Consultant Medicine for Older People -Welcome Payment Included

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Consultant Geriatricians to join their innovative Medicine for Older People Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with complex and frail patients, contributing to the modernization of care services. Candidates will engage in acute medical responsibilities while leading initiatives in a supportive environment that values professional development. The position includes a generous welcome payment and relocation package, alongside a commitment to flexible working arrangements. Join a team dedicated to delivering high-quality care and making a significant impact in the field of Geriatric Medicine.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Minimum of 35 days paid holiday

NHS discounts

On-site leisure centre

Day nursery

Holiday play scheme

Car parking (fee applies)

Qualifications

• GMC registration is mandatory, along with a CCT within 6 months.
• Proven experience in General Adult, Geriatric, and Stroke Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the acute medical on-call rota and clinical commitments.
• Lead and develop services for frail elderly patients.

Skills

General Adult Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Stroke Medicine

Leadership Skills

Team Working

Evidence Based Practice

Communication Skills

Education

GMC registration

CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training)

Job description

Consultant Medicine for Older People - Welcome Payment Included

We are delighted to seek applications for Consultant Geriatricians to work within our Medicine for Older People Team. There is a generous financial Welcome Payment (£22,000) available in addition to relocation expenses.

These posts help deliver an integrated approach to managing the increasingly frail and complex patients within Salisbury and the surrounding rural area, based out of Salisbury Foundation Trust (SFT). Our Medicine for Older People team is currently modernising its care for frail elderly patients, with a new Acute Frailty Unit now established alongside dedicated Elderly Care wards. There is ongoing development of frailty SDEC services and integration of a Hospital@Home service. These services will be run alongside already established Orthogeriatrics, Parkinson's Disease (in hospital and community), Falls, Surgical Liaison, Rapid Access and Community services. Successful candidates will be involved with working within and leading these services, whilst also developing the services offered.

Interviews for this post will be 23rd May 2025

Main duties of the job

We are keen to support applicants in developing their specialty interests with a view to providing and enhancing our current service provision. In particular, we have recently opened our new AFU / SDEC unit that functions alongside established Elderly Medicine wards, whilst further developments include enhancing the surgical liaison service, further establishing Hospital@Home and frailty services, therefore providing an integrated approach to acute and non-acute Geriatric Medicine encompassing community and hospital care. Post holders will have opportunities to work and develop across these areas, whilst an ethos of improving the service we can provide to Elderly frail patients is well established.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the acute medical on call rota at SFT on a 1:16 basis, as well as other clinical commitments such as acute care ward rounds, frailty same day emergency care, rapid access clinics, Specialist clinics (including Parkinson's disease and falls), and MDT meetings.

The post is advertised as full time (10 PAs), but less than full time or flexible working would also be welcomed.

There is also a generous relocation package available to candidates, up to a maximum of £8,000 (terms and conditions apply), as well as a £22,000 welcome payment (terms and conditions apply).

Person Specification

GMC

• GMC registration
• Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT

Experience/Clinical Skills

• Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in General Adult Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Stroke Medicine, as well as some leadership skills and evidence of team working.
• Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice

Management Experience

• Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
• Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors

Communications Skills

• Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication.

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.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata if part time