Consultant Physician - Community Geriatric Medicine and Acute Frailty

NHS; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Maidenhead is seeking a Consultant in General Internal Medicine (GIM) and Geriatric Medicine to enhance care across acute and community settings. This role involves managing inpatients, participating in multidisciplinary teams, and engaging in quality improvement initiatives for older adults. Candidates should have GMC registration and relevant experience in Geriatric Medicine. This full-time position offers a salary of £109,725 to £145,478 per annum with a permanent contract.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Inclusive and disability confident employer

Qualifications

• Relevant training and experience in Geriatric Medicine is essential.
• Experience in community based older people's service is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the management of inpatients on rehabilitation and subacute pathways.
• Provide medical input to multidisciplinary clinics completing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments.
• Participate in Advanced Care Planning discussions.

Skills

High levels of enthusiasm, energy, motivation and initiative

Ability to manage time and prioritise workload

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with service users and staff

Demonstration of a caring attitude towards patients

Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework

Research experience and skills

Education

Full GMC registration

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting new post, shared between Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, to develop a truly integrated way of working between the acute and community sectors.

The post holder will have the opportunity to work in the acute hospital, supporting the acute frailty service for one day a week and participating in the GIM on call rota if dual accredited or they have equivalent experience. They will maintain their skills in acute inpatient medicine whilst also providing insight into alternative models of care in the community.

*Whilst an interview date of 13th February 2025 has been provided this may be subject to change. Shortlisted candidates would be informed in due course

Main duties of the job

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - Acute Frailty

Act as senior decision maker for the Acute Frailty Team, completing timely Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments, participating in Advanced Care Planning discussions and exploring alternatives to hospital admission where appropriate.

Provide supervision and training to Advanced Practitioners and resident doctors rotating through the team and leadership within the multidisciplinary team.

Participate in the GIM on call rota, reviewing patients post take in ED and the Acute Medical Unit.

Engage with quality improvement initiatives to improve the care of older people in the acute trust.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Community Geriatrics

Clinical case management for patients admitted to the community wards (Henry Tudor and Jubilee) and referred to the Assessment Rehabilitation Clinic.

Active engagement in multidisciplinary team meetings reviews in primary care, including community settings, the Assessment Rehabilitation Clinics, Virtual wards and community hospital in-patient units.

Reduce unnecessary acute unplanned admissions, length of stay and premature/inappropriate entry to institutional care.

Provide safe, effective and timely rehabilitation/re-enablement in the community.

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.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, 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.

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Details Date posted

12 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-WPHCON-50

Job locations

St Mark's Hospital and Wexham Park Hospital

Maidenhead SL6 6DU and Slough SL2 4HL

SL6 6DU

Job description Job responsibilities

Working in the community, the post holder will oversee the management of inpatients on both rehabilitation and subacute pathways and provide medical input to the ARC a multidisciplinary clinic completing CGAs with patients referred by GPs, South Central Ambulance Service and secondary care.

Working across the two trusts they will build relationships with acute medicine, radiology, frailty and community services, which will enable them to develop new pathways to support a seamless transition of care.

This post is uniquely placed to advocate for the right care, right place, right time model of healthcare that underpins the care of older people. It aligns well with the NHS 10 year plan and offers the successful candidate excellent opportunities for career development as well as the chance to make a meaningful contribution to the care of older people across the wider system.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• oFull GMC registration
• oMRCP (UK) or equivalent
• oEntry on the GMC Specialist Register for General (Internal) Medicine (GIM) or within 6 months of obtaining CCT in the specialty or equivalent experience
• oEntry on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine

Person Specification Qualifications Desirable

• oPostgraduate degree in a subject relevant to specialty
• oSpecialist interest in Parkinson's disease

Person Specification Experience Essential

• oRelevant training and experience in Geriatric Medicine

Person Specification Experience Desirable

• oPrevious experience of having worked in a community based older people's service
• oMedical lead/ medical management experience
• oPrevious experience of undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.

Person Specification Skills & Knowledge Essential

• oHigh levels of enthusiasm, energy, motivation and initiative
• oAbility to manage time and prioritise workload
• oDemonstration of a caring attitude towards patients and respect for members of the multidisciplinary team and other colleagues
• oAbility to communicate clearly and effectively with service users and staff
• oAbility to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions.
• oAbility to support and motivate members of the team
• oDemonstration of a commitment to teaching and training
• oDemonstration of an in-depth understanding of the complexity of health and social care service provision
• oResearch experience and skills

Person Specification Skills & Knowledge Desirable

• N/A

Person Specification Special Requirements Essential

• oAdvanced IT skills
• oFull UK driving license with access to a car for work purposes

Person Specification Special Requirements Desirable

• N/A

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

St Mark's Hospital and Wexham Park Hospital

Maidenhead SL6 6DU and Slough SL2 4HL

SL6 6DU

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)