Consultant in Elderly Medicine

Consultant in Elderly Medicine

We invite applications for a substantive Consultant in Elderly Medicine position. The role is full time, 10 sessions per week. The closing date is 12 May 2026.

Main duties of the job

• Regular ward rounds on inpatient frailty ward, supporting junior doctors and the multidisciplinary team; attend daily MDTs.
• Named consultant for 14 inpatients plus outliers (300–350 patient reviews per month).
• General elderly clinic and a subspecialty clinic; indicative clinic numbers are 8 new and 32 reviews per month for a weekly 3‑hour clinic.
• Front‑door acute geriatrician sessions – supporting the emergency department, rapid response team and acute physicians with specialty in‑reach providing early advice and input into care and management plans of frail elderly in the acute setting.
• Supervision of junior doctors.
• Attendance and input into speciality and departmental meetings.

Qualifications

• GMC registration with licence to practice
• MRCP (or equivalent)
• Dual CCST in G (I) M and Geriatric Medicine, or within 6 months of interview, or alternative route to specialist register (e.g. CESR)
• ALS
• MD/MSc/PhD

Experience

• Wide clinical experience in general internal medicine and medicine for older people
• Experience / interest in teaching; recognised teaching skill course or qualification
• Understanding of management skills
• Relevant experience in undertaking and organising audit
• Research and publications relevant to post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Applicants will be required to obtain a DBS check; a small annual fee applies, payable to the DBS Service. Costs will be deducted from salary over the first three months of employment.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

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