Consultant in Care of the Elderly
The closing date is 20 May 2026.
This post includes up to £20k welcome incentive and relocation package for the successful candidate. Terms and conditions apply.
We are a dedicated team of 11 consultants and are excited to welcome a new consultant to our expanding Care of the Elderly and Frailty service. You will have the opportunity to work in a base ward or within the community, with the added benefit of developing a specialist interest in one of the key areas, including orthogeriatrics, peri-operative medicine, interface medicine or community geriatrics.
Our highly regarded Frailty Assessment Service includes a Direct Assessment Pathway, Frailty Assessment Unit, Frailty SDEC, and a Virtual Ward currently in development. These services are central to our care model and provide a unique opportunity to contribute to an innovative service.
The role will include a fixed weekend post-take ward round and Frailty Assessment Service sessions on a 1 in 10 basis. As our workforce expands, the nature and frequency of weekend commitments will change, ensuring a well-balanced and sustainable workload is maintained.
The post is full-time, but we will accept part-time or flexible working requests for the right candidate and aim to have one day working from home to support wellbeing.
We encourage informal enquiries to discuss how the role could be tailored to suit you.
Qualifications
* Full General Medical Council registration.
* On Specialist Register for General (Internal) Medicine and Geriatric Medicine via CCT or CESR‑CP (combined programme), with proposed CCT/CESR‑CP date within 6 months of interview.
* MRCP.
* Membership of the British Geriatrics Society.
Clinical Experience
* Proven clinical skills in Care of the Elderly, General and Acute Medicine and in leading a multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to work closely with colleagues in Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine.
* Experience in community geriatrics (e.g., community hospitals, nursing homes, interface geriatrics).
Knowledge and Skills
* Experience in devising, conducting and applying audit results and closing the loop.
* Willing and able to work with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles to ensure delivery of a high-quality, safe and reliable service.
* Familiar with clinical governance.
* A willingness to accept responsibility and provide leadership.
* Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS.
* Determination to play a key role in establishing and developing the service.
* Interest in teaching all grades of hospital and professional staff.
* Track record of critical reading.
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
* Training in and experience of evidence-based practice.
* Experience with protocol/pathway development and change management.
* Practical experience in teaching posts.
* Plans for possible ongoing research projects relevant to service.
Personal Attributes
* Flexibility and willingness to share clinical responsibility for patients.
* Conscientiousness to ensure careful transfer of care.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and managerial colleagues.
* Ability to work cooperatively as a team member.
* Ability to think laterally.
* Self-motivation.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous criminal convictions.
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