# Consultant Geriatrician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-geriatrician/ce97d8e5-deea-4426-9a12-df24fb4d8374 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-geriatrician/ce97d8e5-deea-4426-9a12-df24fb4d8374.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bradford Royal Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Salary Per Annum Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 8 sessions per week (On Call 1:9 3% Cat A) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T12:41:02.259Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Bradford/Bradford_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Geriatric_Medicine/Geriatric_Medicine-v8250277 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8250277?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for a Part-Time (8PA) post of Consultant Geriatrician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will work alongside an enthusiastic team of 14 Consultant Geriatricians, matrons, nurses, ANPs, supported by speciality registrars and FY1/2 doctors. The elderly care department includes 4 acute wards, 4 community hospitals and a virtual ward. Intermediate care services include Community Hospitals and Virtual Ward, providing opportunities to develop a more effective interface between acute and community-based services for our older population with a discharge-to-access model. The post holder will work with the existing team of consultants to deliver the Elderly Care service across the trust, with particular focus on Interface geriatrics and developing community-based services with a focus on admission and readmission avoidance. The post holder will be expected to undertake a weekly Urogynaecology clinic The post holder will be involved in the expansion of orthogeriatric services at the trust to include frail older people based on the orthopaedic ward with fractures other than hip fractures and involvement of geriatricians in the elective orthopaedic waiting list. Please note the interview will be conducted face to face and no offer of virtual interview. Closing date - Tuesday 8th September Interview Date: Tuesday 22nd September ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be expected to support the Virtual Ward, which has been established as an enabling multidisciplinary team (nursing, medical, therapy and social care) to support older people at home. The team provides a supported discharge to patients from acute wards via a “step-down” model of discharge to an assessment or an ambulatory care pathway. The virtual ward also supports admission avoidance by providing the same multidisciplinary team to patients “stepped up” from community or accident and emergency department. Moving forward, we are working towards embedding a 'comprehensive geriatric assessment' in all patients, with a view to preventing admissions from primary care. The post holder will develop services aimed at avoiding readmissions to hospital, through active follow-up of high-risk patients on discharge from hospital to avoid repeated acute admissions where possible. In addition, the post holder would be expected to take on significant responsibility in the supporting activities for the department within areas of clinical governance, taking into account any areas of interest and consultant colleagues’ current commitments. This includes participation in the department’s service development, clinical governance, MDT review, clinical trials, mortality and business meetings. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder will work alongside the existing consultant team to deliver the Elderly Care service across the Trust, with a particular focus on interface geriatrics and the development of community-based services that support admission and readmission avoidance. The postholder will undertake regular inpatient ward rounds and provide medical support to the Elderly Assessment Unit, with a primary focus on avoiding unnecessary admissions and enabling patients to receive appropriate care within the community. They will also support the established Virtual Ward, an integrated multidisciplinary service involving nursing, medical, therapy and social care colleagues. The team supports older people at home through: - A “step-down” model, facilitating supported discharge from acute wards and discharge-to-assess pathways. - A “step-up” model, preventing avoidable admissions by supporting patients referred from the community or the Emergency Department. - Ambulatory care pathways where appropriate. The postholder will undertake a weekly outpatient clinic. They will contribute to the expansion of the Trust’s orthogeriatric service. This will include supporting frail older patients admitted to orthopaedic wards with fractures other than hip fractures and providing geriatrician input into the elective orthopaedic waiting list. The postholder will also help develop services aimed at reducing hospital readmissions through the proactive follow-up of high-risk patients following discharge, supporting them to remain safely within the community wherever possible. In addition, the postholder will be expected to undertake significant supporting professional activities within the department, including responsibilities relating to clinical governance. These responsibilities will take account of the successful candidate’s areas of interest and the existing commitments of consultant colleagues. They will participate in service development, clinical governance activities, multidisciplinary reviews, clinical trials, mortality meetings and departmental business meetings. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. Shortlisted candidates are encouraged to visit the department prior to interview. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of completing an approved period of training in Geriatric Medicine with Continence capability in practice (CiP) or equivalent experience. ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBChB or equivalent, MRCP or FRCS of equivalent to specialty (UK) or equivalent, Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) or equivalent, CCT or within 6 months of AAC date, On Specialist Register with GMC and continue to hold a licence to practice ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 110.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2589) - [candidate pack (pdf, 22.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2803) - [people strategy (pdf, 640.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2592) - [voluntary living wage guidance (pdf, 65.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2595) - [jd consultant geriatrician cons 309 (pdf, 472.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10566109) - [ps consultant geriatrician cons 309 (pdf, 225.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10566110) - [guidance for applicants including values (pdf, 246.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2591) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 94.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2593) - [code of practice for disclosure and barring service (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2590) - [policy statement on the secure handling off disclosure information (pdf, 67.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2594) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.