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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to join a progressive Older Persons' Service delivering high-quality, Consultant-led care across inpatient, outpatient and frailty pathways. The post holder will join a well-established multidisciplinary team and contribute to ongoing service development, education, and innovation within geriatric care.

The department provides comprehensive services, including acute geriatric care, orthogeriatrics, stroke and rehabilitation pathways, falls and syncope clinics, and a front-door frailty service.
 

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based care for older patients within inpatient and outpatient settings
• Participate in MDT working with responsibility for shared ward rounds and management of complex frailty cases
• Deliver Consultant-led care across geriatric wards, orthogeriatric pathways and short-stay units
• Contribute to the development of subspecialty interests aligned with service priorities
• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota and provide emergency clinical cover where required
• Undertake clinical audit, quality improvement and continuing medical education

Leadership & Service Development

• Support the Clinical Lead in service planning and strategic development
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and contribute to governance processes
• Supervise junior doctors and support training programmes across the department
• Work collaboratively across divisions to improve patient pathways and service delivery

Education & Research

• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes
• Support trainee supervision and mentorship
• Engage in research, audit and professional development activities

Job Plan & On-Call

• 10 Programmed Activities (approx. 8.5 DCC / 1.5 SPA)
• Participation in the General Medical on-call rota (approx. 1:7 weekends)
• Dedicated SPA time for CPD, appraisal, audit and teaching

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• CCT (or equivalent) in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine, or within 6 months
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register (or eligibility)
• Training across General and Geriatric Medicine

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience equivalent to UK CCT level
• Expertise in the management of elderly care conditions
• Ability to take independent clinical responsibility for complex patients
• Demonstrated leadership within multidisciplinary teams
• Support for subspecialty interests in geriatric medicine

Management & Administrative Skills

Essential

• Ability to prioritise workload and manage clinical services effectively
• Evidence of audit involvement and management experience
• Leadership and project management capability
• Flexible working approach with strong organisational skills
• Competent IT skills

Teaching & Research

Essential

• Ability to teach and supervise trainees and multidisciplinary staff
• Interest in multi-professional education

Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience supervising postgraduate research

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Empathetic approach to patient care
• Critical and reflective clinical practice
• Commitment to CPD and professional development
• Willingness to undertake wider professional responsibilities