Overview
In this role you will help embed a Same Day Care Frailty service across West Cumberland Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle, supporting older patients living with frailty. You will shape clinical standards and pathways, working closely with ED, ambulance services, and primary care to enable timely senior input and same-day management where appropriate. Your work will help reduce avoidable admissions and improve patient flow while maintaining safety and quality. This is a chance to influence care models in a growing, rural NHS fixture.
Pay / Benefits
- 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
- Flexible working Scheme
- NHS Discounts
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Excellent opportunities for development
- Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Responsibilities
- Support embedding of the Same Day Care Frailty Service across base sites
- Shape clinical standards, pathways, and ways of working in line with national guidance
- Provide early senior clinical input with ED, ambulance services, and primary care
- Enable same-day assessment, management, and discharge where appropriate
- Contribute to reducing avoidable admissions and improving patient flow
- Maintain patient safety and quality of care while expanding capacity across sites
Key requirements
- Full GMC registration
- Specialist registration in Geriatrics and GIM (MRCP) or equivalent
- High level clinical experience in geriatrics and GIM
- Ability to take independent responsibility for clinical care
- Excellent communication with patients, colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in teaching and clinical governance
- Proven ability to organise workload efficiently
- Empathy and patient-centered approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team leadership and collaboration
- Geriatrics and GIM clinical expertise
- Experience with clinical pathways development
- Audits and governance
Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine in Carlisle employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
