# Locum Consultant - Older Persons Medicine and Frailty > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-older-persons-medicine-and-frailty/45783595-6b41-4c29-ad5a-4f738ab6d6e5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-older-persons-medicine-and-frailty/45783595-6b41-4c29-ad5a-4f738ab6d6e5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Camberley - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T14:51:40.746Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Slough/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Older_Persons_Medicine_Frailty/Older_Persons_Medicine_Frailty-v8067053 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8067053?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A new post has been created within the Medicine for Older People team at Wexham Park following a service reconfiguration.  The successful candidate will work across the rehabilitation unit, discharge unit, and the acute frailty service, providing high-quality care to our patients. We actively encourage special interests and offer opportunities for professional development.  If dual-accredited, the post holder will also participate in the General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call rota.  Flexible working requests for less than 10 PAs will be considered. We welcome applications from doctors with significant experience (12+ years) who do not currently hold CCT.  Such candidates may be appointed as Specialist Grade on the relevant pay scale and supported to progress to Consultant level via the CESR (portfolio pathway). ### Main duties of the job We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work alongside our existing consultants to further develop services for older people and bring their own special interests to enhance our current offerings. This role is ideal for those seeking to join an organisation that is leading the way in delivering truly integrated care. For dual-accredited candidates, the General Medicine on-call rota is approximately 1:9 weekends, with a less frequent midweek commitment. - Weekdays (08:00–17:00): Acute admissions are covered by Acute Medicine consultants. - Out of hours (nights and weekends): The on-call consultant physician covers both acute admissions and the wider General Medicine service. On-call duties attract a 1 PA supplement and one day TOIL for weekend work. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Deliver high-quality clinical care in Acute/General and Older People’s Medicine. - Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams. - Liaise with Social Services, GPs, and voluntary organisations. - Provide specialist advice to colleagues and support staff. - Contribute to teaching, training, and supervision of junior doctors and other healthcare professionals. - Participate in audits, quality improvement, and service development. - Engage in clinical governance and morbidity & mortality meetings. - Support divisional leadership with service planning and development. - Comply with Trust policies and complete mandatory training, appraisal, and revalidation. Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further details. ## Job Details A new post has been created within the Medicine for Older People team at Wexham Park following a service reconfiguration. The successful candidate will work across the rehabilitation unit, discharge unit, and the acute frailty service, providing high-quality care to our patients. We actively encourage special interests and offer opportunities for professional development. If dual-accredited, the post holder will also participate in the General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call rota. Flexible working requests for less than 10 PAs will be considered. We welcome applications from doctors with significant experience (12+ years) who do not currently hold CCT. Such candidates may be appointed as Specialist Grade on the relevant pay scale and supported to progress to Consultant level via the CESR (portfolio pathway). ## Job Description We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work alongside our existing consultants to further develop services for older people and bring their own special interests to enhance our current offerings. This role is ideal for those seeking to join an organisation that is leading the way in delivering truly integrated care. For dual-accredited candidates, the General Medicine on-call rota is approximately 1:9 weekends, with a less frequent midweek commitment. Weekdays (08:00–17:00): Acute admissions are covered by Acute Medicine consultants. Out of hours (nights and weekends): The on-call consultant physician covers both acute admissions and the wider General Medicine service. On-call duties attract a 1 PA supplement and one day TOIL for weekend work. ## Responsibilities Deliver high-quality clinical care in Acute/General and Older People’s Medicine. Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams. Liaise with Social Services, GPs, and voluntary organisations. Provide specialist advice to colleagues and support staff. Contribute to teaching, training, and supervision of junior doctors and other healthcare professionals. Participate in audits, quality improvement, and service development. Engage in clinical governance and morbidity & mortality meetings. Support divisional leadership with service planning and development. Comply with Trust policies and complete mandatory training, appraisal, and revalidation. Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further details. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Able to undertake comprehensive geriatric assessment. - Able to independently manage an outpatient clinic - Ability to lead MDT meeting and experience of effective discharge planning. - Previous experience in delivering interprofessional and post graduate teaching - Understand principles and participated in audit activity and quality improvement - Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice - Able to deal with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients. **Desirable** - To have completed a teaching or educational supervisors course - Previous participation in MRCP &/or student teaching - Subspecialty experience eg movement disorders, rehabilitation, acute frailty ### Qualifications **Essential** - MRCP - 10 years experience in relevant medical specialties - Full GMC registration and a license to practice - Awareness of legal responsibilities eg safeguarding, mental capacity act, deprivation of liberty, data protection, equality and diversity - If applying for consultant post, CCT or CESR in geriatric medicine or within 6 months of expected CCT date. **Desirable** - Higher degree eg MSc, postgraduate diploma ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Practises with the professional behaviours and values expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice - Able to evaluate own clinical practice - Able to demonstrate innovative thinking - Good written and oral communication skills - Demonstrate appropriate leadership behaviour, including the ability to organise and develop service provision - Demonstrates ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams. - Ability to be proactive - Demonstrate being a role model and effective team member - Able to demonstrate leadership qualities **Desirable** - Computer literate – confident in using MS Office, Email and Internet - Leadership training ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 560.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10358017) - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) ## 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.