Consultant in Care of the Elderly Medicine

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant in Care of the Elderly Medicine to strengthen their service delivery for elderly patients. You will join a team of experienced consultants and engage in practices that ensure high-quality care, including developing assessment clinics and working with various healthcare professionals. The role requires MRCP and specialist registration, alongside a demonstrated ability to lead and teach within the geriatric field. Competitive annual salary between £109,725 and £145,478 is offered.

Benefits

Extensive range of learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• MRCP required, must be on the GMC specialist register for Geriatric Medicine.
• Demonstrated clinical experience in geriatric medicine is crucial.
• Enthusiasm for teaching postgraduate doctors and staff.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen geriatric service delivery across the hospital.
• Participate in rehabilitation ward rounds and MDTs.
• Develop rapid assessment clinics for elderly patients.

Skills

High level of clinical experience in geriatric medicine

Ability to offer expert clinical opinions

Understanding of current issues in geriatric medicine

Ability to work with and lead others

Wide based experience in General Medicine

Experience in clinical teaching

Education

MRCP or equivalent

Specialist registration for Geriatric Medicine

Ongoing Licence to Practise

Job description

Consultant in Care of the Elderly Medicine

Closing date: 06 January 2026

This is a great opportunity to work as part of the Care of the Elderly service, which sits within the Division of Medicine.

You will join a team of 6 existing Elderly Medicine Consultants, with a diverse range of sub‑specialty areas including post‑acute care, delirium, frailty, ortho‑geriatrics, movement disorders, and falls.

Main duties of the job

• Strengthening the delivery of a high quality geriatric service across the hospital
• Participation in rehabilitation wards rounds and MDTs
• Development of rapid assessment clinics
• Forging links between emergency medicine to support admission avoidance schemes for older people
• Liaising and developing working policies with relevant hospital departments, local General Practitioners, nurses and paramedical colleagues
• Developing innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care and emphasis on links between emergency medicine and Care of the Elderly acute wards where appropriate
• Developing the use of nurse practitioners and paramedical colleagues in the hospital
• Developing a subspecialty interest

About us

Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it's our pledge to help youDevelop,BelongandThrive,Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Job responsibilities

The complete Job Description / Person Specification and Job Plan for this post is in the attached document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MRCP or equivalent
• You must be on the specialist register for Geriatric Medicine or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee
• Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise

Experience and Achievements

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of geriatric medicine
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on a range of problems within Geriatric medicine
• Understanding current issues within Geriatric medicine and the future direction of the Specialty
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS Shows ability to work with and lead other across the profession
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
• Wide based experience in General Medicine
• Attendance at a recognised management course

Teaching and Training

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non‑medical staff.
• Training in clinical and educational supervision
• Attendance at a teaching course
• Formal qualification in teaching/education
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications

Audit and Research

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
• Critical Appraisal Skills
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology

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.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum (pro rata)