# Consultant in Elderly Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-elderly-care/ba1ada0a-a5b7-4e21-81e1-1237381f5c41 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-elderly-care/ba1ada0a-a5b7-4e21-81e1-1237381f5c41.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** Walsall - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T19:02:46.832Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Walsall/Walsall_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Elderly_Care/Elderly_Care-v7934915 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7934915?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking to appoint an Elderly Care Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to support the acute elderly services. The posts will be working for 10 Programmed Activities (PA) per week with an additional PA available (subject to negotiation). The postholders will join a team of Elderly Care consultants to provide high quality patient care and support surgical patients who are undergoing emergency laparotomy. The postholder will have the opportunity to lead the development of POP services and improve the quality of care for patients presenting with emergency laparotomy surgery. The postholder will participate in a 1 in 18 on-call consultant rota for General Medicine during weekdays and weekends (1 PA per week will be remunerated). The weekend commitment includes morning and evening ward rounds in conjunction with an AMU Consultant covering all patients admitted to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU). There will be a requirement for 1 in 4 Saturday ward cover from 09:00 – 13:00. there is a requirement to review surgical patients on demand (0.75 PA) for this 1 in 4 Saturdays. In addition, there is a negotiable option of 1 in 6 weekend ward cover on Ward 29 09:00 – 15:00. (short stay ward) to cover do ward round on Saturday and Sunday. If you wish to arrange an informal visit, please contact Hannah Beattie on \[email protected\] Interviews will take place on 28th July 2026. ### Main duties of the job The main duties are of the role will include the following: - To have a responsibility to provide a high-quality clinical care to patients in Elderly Care and General Internal Medicine services and to continuously update practice based on evidence-based medicine and audit. - To provide advice to colleagues in other specialities on elderly patients with problems (surgery). - To support teaching and training of nurses, junior medical staff, medical students and to contribute to postgraduate medical education in general. - To undertake educational/clinical supervisor duties for junior doctors - To support and encourage audit and research - To actively participate in CPD and personal development plans. - To lead on the POP service The post holder will be supported by an appropriately skilled medical secretariat. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A job plan and work schedule will set out agreed arrangements for how work is organised, where it is located, what in general terms the work comprises and when it is to be performed. The job plans are the same when undertaking duties, however the job plan may vary dependent of service needs. Job Plans will be discussed with the Clinical Director on appointment. “Direct clinical care” (DCC) (work relating directly to assessment, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness) Includes outpatient and inpatient activities, multi-disciplinary meetings about and administration directly related to the above. “Supporting professional activities” (SPA) (that underpin direct clinical care) include participation in training, medical education, continuous professional development, formal teaching, audit, MDT clinical management and local clinical governance activities. The working week for a full-time Elderly Care consultant is comprised of 10 PAs, each of which has a nominal timetable value of 4 hours. A consultant will spend 7.5 PAs on Direct Clinical Care with 2.5 PAs on supporting Professional Activities and clinical and educational roles for juniors. ## Job Details Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking to appoint an Elderly Care Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to support the acute elderly services. The posts will be working for 10 Programmed Activities (PA) per week with an additional PA available (subject to negotiation). The postholders will join a team of Elderly Care consultants to provide high quality patient care and support surgical patients who are undergoing emergency laparotomy. The postholder will have the opportunity to lead the development of POP services and improve the quality of care for patients presenting with emergency laparotomy surgery. The postholder will participate in a 1 in 18 on-call consultant rota for General Medicine during weekdays and weekends (1 PA per week will be remunerated). The weekend commitment includes morning and evening ward rounds in conjunction with an AMU Consultant covering all patients admitted to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU). There will be a requirement for 1 in 4 Saturday ward cover from 09:00 – 13:00. there is a requirement to review surgical patients on demand (0.75 PA) for this 1 in 4 Saturdays. In addition, there is a negotiable option of 1 in 6 weekend ward cover on Ward 29 09:00 – 15:00. (short stay ward) to cover do ward round on Saturday and Sunday. If you wish to arrange an informal visit, please contact Hannah Beattie on \[email protected\] Interviews will take place on 28th July 2026. ## Job Description The main duties are of the role will include the following: To have a responsibility to provide a high-quality clinical care to patients in Elderly Care and General Internal Medicine services and to continuously update practice based on evidence-based medicine and audit. To provide advice to colleagues in other specialities on elderly patients with problems (surgery). To support teaching and training of nurses, junior medical staff, medical students and to contribute to postgraduate medical education in general. To undertake educational/clinical supervisor duties for junior doctors To support and encourage audit and research To actively participate in CPD and personal development plans. To lead on the POP service The post holder will be supported by an appropriately skilled medical secretariat. ## Responsibilities A job plan and work schedule will set out agreed arrangements for how work is organised, where it is located, what in general terms the work comprises and when it is to be performed. The job plans are the same when undertaking duties, however the job plan may vary dependent of service needs. Job Plans will be discussed with the Clinical Director on appointment. “Direct clinical care” (DCC) (work relating directly to assessment, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness) Includes outpatient and inpatient activities, multi-disciplinary meetings about and administration directly related to the above. “Supporting professional activities” (SPA) (that underpin direct clinical care) include participation in training, medical education, continuous professional development, formal teaching, audit, MDT clinical management and local clinical governance activities. The working week for a full-time Elderly Care consultant is comprised of 10 PAs, each of which has a nominal timetable value of 4 hours. A consultant will spend 7.5 PAs on Direct Clinical Care with 2.5 PAs on supporting Professional Activities and clinical and educational roles for juniors. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of Higher Specialist Training in Elderly Care Medicine (or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview) - Wide experience in Elderly care Medicine equivalent to that required for a UK CCT - Ability to offer expert clinical advice on range of problems - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients ### Qualifications **Essential** - Basic Medical Degree - Full MRCP or equivalent **Desirable** - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Internal Medicine via:- - CCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - European Community Rights or - CESR ### OTHER REQUIREMENTS **Essential** - An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues ### CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS **Essential** - Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems - Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making - Evidence of research experience and published work ### PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES **Essential** - Appropriate Immigration Status - Residence within 30 minutes of Manor Hospital - Full GMC Registration and Licensable - Good leadership and interpersonal skills - Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure - Caring attitude to patients - Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level ### MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Good organisational and management skills Ability to manage and lead within the Elderly Care Team - Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively - Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures - Experience of supervising junior medical staff including SpR/StR level - Ability to teach clinical and operative skills **Desirable** - Evidence of management and administration experience - Demonstration of leadership skills ### PROFESSIONA AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM WORKING **Essential** - Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and within a multi-disciplinary team - Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies ## Documents - [consultant in elderly care jd & ps (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10358717) - [consultant in elderly care jd & ps (pdf, 480.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10358716) ## 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.