Specialist in Frailty

NHS; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a Specialist in Frailty to manage frailty within urgent care. This role involves expert assessment, CGAs, and collaboration with various health professionals to enhance patient care. The successful candidate will also hold a position as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at a medical school, making this an excellent opportunity for professional development.

Qualifications

• Undertaken program of training acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians for appointment to Consultant Status.
• Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision.
• Knowledge up to date and fit to practice safely.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical assessment for frail older adults at acute care.
• Lead or support the delivery of CGAs to ensure rapid assessment of frailty.
• Work closely with various health professionals to enable person-centered care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Admission avoidance

Pathway development

Education

MBBS

Equivalent to MBBS

Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT, CESR, or European Community Rights

Job description

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist in Frailty

The closing date is 11 November 2025

Overview

We are seeking to appoint a substantive Specialist in the Community, Frailty & Therapy Care Group to join a team of Consultants on the south bank. This newly formed role will manage frailty within urgent and emergency care across our UEC footprint, with two specialist posts – one for Scunthorpe General Hospital and one for Diana Princess of Wales Hospital at Grimsby.

The successful applicant will be appointed as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School (HYMS), recognising the contribution to teaching and research.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment: Provide expert clinical assessment and decision-making for frail older adults at the front door of acute care (e.g., Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care, Frailty wards).
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA): Lead or support the delivery of CGAs to ensure rapid and holistic assessment of frailty, medical needs, functional status, cognition and social factors.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration: Work closely with nursing staff, allied health professionals, geriatricians, social workers and community services to enable timely, person‑centred care.
• Admission avoidance: Develop and implement plans to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, facilitating safe discharge or transfer to appropriate community‑based services.
• Pathway development: Contribute to the development and improvement of frailty pathways, including rapid access clinics, discharge‑to‑assess models and integrated care solutions.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. It comprises Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, employing nearly 20,000 staff across five main hospital sites.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS
• Equivalent to MBBS
• Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights

Experience

• Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians for appointment to Consultant Status
• Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
• Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision
• Applicant’s knowledge up to date and fit to practise safely
• Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant in Geriatrics and General(Internal) Medicine

Equalities

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Flexible Working

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern that suits your work‑life balance.

Privacy

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered. Further information is available on the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer details

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Diana Princess of Wales Hospital & Scunthorpe General Hospital, Grimsby
DN33 2BA

https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/

Salary

£100,870 to £111,441 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

208‑B8B109‑25

Job locations

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Diana Princess of Wales Hospital & Scunthorpe General Hospital

https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/