Locum Consultant in Geriatric Medicine

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and wellbeing

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a six-month locum consultant in the Frailty team, overseeing assessment and management of frail patients across hospital and community settings, including same-day emergency care.

The role suits a geriatrician with broad experience across community, acute frailty, rehabilitation, orthogeriatrics and stroke, and requires GMC specialist registration and clinical leadership experience. On-call duties are included.

Qualifications

• MBBS basic medical qualification required.
• Provider status in ATLS, APLS or ALS or willingness to obtain within 6 months of interview.
• Educational Supervisor qualification or willingness to obtain within 6 months of interview.

Responsibilities

• Deliver standardised proactive Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for frailty patients.
• Offer alternatives to admission for frailty crises (Urgent Crisis Response, Same Day Emergency Care, Hospital at Home).
• Manage patients across community and hospital settings (Hospital at Home, community wards, MDT clinics).
• Collaborate within the Frailty team of Consultants and Associate Specialists.
• Contribute to delivery of the Frailty Strategy and workforce development.
• Cover on-call duties.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Geriatrics

Frailty care

Education

MBBS

ATLS/APLS/ALS provider status

Educational Supervisor qualification

MD/PhD or equivalent (nice to have)

Job description

Six-month locum consultant post in the Frailty team at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, running to April 2027 within an acute frailty service. The work centres on assessing and managing frail patients across hospital and community settings, including same-day emergency care, Hospital at Home and virtual wards. The post suits a geriatrician with broad experience across community, acute frailty, rehabilitation, orthogeriatrics and stroke, and carries on-call duties. Fit turns on GMC specialist registration in geriatrics and clinical leadership experience.

What the job involves

• Deliver standardised proactive Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for patients with emerging or stable frailty
• Provide alternatives to admission for frailty crises, including Urgent Crisis Response, Frailty Same Day Emergency Care and Hospital at Home
• Manage patients across community work, including Hospital at Home, community wards and proactive care MDTs and clinics
• Work within the acute frailty service across the Frailty team of Consultants and Associate Specialists
• Contribute to delivery of the Frailty Strategy and local workforce development
• Cover on-call duties

What’s required

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Provider status in ATLS, APLS or ALS, or willingness to obtain within 6 months of interview
• Educational Supervisor qualification, or willingness to obtain within 6 months of interview

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatrics (or relevant specialty) via CCT or Portfolio Pathway

Experience

• 12 years experience in geriatric medicine or specialties relevant to geriatric medicine
• Wide experience of managing patients with frailty
• General internal medicine
• Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership
• Relevant experience of managing medical emergencies

Nice to have

• MRCP or equivalent
• Experience or qualification in clinical leadership
• Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
• Appraisal qualification
• Active interest in quality improvement or research
• Commitment to clinical innovation

What’s offered

• Comprehensive health and wellbeing programme
• Support for career development
• Access to development opportunities through the group model with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust