Specialty Registrar in Elderly Care

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a doctor for a geriatric medicine role on the Orthogeriatrics team. The position involves responsibilities including attending consultant rounds, managing elderly care patients, and meeting multidisciplinary team standards. Applicants must have full registration with the GMC and MRCP or equivalent qualifications. This full-time role is fixed-term for 6 months with a commitment to on-call shifts, offering a salary between £65,048 and £73,992 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Must have GMC registration and MRCP qualification.
• Completion of Stage 1 of Internal Medicine Training is required.
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Attend and contribute to consultant rounds.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Review and manage elderly care ward referrals.

Skills

Experience in Geriatric Medicine

Good IT skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Education

Full registration with the GMC

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Completion of Stage 1 of Internal Medicine Training programme

Job description

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate keen to pursue a career in geriatric and general medicine. The post will initially be based with the Orthogeriatrics team on Emmer Green Ward (the hospital's 24-bed Hip Fracture Unit), but with scope to rotate through other elderly care wards during the 6 months. There will be a commitment to the medicine on-call rota, including hospital at night shifts. There is an opportunity to review patients in the Rapid Access Clinic for the Older Person (RACOP), reviews of older and frail patients under the care of other specialties within the hospital, as well as contribute to the peri-admission reviews of hip fracture patients. The Emmer Green team works under the supervision of consultants with a special interest in orthogeriatric medicine, who rotate every 8 weeks. Typically, there are 2 consultants allocated to the ward at any time, along with a specialty doctor, IMT trainee, FY2, up to 3 FY1s, and a Physician's Assistant.

Main duties of the job

• Attend Consultant and own ward rounds
• Work alongside the Consultant to provide expertise to the frail older patients under the care of the hip fracture unit
• Gather collateral history from patients and their families or GP
• Work alongside the multidisciplinary team to help patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals
• Attend and contribute to the 'best interest meetings' with families of patients with cognitive impairment to plan for future care
• Review Elderly Care ward referrals from other specialties as per rota
• Attend RACOP (Rapid Access Clinic for the Older Person) as per rota
• Undertake responsibilities from the medicine on-call rota, including hospital at night responsibilities

About us

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We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Details

• Date posted: 18 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Doctor - other
• Salary: £65,048 to £73,992 a year pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 6 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 193-MS2169PCG
• Job locations: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN

Job description – responsibilities

The appointee will have an overriding duty of care to patients and are expected to comply fully with best practice standards. The appointee will have a responsibility to comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI); this includes a requirement for rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust policies for hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and safe disposal of sharps. Knowledge, skills and behaviour in the workplace should reflect this; at annual appraisal you will be asked about application of practice measures known to be effective in reducing HCAI.

The appointee will be expected to adhere to local policies and procedures and to take note of the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust. Where the Consultant manages employees of the Trust, they will be expected to observe and apply the Human Resources policies and procedures of the Trust.

Person Specification – Professional Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent (at time of commencement of post)
• Completion of Stage 1 of Internal Medicine Training programme

Desirable

• Advanced Life Support certificate

Clinical Experience & Skills

• Experience in Geriatric Medicine
• Evidence of achievement of CT2/IMT2/3 competencies by the start date of the post; or able to demonstrate achievement of the necessary equivalent competencies

Desirable

• Minimum 1 year NHS experience

Clinical Knowledge

• Evidence of experience in acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take

Desirable

• Specific management of geriatric syndromes including dementia

Audit Management & IT

• Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines.
• Undertake audits and present data as required.
• Good IT skills, use of patient and hospital database.

Desirable

• Completion of Quality Improvement Project

Personal Qualities

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English. Willingness to take responsibility and exert appropriate authority.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and able to work within MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team)
• Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathize and work co-operatively with others.

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 known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

• Employer name: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN
• Website: https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)