Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team of Frailty Consultants in Geriatric Medicine, supporting the expansion of our dynamic FSDEC service.
Our Frailty Team is well established and a leading example in the South West, made of a close MDT with a specialist interest in Frailty. The management of Frail older people is highly valued within the Trust, and this post has been created to support the development of this service to provide timely assessment, treatment and management of this growing cohort, along with the development of a Frailty Strategy for the next 5 years, including ortho-geriatrics, clinics and community interface.
Main duties of the job
We have 5 wards for older people, 2 trauma wards, 23 consultants, 5 SpRs, numerous trainees and 14 medical nurse practitioners. Several consultants have research interests, and we all teach undergraduates from Bristol Medical School.
We encourage involvement in the development of services or other aspects of geriatric medicine. There is a separate Geriatric Medical take and the post holders will take a share in that on weekdays; consultants also work 1 in 6 weekends (frequency set to reduce with appointments) with 2 Consultants working (one full day seeing admissions, one half day reviewing ward patients with our nurse practitioners).
There is no on call responsibility, though some geriatricians choose to join the GiM on call rota additionally.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description.
This post is in a dynamic, expanding department concerned with acute, liaison and community medicine for older people. The team is constantly looking for ways of improving the service and the quality of care it offers to patients. This post is flexible depending on the specialist interests of the successful applicant.
Person specification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Geriatric Medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in the field of Geriatric medicine
- Experience of Rehabilitation in a variety of settings
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Demonstrable experience in discharge planning and frailty
Desirable
- Experience of working with community teams
- Experience working in acute setting in ED/ Frailty
- Demonstrates ability to innovate and change current practices to improve the patient experience
Qualifications Basic Postgraduate
Essential
- Degree --- Full registration and licence to practice with the GMC ----MRCP(UK) or equivalent ---Entry to the GMC specialist register (or expected within 6 months) via CCT, CESR or ECR routes.
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Member of British Geriatrics Society
- C.C.T. General Medicine
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This advert is for Consultant in Frailty with Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in Bath, South West, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Geriatric Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Aug 2026.
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