Locum Consultant Physician in Care of the Older Adult

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Shrewsbury is seeking a Locum Consultant within the Care of the Older Adult department. This role involves delivering high-quality care to frail older patients, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and engaging in outpatient and on-call duties. Candidates should possess strong communication and teamwork skills, along with the ability to maintain clinical competencies. Competitive remuneration and flexible arrangements available.

Qualifications

• Deliver high quality care for frail older patients.
• Maintain enhanced clinical skills in assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• Willingness to develop new services and take on leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Work within multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient care.
• Engage in outpatient clinic work, including developing hot clinics.
• Participate in on-call duties and maintain care quality standards.

Skills

Team-working skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Job description

A Vacancy at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.


The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant within the Care of the Older Adult department. These are new posts aimed at expanding the department and developing front door (acute frailty) and short stay ward capabilities across the Trust. The post attracts 10 Programmed Activities and on-call duties in general medicine.
Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.

Clinical
• Deliver high quality care for frail older patients under our care on our base or outlying wards and respond to referrals from other specialities.
• Work within the multidisciplinary teams on the acute floor and base wards to ensure care is delivered to patients in the most apt environment. Focus on care closer to home and utilise our community partners and services ( virtual ward and community hospitals) to reduce hospital associated harm.
• General Medicine / On-Call Duties.
• To maintain enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have good team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• Good written and verbal communication skills within in the multidisciplinary team and with patients and their relatives.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• Engagement in outpatient clinic work ( including the development of hot clinics).
• Appetite to develop new services ( surgical liaison, continence ) and take on apt leadership roles.
• Open to cross site working.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:
• 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
• 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.

The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.

Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.


This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Sep 2025