# Speciality Doctor in Community Care of the Elderly > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Powys Teaching Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speciality-doctor-in-community-care-of-the-elderly/f934f018-d782-42df-aecc-154d826ea9b1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speciality-doctor-in-community-care-of-the-elderly/f934f018-d782-42df-aecc-154d826ea9b1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Powys Teaching Health Board - **Location:** Llandrindod Wells War Memorial Hospital/Newtown Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £64,292 - £102,689 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 1 x position in Llandrindod Wells - 1 x position in Newtown 1 x position in Brecon - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (Monday to Friday, no weekends or bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T11:00:32.605Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Powys/Llandrindod_WellsNewtown/Powys_Teaching_Health_Board/Community_Care_Elderly/Community_Care_Elderly-v8220781 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8220781?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://pthb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview Powys Teaching Health Board is delighted to offer new substantive Specialty Doctor posts within the developing Clinical Oversight Medical Model for community inpatient and interface services. These posts provide a unique opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful and distinctive parts of Wales, supporting patients across community hospital, inpatient rehabilitation, frailty, urgent-care and care-closer-to-home pathways. The successful candidates will join dynamic, supportive multidisciplinary teams based in Powys, with posts aligned to the North Powys hub at Newtown, Mid Powys hub at Llandrindod Wells & South Powys hub at Brecon Although these are community-facing and multidisciplinary posts, they offer a unique and well-balanced mix of clinical duties. The post holders will have regular commitments across community inpatient care, frailty, rehabilitation, urgent-care interfaces and acute-sector liaison, including opportunities to develop cross-border working skills with acute providers in Wales and England. Working as part of a consultant-led medical team, the post holders will contribute to daily inpatient review, MDT working, discharge coordination, repatriation from acute hospitals, community-facing care and the development of safe local alternatives to unnecessary acute escalation. We reserve the right to close this advert early if suitable and sufficient applications have been received. Please ensure you complete your application at your earliest convenience ### Main duties of the job - Responsibility for inpatient admission, day-to-day management, co-ordination of inpatient management under the supervision of the Consultant and/or in close liaison with community teams. - Key role in discharge planning and co-ordinating approaches with relatives and other agencies. - Liaison with patients and relatives/carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patients receive a high-quality service and are all kept informed of progress as appropriate. - Responsibility for contemporaneous record keeping, identifying progress and plans in patients’ case notes. - Participation in Consultant rounds and facilitating multidisciplinary meetings. - The completion of accurate and timely discharge summaries, progress reports ensuring General Practitioners are informed of any impending discharges, changes of medication and death. - To assist Consultants in the development of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services. - The completion of e-discharge summaries on a timely basis via the Clinical Workstation system. - To actively participate in multi-disciplinary audit, clinical effectiveness/health gain initiatives and clinical governance, taking a lead in local clinical audit activities and developing research projects, as appropriate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities These are exciting posts for doctors who want to work in clinically meaningful roles, contribute to the development of a new service model, and be part of a team improving care for rural communities. We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. ### 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. Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### Eligibility **Essential** - Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at time of appointment. At least 4 years full-time postgraduate training or equivalent, with at least 2 years in relevant specialty training or equivalent experience / competencies. Eligibility to work in the UK. **Desirable** - Previous Specialty Doctor / SAS experience in medicine for older people, rehabilitation or community medicine. ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification. **Desirable** - MRCP(UK), Diploma in Geriatric Medicine or other relevant postgraduate qualification. ### Clinical Skills **Essential** - Safe clinical practice, sound clinical judgement, risk awareness, ability to prioritise clinical need and recognise when to seek consultant support. ALS or willingness to maintain relevant acute care competencies. **Desirable** - Experience of community hospital, rehabilitation, frailty, stroke, palliative care, delirium, falls, Parkinsons disease, syncope or complex discharge planning. ### MDT & Communication **Essential** - Effective communication with patients, families and colleagues. Proven ability to work with nursing, therapy, pharmacy, mental health, primary care and operational colleagues. **Desirable** - Experience of family meetings, best-interest processes, remote advice or multi-agency discharge planning. ### Pwesonal Atrributes **Essential** - Reliable, flexible, compassionate, organised, able to work autonomously within agreed supervision and aware of own limitations. **Desirable** - Welsh language skills or commitment to supporting bilingual service standards. ### Teaching & Development **Essential** - Commitment to CPD, appraisal and professional development. Willingness to support teaching of junior, nursing, ACP, AHP and MDT colleagues within competence. **Desirable** - Teaching experience or interest in simulation / frailty education. ### Clinical Governance & Quality **Essential** - Commitment to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, incident learning, documentation and safe escalation. **Desirable** - Evidence of completed audit / QI project or service development work. ## Documents - [jdps - sdmp (pdf, 840.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10530947) - [privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2375) - [flexible working (pdf, 571.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10531592) - [oh form - ig ffurflen (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10531591) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2850) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 624.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1727) ## 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.