Community Consultant Geriatrician: Sponsorship Available
Job Title: Community Consultant Geriatrician
Agency: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year
Job summary
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering a unique position combining Research with clinical sessions based at one of our community hubs, and seconded sessions at our neighbouring acute trust (to be negotiated on application)
HIOWFT are active partners in the region in supporting the left-shift agenda, and so a successful applicant will have the opportunity to help shape how our services develop to support this, including expanding Hospital at Home capacity and developing integrated neighbourhood teams. As we are in a time of exciting development, the scope of this job will develop, but will include sessions supporting the inpatient units, the Older Persons Rapid Access Clinics (OPRAC), Hospital at Home and Neighbourhood MDTs. Supervision and training of resident doctors, ACPs and other AHPs is a cornerstone of the role.
An agreement is in place to support successful applicants to undertake clinical sessions at PHUT, which will be negotiated on a person-by-person basis (Consultant Physician applicants only).
Applicants must hold (or be within 6 months of completing) a CCT or hold a CESR in the specialty of Geriatric Medicine, be eligible for a position as a Specialist Doctor or have achieved Consultant Practitioner status.
Main duties of the job
Consultant sessions based at the Gosport Hub cover the following:
- Weekly ward rounds and MDTs on the two inpatient wards
- Delivering OPRAS (Older Person’s Rapid Assessment Service), including supporting trainees and AHPs participating in clinics, supporting triage and maintaining communication with referring partners
- Giving advice and support to HH, participating in caseload reviews, home visits where required
- In-reaching to community MDTs including giving virtual advice to primary care colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice or equivalent national body
- CCT or equivalent (or within 6 months of award by date of interview) in Geriatrics
- Evidence to support delivery of high-quality research including evidence of publication or presentation to national conferences
Closing Date: 31 August 2026
How to Apply;
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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