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An exciting opportunity has arisen for two dynamic Consultant General Physicians with an interest in Geriatric Medicine to join a progressive and expanding Older Persons' Medicine service in Wales. These substantive posts are part of a major transformation programme designed to improve acute frailty care, integrated community pathways, and inpatient geriatric services. The successful candidates will join an established Consultant team delivering high-quality care for older people across acute, frailty, rehabilitation, and community settings. Applicants with 1 year of NHS experience are encouraged to apply.
Job Responsibility:
Provide Consultant-led Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine services
Deliver acute frailty care through a single point of access, an integrated hub, and a co-located frailty unit
Lead rotational frailty intake and Same Day Emergency Care frailty services
Provide senior clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams managing older patients with frailty
Support virtual wards, Hospital at Home, acute community teams, and admission avoidance pathways
Undertake inpatient ward rounds and manage older people requiring longer admission or rehabilitation
Participate in the general medical on-call rota
Contribute to orthogeriatric, liaison, outpatient, and ambulatory geriatric services
Supervise junior doctors, trainees, ACPs, and multidisciplinary staff
Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Lead audit, quality improvement, governance, and service development initiatives
Contribute to research and innovation within medicine for older people
Requirements:
Full GMC Registration
Licence to Practise
MRCP or equivalent
On the GMC Specialist Register in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, or eligible for CCT within 6 months of interview
Minimum 1 year NHS experience
Broad experience in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine
Experience managing acutely unwell older patients with frailty
Multidisciplinary working across acute and community settings
Evidence of teaching and training junior medical staff
Experience in completing clinical audit and quality improvement work
Service improvement experience with management and clinical colleagues
Nice to have:
Higher degree (MD / MSc / PhD)
Teaching qualification / Medical Education qualification
Development and commissioning of frailty services
Research in Geriatric Medicine / General Internal Medicine
Experience in Hospital at Home / Virtual Wards / Interface Frailty Medicine