Consultant - Older Persons Medicine and Frailty

NHS; Slough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an experienced medical professional to join their Medicine for Older People team at Wexham Park. This role involves delivering integrated care, contributing to service improvement, and leading multi-disciplinary teams. Candidates must have significant experience in relevant medical fields and be committed to professional development. A full GMC registration and MRCP are required, along with the ability to work flexibly across various units and contribute to teaching and audits.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Support for flexible working

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• MRCP required.
• 10 years experience in relevant medical specialties.
• Full GMC registration and a licence to practice.
• Awareness of legal responsibilities (e.g., safeguarding, mental capacity act).
• CCT or CESR in geriatric medicine if applying for consultant post.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical care in Acute/General and Older Peoples Medicine.
• Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Liaise with Social Services, GPs, and voluntary organisations.
• Provide specialist advice to colleagues and support staff.
• Contribute to teaching and supervision of junior doctors.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement.

Job description

Job Summary

A new post has been created within the Medicine for Older People team at Wexham Park following a service reconfiguration. The successful candidate will work across the rehabilitation unit, discharge unit, and the acute frailty service, providing high-quality care to our patients.

We actively encourage special interests and offer opportunities for professional development. If dual-accredited, the post holder will also participate in the General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call rota. Flexible working requests for less than 10 PAs will be considered.

We welcome applications from doctors with significant experience (12+ years) who do not currently hold CCT. Such candidates may be appointed as Specialist Grade on the relevant pay scale and supported to progress to Consultant level via the CESR (portfolio pathway).

Main Duties

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work alongside our existing consultants to further develop services for older people and bring their own special interests to enhance our current offerings. This role is ideal for those seeking to join an organisation that is leading the way in delivering truly integrated care.

For dual-accredited candidates, the General Medicine on-call rota is approximately 1:9 weekends, with a less frequent midweek commitment.

On-Call Duties

• Weekdays (08:00-17:00) – Acute admissions are covered by Acute Medicine consultants.
• Out of hours (nights and weekends) – The on-call consultant physician covers both acute admissions and the wider General Medicine service.

On-call duties attract a 1 PA supplement and one day TOIL for weekend work.

About Us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

We know how important it is to have a healthy work‑life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality clinical care in Acute/General and Older Peoples Medicine.
• Work collaboratively within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Liaise with Social Services, GPs, and voluntary organisations.
• Provide specialist advice to colleagues and support staff.
• Contribute to teaching, training, and supervision of junior doctors and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in audits, quality improvement, and service development.
• Engage in clinical governance and morbidity & mortality meetings.
• Support divisional leadership with service planning and development.
• Comply with Trust policies and complete mandatory training, appraisal, and revalidation.

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP
• 10 years experience in relevant medical specialties
• Full GMC registration and a licence to practice
• Awareness of legal responsibilities (e.g., safeguarding, mental capacity act, deprivation of liberty, data protection, equality and diversity)
• If applying for consultant post, CCT or CESR in geriatric medicine or within 6 months of expected CCT date

Desirable

• Higher degree (e.g., MSc, postgraduate diploma)

Experience

Essential

• Able to undertake comprehensive geriatric assessment.
• Able to independently manage an outpatient clinic.
• Ability to lead MDT meeting and experience of effective discharge planning.
• Previous experience in delivering interprofessional and postgraduate teaching.
• Understand principles and participation in audit activity and quality improvement.
• Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice.
• Able to deal with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients.

Desirable

• Completed a teaching or educational supervisors course.
• Previous participation in MRCP &or student teaching.
• Subspecialty experience (e.g., movement disorders, rehabilitation, acute frailty).

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Practises with the professional behaviours and values expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice.
• Able to evaluate own clinical practice.
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrate appropriate leadership behaviour, including the ability to organise and develop service provision.
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams.
• Ability to be proactive.
• Demonstrate being a role model and effective team member.
• Able to demonstrate leadership qualities.

Desirable

• Computer literate – confident in using MS Office, Email and Internet.
• Leadership training.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL

Employer Website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/