Job summary
- Main area
- Frailty
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 275-2503-SGELDMED-HG
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gillingham, Kent
- Salary
- £96,990 - £107,155 Per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Grade in Elderly Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Specialist Grade in Elderly Medicine
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Care Group: Frailty
Salary: £96,990 - £107,155 Per annum/pro rata
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We are recruiting for a Specialist Grade in Elderly Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the  Best of Care by the Best People and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
A Consultant Geriatrician led team has been established for over 5 years to assess frail elderly admitted with a wide range of acute problems. The team provides Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in ED and newly built Frailty Assessment Unit, fully supported by a Multidisciplinary Team. A recent development is establishment of Frailty Same day Emergency Care unit as part of Acute Frailty Unit. Frail Elderly patients expected to be discharged within 48 hours are admitted to Frailty Short Stay Ward, where care is delivered by the Acute Frailty Team comprising of dedicated Consultant Geriatrician, Frailty Specialist Nurse and middle grade. In addition there are 3 Frailty Base Wards and 1 Community inpatient Unit at Sheppey. The department also supports an established Orthogeriatrics service and Surgical Frailty Liaison Service. Specialist Clinics delivered by the department include Falls and syncope Clinic, Movement Disorder Clinic, General Frailty Clinic and a recently established Rapid Access Clinic for Elderly.
The successful candidate will have an opportunity to rotate through various services and gain exposure to all subspecialties within Geriatrics. This greatly enhances the chances of successful completion of CESR application process with dedicated support from experienced Consultants within the department.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The post-holder will work in a large and diverse multidisciplinary team providing best possible inpatient care for elderly patients.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The post holder must promote safe and effective handover of patient care in line with Trust Governance.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The post holder will be required to actively participate in clinical audit and implement its results and relate these to the Trust and Directorate policies on Clinical Governance.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The post-holder will be encouraged to work toward achieving their requirements and competencies for entry onto the specialist Register for Geriatrics (CESR support provided with a proven track record for progressing candidates applying).
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Leadership and Team WorkingÂ
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Medical Staff Management
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Governance
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Research, Teaching and Training
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Performance Management
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Strategy and Business Planning
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý There is an expectation that the post holder will participate in medical audit/ quality improvement initiatives.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. or equivalent).
Experience
Essential criteria
- General training in Geriatric Medicine to specialist level or equivalent
- Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
- Experience of clinical audit
- Ability to make decisions at consultant level
- Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of consultant.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sanjay Suman
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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