Consultant in Elderly Care Medicine

Overview

In this consultant role, you support a growing Ageing & Complex Medicine Directorate at WWL, focusing on Acute Comprehensive Geriatric Medicine and evolving sub-specialties. You will work within a cross-functional team to deliver patient-centered elderly care across in-patient, out-patient, and community settings. You will contribute to training, service development, and research, shaping care for older adults and advancing multidisciplinary work. The role offers flexible working and opportunities to develop your subspecialty interests through in-house training and CPD. You will join a supportive, values-driven organisation committed to staff wellbeing and high-quality care.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working options
• study leave for CPD
• funding up to an agreed limit
• supportive staff engagement culture
• trauma and orthopaedic service exposure
• opportunity for part-time or job-share arrangements

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Acute Comprehensive Geriatric Medicine and geriatrics sub-specialties (Stroke Medicine, Ortho Geriatrics, Frailty)
• Participate in MDTs and community-based care including home and care home visits
• Engage in service development, audit, and clinical governance
• Provide training and supervision to junior medical staff and health professionals
• Support on-call commitments and night/weekend duties as required
• Utilise and contribute to specialist clinics (Stroke, TIA, Falls, Dementia) and one-stop TIA services

Key requirements

• CCT – Dual accreditation in GIM and Geriatric Medicine
• Recent comprehensive experience in Geriatric Medicine
• Entry on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT
• MRCP or equivalent
• Full GMC licence to practice
• Commitment to development of Acute Medical services and proactive team work
• UK Registration and ability to work in the UK (sponsorship where applicable)

• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Flexible working
• GIM and Geriatric Medicine expertise
• Experience with clinical governance and audit
• Multidisciplinary teamwork and care planning

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