Consultant Physician in Care of the Older Adult

Two new consultant posts in the Care of the Older Adult department at the Princess Royal Hospital, created to expand the department and build front door (acute frailty) and short stay ward services. The work centres on frail older patients on base and outlying wards, with referrals from other specialities and on-call duties. The post holder works across both Telford and Shrewsbury, starting at the Princess Royal to help open Frailty SDEC. Entry to the GMC Specialist Register by CCT or CESR is required.

What the job involves

• Deliver high-quality care for frail older patients on base and outlying wards and respond to referrals from other specialities
• Work within multidisciplinary teams on the acute floor and base wards to place care in the most suitable environment
• Reduce general medicine and on-call demand by focusing on care closer to home, using community partners, the virtual ward and community hospitals
• Maintain enhanced clinical skills, especially in assessing and managing acutely ill patients
• Contribute to the out of hours on-call rota, which is core to the role
• Deliver clinical and quality targets agreed nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners
• Engage in outpatient clinic work, including developing hot clinics
• Develop new services such as surgical liaison and continence, and take on leadership roles
• Work across both sites, starting at the Princess Royal to support the opening of Frailty SDEC
• Work to an 11 PA full-time job plan: 8.5 PAs direct clinical care, 1.5 PAs on-call and 2.5 SPAs

What’s required

Qualifications

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP accreditation or equivalent experience

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed date within 6 months of interview) or CESR

Experience

• Comprehensive clinical experience in general medicine and geriatric medicine

Skills & knowledge

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
• Good working knowledge of the theory and practice of geriatric medicine
• Special interest and expertise in a geriatric subspecialty
• Good team-working skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills with colleagues, patients and relatives

Nice to have

• Masters degree in a subject relevant to elderly care medicine
• PhD or evidence of higher education qualification

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