Specialist Grade Doctor in Frailty/Intermediate Care

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom seeks a candidate to join their Frailty/Intermediate Care services team. This role involves community-based care with flexible working options, opportunities to expand skills in various specialties, and a commitment to audit and QI projects. Ideal for those with a passion for quality patient care and community health. Offers competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Paid mandatory training

Professional career pathways

Responsibilities

• Participate in management of community inpatients and Same Day Emergency Services.
• Develop skills in palliative care, mental health, and specialty clinics.
• Engage in audit and QI projects.

Job description

Overview

Job Summary

The Job Description is pending Royal College approval.

An exciting opportunity exists as part of the Health Board's Clinical Futures model and Redesign work to join the team within Frailty/Intermediate Care services. The Frailty Service is a multi-disciplinary service within the Primary Care and Community Services Division centred on providing people with care and/or treatment close to home, where it is safe to do so, promoting independence. The aim of the service is to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions by providing safe and alternative pathways and minimising hospital stays by facilitating early and safe discharge.

Responsibilities

Main duties of the job

All posts are based in the community and flexible working plans afford aspirants the opportunity to participate in the management of community inpatients, Same Day Emergency Services, hot clinics, community wards and Community Frailty Units. Further training can be developed depending on your specific needs, including palliative care, mental health, and specialty clinics. The opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge of the community through rotation across Boroughs is also advocated and encouraged. All the posts have a non-resident on-call element which involves a seven-day working requirement. This commitment carries an additional session. ABUHB is highly flexible towards career progression, such as obtaining MRCP(UK). We actively support doctors who may wish to pursue the CESR route for specialist registration. Audit and QI projects will be a requirement of the post and we have close links with Cardiff University should you want to be involved in research.

About Us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Details

Date posted: 29 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £100,870 to £111,442 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 040-SG023

Job locations: Newport Community Resource Team, St Woolos Hospital, Stow Hill, Newport, NP20 4SZ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

This Position Involves Regulated Activity With Adults As Defined By The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended By The Protection Of Freedoms Act 2012) And the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

• Enhanced check with barred list information, including an adults barred list check.

Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a license to practice with the GMC. A full Job description and Person Specification is available to view within the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As Per Person Specification

Desirable

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Clinical Experience

Essential

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Clinical Governance

Essential

• As Per Person Specification

Desirable

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Research

Essential

• As Per Person Specification

Desirable

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Teaching

Essential

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Desirable

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Management

Essential

• As Per Person Specification

Desirable

• As Per Person Specification

Other Requirements

• As Per Person Specification

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 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.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address: Newport Community Resource Team, St Woolos Hospital, Stow Hill, Newport, NP20 4SZ

Employer's website: https://abuhb.nhs.wales/