Job Summary
Dorset County Hospital is currently undergoing expansion with a complete emergency floor redesign and rebuild. This opens an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic geriatrician to join our team and contribute to a bespoke pathway for frail older people admitted to hospital.
We would like to recruit a geriatrician with a passion for excellent care to join our team of consultants, specialist doctors, advance practitioners, nurse consultants and speciality doctors. We are flexible, supportive and inclusive. New consultants are supported with a mentor. We welcome applications from Less Than Full-Time candidates. Interview Date: 15th December 2025.
About Us
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well‑being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under‑represented groups.
Job Details
* Date posted: 14 October 2025
* Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
* Grade: Consultant
* Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum with additional on call supplement
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full‑time
* Reference number: 405‑MD2573ECON
* Location: Dorset County Hospital, Williams Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2JY
Job Responsibilities
This post is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic consultant to participate in the development of services in a friendly district general hospital situated in a beautiful part of England. The post will be within the Department of Medicine for Older People (DMOP). The successful applicant will join senior medical staff in Medicine for Older People and Stroke, working to improve the care of emergency medical admissions and frail older people.
Key responsibilities include:
* Deliver and develop services for older people, including daily geriatrician‑led ward rounds, frailty SDEC services, inpatient frailty unit, acute stroke unit, orthogeriatric liaison, Parkinson’s disease service.
* Participate in the front‑door frailty services, and flex bed numbers on the acute medical admissions ward.
* Provide ward rounds in community hospitals, input to locality virtual wards, and advise local GPs, community frailty teams, and paramedics.
* Contribute to the Trust’s frailty pathway, both within and outside the hospital, collaborating with Dorset HealthCare.
* Support medical admissions, including all‑age medical take, with frequency 1 in 12 weekdays and 1 in 8 weekends.
* Engage with design and implementation of new admission pathways during emergency floor redesign.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and support junior staff.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date within 6 months of interview), CESAR or European Community Rights
* MRCP or overseas equivalent
Experience & Knowledge
* Evidence of ability to manage the demands of being a DGH based consultant.
* Experience of working within the NHS.
* Experience in a special interest that will complement those existing in the department.
Current Skills & Abilities
* At least 5 years clinical experience in geriatrics and acute general medicine at registrar or equivalent level.
* Evidence of the clinical skills required to fulfil the specialty and sub‑specialty elements of the job as in the job description and technical specification.
Team Working and Service Development
* Evidence of recent collaborative working in a service development or improvement.
Understanding and Participation in Clinical Governance
* Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance.
* Evidence of participation in recent relevant audit.
Management Training, Organisational Skills and Strategic Vision
* Evidence of management experience.
Teaching and Communication
* Evidence of teaching experience.
Additional Information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
Employer name: Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Dorset County Hospital, Williams Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2JY
Employer's website: https://www.dchft.nhs.uk/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
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