# Specialty Doctor in Community Geriatric Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-community-geriatric-medicine/0562bdb8-3db7-45a6-902b-db196f91f494 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-community-geriatric-medicine/0562bdb8-3db7-45a6-902b-db196f91f494.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust - **Town:** Hereford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T08:55:06.326Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hereford/Hereford/Wye_Valley_NHS_Trust/Geriatric_Medicine/Geriatric_Medicine-v8010016 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8010016?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our welcoming and highly supportive Geriatric Medicine team at Wye Valley NHS Trust, set in the heart of beautiful Herefordshire. Surrounded by the Wye Valley, rolling countryside and historic market towns, with excellent transport links, this role offers both professional fulfilment and an excellent work-life balance. The Frailty Service is built on strong multidisciplinary working, with daily consultant-led MDT discussions and close collaboration with ACPs, Hospital at Home teams, therapists and community services. This creates a supportive environment where shared decision-making and teamwork are central to practice. This role offers the chance to make a real difference to frail older patients by delivering patient-centred care closer to home. You will support early discharge, prevent unnecessary admissions and provide high-quality step-down care, helping patients maintain independence and dignity in familiar surroundings. With flexibility, autonomy and excellent consultant support, alongside opportunities for teaching, development and service improvement, this is an exciting role for someone passionate about frailty and community-based care. We welcome applicants who can bring innovative ways of working to the Trust. This post may close early if we receive a high volume of interest. ### Main duties of the job The Speciality Doctor in Community Geriatric Medicine plays a key role in supporting frail patients following discharge from hospital, enabling earlier discharge and providing ongoing, high-quality care in the community. The post holder will independently review patients, work closely with a multidisciplinary team (MDT), and contribute to service development to improve patient flow, continuity of care, and hospital-community integration. Please see further duties and responsibilities attached on the job description. ***Important information*** When completing the supporting information box please complete as follows. Divide your answers with separate headings as follows: Attainments and Qualifications Presentations and Posters Teaching Quality Improvement Dedication to Specialty There are no specific word limits for each section, but you will be expected to link each section to the Person Specification. If this instruction is not followed, your application will not be considered for shortlisting ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Frailty Service is based in a purpose built three-ward block comprising three inpatient wards. The Consultant Geriatricians also have responsibility for inpatients in Leominster Community Hospital and Ledbury discharge to assess beds, undertake ward referrals from other specialties, support the Front Door Frailty team based in the Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC) Unit, Virtual Ward and provide a general and movement disorders out patient service. Please see attached job description and personal specification for further details. ## Job Details A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our welcoming and highly supportive Geriatric Medicine team at Wye Valley NHS Trust, set in the heart of beautiful Herefordshire. Surrounded by the Wye Valley, rolling countryside and historic market towns, with excellent transport links, this role offers both professional fulfilment and an excellent work-life balance. The Frailty Service is built on strong multidisciplinary working, with daily consultant-led MDT discussions and close collaboration with ACPs, Hospital at Home teams, therapists and community services. This creates a supportive environment where shared decision-making and teamwork are central to practice. This role offers the chance to make a real difference to frail older patients by delivering patient-centred care closer to home. You will support early discharge, prevent unnecessary admissions and provide high-quality step-down care, helping patients maintain independence and dignity in familiar surroundings. With flexibility, autonomy and excellent consultant support, alongside opportunities for teaching, development and service improvement, this is an exciting role for someone passionate about frailty and community-based care. We welcome applicants who can bring innovative ways of working to the Trust. This post may close early if we receive a high volume of interest. ## Job Description The Speciality Doctor in Community Geriatric Medicine plays a key role in supporting frail patients following discharge from hospital, enabling earlier discharge and providing ongoing, high-quality care in the community. The post holder will independently review patients, work closely with a multidisciplinary team (MDT), and contribute to service development to improve patient flow, continuity of care, and hospital-community integration. Please see further duties and responsibilities attached on the job description. ***Important information*** When completing the supporting information box please complete as follows. Divide your answers with separate headings as follows: Attainments and Qualifications Presentations and Posters Teaching Quality Improvement Dedication to Specialty There are no specific word limits for each section, but you will be expected to link each section to the Person Specification. If this instruction is not followed, your application will not be considered for shortlisting ## Responsibilities The Frailty Service is based in a purpose built three-ward block comprising three inpatient wards. The Consultant Geriatricians also have responsibility for inpatients in Leominster Community Hospital and Ledbury discharge to assess beds, undertake ward referrals from other specialties, support the Front Door Frailty team based in the Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC) Unit, Virtual Ward and provide a general and movement disorders out patient service. Please see attached job description and personal specification for further details. ## Person Specification ### TEACHING **Essential** - Clear and specific evidence of teaching with formal feedback to a multidisciplinary team **Desirable** - Organised a teaching program ### QUALITY IMPROVEMENT **Essential** - Clear and specific evidence of involvement in Quality Improvement **Desirable** - Involved in all stages of two cycles of a Quality Improvement project ### PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS **Essential** - Ability to carry out duties as set out in the attached job description competently and subject to any aids and / or adaptations as may reasonably be required - Completed application as outlined in the job advert - Valid full driving licence and ability to travel between community sites and undertake home visits. ### DEDICATION TO SPECIALTY **Essential** - Indicates a desire to pursue a career in Geriatric Medicine, with clear evidence of multidisciplinary team working, good communication and patient focussed care. ### PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS **Essential** - Presentation of a poster or oral - Presentation at a local meeting **Desirable** - Poster or oral presentation at a regional or national meeting ### ATTAINMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - Full registration with GMC licence to practise - MBChB or equivalent - 48 months NHS experience as a paid doctor - Experience of working in Geriatric Medicine - Ability to work at Specialty Doctor level evidenced by either completion of IMT2, completion of stage one equivalence or previous experience working at specialty doctor level. **Desirable** - ALS certificate holder - Postgraduate degree or qualification ## Documents - [community specialty doctor jd ps (pdf, 612.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10295930) ## 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.