Consultant Geriatrician

Role Requirements

Provide expert medical care for older people across acute, perioperative, frailty, orthogeriatric, falls, and community services.

Lead and deliver Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) for frail and complex patients.

Participate in Frailty SDEC, virtual ward, acute inpatient geriatric wards, orthogeriatrics, perioperative frailty assessment, falls services.

Ensure safe, timely discharge and continuity of care in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and community services.

Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development initiatives.

Support education, training, and supervision of junior doctors, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.

Managerial and Leadership

Provide clinical leadership for geriatric services and act as a senior decision-maker for complex cases.

Lead, mentor, and support junior medical staff and multidisciplinary team members.

Participate in service planning, policy development, and implementation of best practice guidelines.

Collaborate with other consultants, department leads, and hospital management to improve patient pathways and care delivery.

Please see full job description and personal specification for further details of the main responsibilities and job purpose

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

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