date experience in GIM and Geriatric Medicine from completion of training, or application via GMC CESR with the submission completed at time of interview in either case.
* MRCP or equivalent
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience in the management of a broad general medicine caseload
* Experience in the management of an Orthogeriatric Medicine caseload, and appropriate subspecialty training
* Current ALS certificate or equivalent
* Experience in a subspecialist interest that will complement those of other staff
Skills and Abilities
* Possession of the clinical skills required to perform the job including acute medicine and general internal medicine
* Ability and evidence of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description including the shift pattern required
* Ability to cope with the demands of a DGH‑based consultant
* Ability to lead and develop the service
* Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi‑professional and team basis with all levels of staff
* Ability to communicate effectively, written and orally
* Ability to empathise and demonstrate probity
* Ability to be flexible to meet service demands
* Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
Audit and Research
* Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit principles
* Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
* Evidence of direct involvement in 2 specific medical quality improvement projects in the last 18 months
* Evidence of involvement in a research project
Management and Teaching
* Ability to work effectively and constructively with management
* Evidence of effective teaching of medical students, doctors in training and the multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to present effectively to an audience using a variety of methods.
* Evidence of formal management training
* Training and/or evidence in areas such as leadership, planning and change management.
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.
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