Consultant Geriatrician

Transformation Unit; Warwick; Remote; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lease Car Scheme

Electronics Scheme

Discounted Leisure and Travel

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Consultant Geriatrician to lead acute frailty care at Warwick hospital. The post is full-time (10PA) with on-call commitments and close ties to emergency, acute medicine, and community services.

The post is suitable for those with CCT in Geriatrics or within 6 months of completion, and a strong interest in teaching and research is expected. DBS and professional registration are required where applicable.

Qualifications

• Eligible for the specialist register in Care of the Elderly (with general medicine) or within 6 months of CCT Date.
• Expressed interest in undergraduate and postgraduate education.
• Demonstrable commitment to teaching and mentoring of medics in training and other MDT members.

Responsibilities

• Lead geriatric assessment and care for frail older adults in urgent care settings.
• Collaborate with emergency, acute medicine, and community teams to deliver high-quality services.
• Contribute to evolution of the Acute Frailty service, including data collection and workforce development.

Skills

Teaching and mentoring

Education

Specialist register in Care of the Elderly or within 6 months of CCT Date

Job description

Employer South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site SWFT Town Warwick Salary Per Annum Closing 01/12/2026 23:59 Interview date 15/12/2026

Consultant Geriatrician

Consultant

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks

Many of the roles we advertise have a requirement for a DBS check to be carried out. If you are successful for a role and it requires a DBS check the Trust will carry out the initial check and subscription to the DBS Update Service, however successful candidates will be expected to cover the associated costs . Details of this will be sent to successful candidates in their offer letter.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 3 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.

Car Parking

The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

The Trust will only consider sponsoring staff for certain roles, however this will be considered on a case by case basis in line with current legislation. As an employer we are unable to offer sponsorship to all roles in particular we cannot offer sponsorship for roles below Band 5.

Job overview

We are looking for a committed and passionate colleague to support and develop our Acute Frailty Service at Warwick hospital. The job is offered as a full-time post (10PA’s). The appointed consultant will play a key role in the treatment of older adults accessing emergency care. They will work closely with our emergency, acute medicine and community teams to complete comprehensive geriatric assessment of frail older adults in crisis. This is an established service with excellent potential for ongoing development.

The post is open to applicants with Geriatrics and General internal medicine CCT or within 6 months of expected CCT completion at the time of interview. The posts include a GIM on call commitment.

Main duties of the job

This post offers an exciting opportunity to join a cohesive, innovative and rapidly developing team of geriatricians providing a range of high quality services to older adults across the South Warwickshire area.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is a leading innovator in the development and evolution of services tailored to the needs of the older adults it serves. We have a nationally recognised acute frailty service that features a frailty assessment area, virtual ward, community urgent response team and close links to West Midlands Ambulance Service. There is excellent organisational support and investment focused on delivering high quality services across secondary and community care. In addition the department has a close relationship with Warwick and Buckingham Medical Schools with great opportunities to be involved with undergraduate medical education and research.

Working for our organisation

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4 th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Purpose of the Post and specific responsibilities:

• Since 2016 the Acute Frailty team at Warwick hospital have successfully introduced several service developments including a daily parallel rapid access frailty take; a dedicated Frailty Assessment Area (Same Day Emergency Care); a frailty virtual ward and a frailty advice line for the ambulance service to avoid conveyance and promote care in the community. We are an integrated trust with responsibility for providing community services in the South Warwickshire area.
• The appointed consultant will play a key role in contributing to the Acute Frailty service and providing care for frail older adults accessing urgent care at the Trust. They will be expected to lead a multidisciplinary team operating across the Frailty Assessment Area, Acute frailty ward base, Acute Medicine, the Emergency Department and Community services (UCR).
• The appointed consultant will be expected to, support the evolution of the Acute Frailty service including the introduction of new technologies, expansion of capacity, data collection, project work and development of workforce.

Person specification

Professional Experience

• Eligible for the specialist register in Care of the Elderly (with general medicine) or within 6 months of CCT Date
• Expressed interest in undergraduate and postgraduate education
• Demonstrable commitment to teaching and mentoring of medics in training and other members of the MDT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.

The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name John Blair Job title Consultant Geriatrician Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01926495321 Additional information

Raj Dhaddy, telephone [phone], email [e-mail]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Flat 16 Lakin Road
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 5BW
Telephone [phone] ext 3154