Consultant in Elderly Care Medicine

Integrated Care System; Warwick; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

An opportunity to join a recognized team of geriatricians at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. This role focuses on the Acute Frailty Service, aimed at providing high-quality care for older adults. The position allows for collaboration with emergency and community teams, fostering professional growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Experience in treating older adults and conducting comprehensive assessments.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop the Acute Frailty Service.
• Conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments for older adults in emergency care.

Job description

Go back South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Elderly Care Medicine

The closing date is 03 August 2025

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.

Main duties of the job

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is a leading innovator in developing and evolving services tailored to the needs of older adults. We have a nationally recognized acute frailty service that includes a frailty assessment area, virtual ward, community urgent response team, and close links to West Midlands Ambulance Service. There is excellent organizational support and investment focused on delivering high-quality services across secondary and community care. The department also maintains a close relationship with Warwick and Buckingham Medical Schools, offering great opportunities for involvement in undergraduate medical education and research.

About us

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

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond, including hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, and Shipston-on-Stour, as well as community services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organization with great ambition to improve quality, integrate pathways, and increase productivity. Our core values are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective, and compassionate care.' Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked to demonstrate how you embody these values and how they influence your work. Regardless of your role, whether patient-facing or not, we all work with these values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey available via the following link:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate your participation in the survey.

Job responsibilities

The trust consistently scores highly on the National Staff Survey. We are based in Warwickshire, an area renowned for its beautiful countryside and historic towns such as Warwick, Leamington Spa, and Stratford-upon-Avon. The region offers excellent transport links and numerous high-performing schools.

We seek a committed and passionate colleague to support and develop our Acute Frailty Service at Warwick Hospital. This part-time role (6 PA) involves playing a key role in treating older adults accessing emergency care. The successful candidate will work closely with emergency, acute medicine, and community teams to conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments of frail older adults in crisis. This established service has excellent potential for ongoing development.

Person Specification

Satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance

• Satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. As such, a disclosure check will be conducted to review any previous criminal convictions.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Salary depending on experience