Overview
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine
Closing date: 03 October 2025
The Older People’s Services Department forms part of the Medical Care Group comprising the following Directorates: Older People’s Services and Acute Medicine, Medical Specialities, Networked Medicine and Emergency Services.
The Directorate is led by a Clinical Lead, General Manager and Matron and includes all 10 Older People’s Services wards and The Day Hospital which is based out of Christchurch Hospital. Currently it has 34 consultants/specialists who are supported by a large team of junior doctors, Nurse practitioners and AHPs.
We believe our patients should be seen and assessed by a Geriatrician and the multi-disciplinary team within hours of arriving to the hospital. Our Frailty pathway enables us to identify frailty at the front door and provide the resource to get our patients home sooner. This means admissions from GP referrals and the Emergency Department come straight to our Older People’s admissions units. Once assessed, our patients will then move through our pathway to either short stay or complex care wards to continue their plan of care. Working together across the Older Persons Department is key to developing this vision. Our inpatient care facilitates safe discharge and is crucial to flow throughout the hospital.
Main duties of the job
* Work alongside our existing specialty doctors and trainee Geriatric registrars to provide care to inpatients including new admissions
* Supervision and support of junior medical colleagues, Physicians Associates and Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners
* Attending ward multidisciplinary meetings
* Attending and contributing to educational sessions and Clinical Governance meetings
* Teaching Medical and Physician’s Associates students
* Participating in the hospital appraisal process as part of on-going professional development
* Potential weekend working within the ortho-geriatric service
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions at interview.
Please note if a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under relevant Trust or national terms and conditions.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
* Good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
* Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative
* Ability to know own limitations
* Meet the requirements of the GMC's Good Medical Practice
* Full GMC registration
* IT literate with IT research skills
Experience
* Can evidence successful completion of foundation competencies
* Completed training to IMT2 level
* Evidence of experience of working in Geriatric Medicine
Interpersonal skills
* Ability to work effectively in an MDT
* Able to work positively and engage with all staff groups
* Evidence of team leadership
Qualifications and Training
* Eligibility or valid/relevant GMC registration
* Completion of foundation training
* Completion to IMT2 level and evidence of MRCP part 1
* Passed MRCP part 1 & part 2
* Compliant with mandatory training
Other Key Attributes
* Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice
* ALS
* Able to speak English as necessary for the role
* IT literate
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.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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