Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Locum Consultant to join our Older People's Medicine department to cover maternity leave, provisionally from 1st March 2026 until 31st October. The post is to cover a general geriatric ward with 22 patients and to contribute to frailty sessions.
Main duties of the job
We expect daily consultant presence on the acute wards with daily MDT board rounds and review of new admissions and unwell patients and twice weekly ward rounds. We support a 7-day acute frailty service and frailty virtual ward as well as weekly ward rounds of our community inpatients.
We would welcome any applicants with movement disorder experience. There is no requirement to contribute to the GIM rota and no on-call responsibility.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Teaching and development of medical students and trainees is an integral part of the role as well as participation in research and audit activities in the department. Duties may also include teaching, lectures or workshops for other departments, nurses, GPs and others.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Teaching and development of medical students and trainees is an integral part of the role as well as participation in research and audit activities in the department. Duties may also include teaching, lectures or workshops for other departments, nurses, GPs and others.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP (UK)
- CCT in Geriatric medicine and GIM (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application
Desirable
- MD/PhD
- Other post-graduate degree
- CCT in another medical speciality
Experience
Essential
- Delivery of inpatient and outpatient geriatric medicine
- Involvement in unselected medical take
- Involvement in the design of services/pathways.
- Ability to make decisions at the level of a Consultant
Desirable
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to function as a specialty Consultant and lead a team of junior trainees
- Ability to organise and manage a clinical service
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of good spoken and written English
- Experience of teaching medical students and junior trainees
Desirable
- Leadership of professional bodies or committees
- Evidence of written communication in publications
- Post graduate qualifications in medical education
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP (UK)
- CCT in Geriatric medicine and GIM (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application
Desirable
- MD/PhD
- Other post-graduate degree
- CCT in another medical speciality
Experience
Essential
- Delivery of inpatient and outpatient geriatric medicine
- Involvement in unselected medical take
- Involvement in the design of services/pathways.
- Ability to make decisions at the level of a Consultant
Desirable
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to function as a specialty Consultant and lead a team of junior trainees
- Ability to organise and manage a clinical service
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of good spoken and written English
- Experience of teaching medical students and junior trainees
Desirable
- Leadership of professional bodies or committees
- Evidence of written communication in publications
- Post graduate qualifications in medical education
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
