Consultant Physician in Older People’s Medicine - IOW
Closing date: 05 June 2026
We are looking for enthusiastic Geriatricians with an interest in community working and transformation to join Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting time for this newly formed Trust as we redevelop our community services to match the needs of an ageing population and with the goal to move care closer to where our populations need it. There are opportunities across the Hampshire & IOW geographies: with vacancies in the Portsmouth and South East Division and the Isle of Wight. These are ideal posts for geriatricians who enjoy being hands on and working closely with colleagues in primary, secondary and community care. The job will be based from one of our community hubs; with time supporting inpatient wards, community assessment units, virtual wards and neighbourhood MDTs. There will be opportunities for additional SPA to be used towards developing the community offer or enhancing training and education opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a Consultant Geriatrician to play a central role in the development and delivery of our community services on the Isle of Wight (IOW). The successful applicant will provide hybrid remote and in‑person cover across our community sites; St Mary’s Hospital Community Unit, Ryde Health & Wellbeing Centre, Newport Health & Wellbeing Centre, South Locality teams (based in Sandown and Shanklin).
A central component of the role will be medical advice and guidance, providing senior and experienced clinical oversight to complex and challenging patients across our community bedded care (14 bed Community Unit and 17 Intermediate Care beds in Springfield Nursing Home), the frailty virtual ward and Urgent Care Response. Day‑to‑day clinical responsibility for ward beds is provided by a multi‑disciplinary team of nurses, therapists, a GP and Advance Clinical Practitioners. The consultant geriatrician is key to enabling the multi‑disciplinary ward team to handle complexity, manage frailty expertly and help to widen our step‑up capability for local patients. The post holders will work closely with acute Trust colleagues to support appropriate treatment escalation and step‑down rehabilitation pathways.
Job responsibilities
* Provide medical advice, guidance and senior clinical oversight for complex community patients.
* Support hybrid remote and in‑person coverage across community sites.
* Advise and support multidisciplinary teams in managing frailty and complex cases.
* Collaborate with acute trust colleagues on treatment escalation and rehabilitation pathways.
* Contribute to the development and delivery of community services and innovative multidisciplinary working.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent
* MRCP or equivalent
* Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice
* CCT or equivalent (or within 6 months of award by date of interview) in General Internal Medicine (GIM) or Geriatric Medicine
* MD/PhD or higher degree/diplomas
* CCT (or equivalent) in Geriatric Medicine
Experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty
* Excellent clinical skills in frailty, rehabilitation and community work, applying wide medical knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
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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