Geriatric/Orthogeriatric Medicine Consultant

Wye Valley Nhs Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant Geriatrician to provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient care for older patients. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, participate in on-call duties, and contribute to clinical governance while enjoying a supportive work environment and a great work-life balance. The position offers opportunities for professional development and mentoring junior staff. This is a chance to shape care for older patients in a beautiful rural area.

Benefits

Excellent work-life balance

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Providing high-quality care for older patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Participating in clinical governance and research.
• Supporting discharge planning and delivering outpatient clinics.

Responsibilities

• Lead ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Participate in on-call rota for general and specialty care.
• Contribute to clinical governance and mentoring.

Skills

Acute frailty management

Collaborative service development

Mentoring junior doctors

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist training in Geriatrics

Job description

As a Consultant Geriatrician, you will provide high‑quality inpatient and outpatient care for older patients, including acute frailty management, community hospital input, and support for our Front Door Frailty team. Your responsibilities include:

Responsibilities

• Leading ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings across our 72‑bed Frailty Unit.
• Participating in the general medicine on‑call rota (1:13 overnight, Monday–Thursday) and specialty weekend cover (1 in 6).
• Delivering outpatient clinics and supporting discharge planning.
• Contributing to clinical governance, audit and research, with dedicated SPA time for CPD and teaching.
• Working collaboratively to develop services and mentor junior doctors and ACPs.

Join Wye Valley NHS Trust as a Consultant Geriatrician or Orthogeriatrician and play a pivotal role in shaping care for older patients across our purpose‑built Frailty Unit and community services.

You’ll be part of a progressive, supportive team that values innovation, collaboration and flexibility to develop your subspecialty interests. We offer an excellent work‑life balance in Herefordshire – one of England’s most beautiful and safest counties – alongside strong professional development opportunities including dedicated SPA time for CPD, teaching and research, plus involvement in NIHR and commercial trials. With options for flexible working and a trust culture that prioritises staff wellbeing and career progression, this is your chance to make a real difference while enjoying a rewarding lifestyle.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross‑on‑Wye. Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward‑looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work‑life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values – Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence – are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.