Job summary
- Main area
- Geriatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 470-25-0079-NS
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hopsital
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Geriatrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Embrace Island Life, Champion Elderly Care: Consultant Geriatrician, Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Join our team and share our passion for delivering quality, compassionate care as a Consultant Geriatrician on the beautiful Isle of Wight!
St. Mary's NHS Trust on the Isle of Wight are actively recruiting a skilled and enthusiastic Consultant Geriatrician to join our dynamic team and contribute to our ongoing journey of excellence. In this role you will be role in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care to our elderly patient population. If you share our commitment to quality patient care and embody our core values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Everyone counts (CARE), we encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
Why Choose a Career with Us?
· Shape Geriatric Care: Provide comprehensive inpatient medical services and specialist care for elderly patients.
· Flexible GIM & Clinics: Benefit from annualised/blocked GIM working (including inpatient wards and a weekly outpatient clinic, potentially evolving into a rapid access model).
· Work-Life Balance Focus: Explore flexible working options and a reduced 1:11 weekday general medical on-call rota.
· Make a Real Impact: Contribute to a Trust that values Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and ensures Everyone counts.
· Professional Growth: Opportunities for professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
· Island Life Perks: Enjoy the unique charm of the Isle of Wight with its stunning scenery, easy mainland access, and excellent employee benefits.
Working for our organisation
Island Life: More Than Just a Job
The Isle of Wight offers a unique and enriching lifestyle:
· Stunning Natural Beauty: Explore breathtaking coastlines and picturesque countryside right outside your door.
· Convenient Mainland Access: Enjoy quick ferry links to Portsmouth and Southampton (from just 10 minutes), with London reachable in 90 minutes by rail.
· Excellent Benefits: Take advantage of our comprehensive employee benefits, including an onsite nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, local discounts, and the chance to hire our Trust's beach hut.
Ready to combine a rewarding career with an exceptional island lifestyle?
We encourage you to review the person specification for essential skills and experience and apply to join our dedicated team!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your Contribution:
· Provide comprehensive inpatient medical services for elderly patients.
· Take responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients.
· Undertake a weekly outpatient clinic (with potential for a rapid access clinic).
· Participate in a 1:11 Consultant general medical on-call rota (weekday advice/call-in 22:00-08:00).
· Provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent.
- Membership with the relevant Royal College for Physicians.
- GMC registration and license to practice.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Geriatrics and general medicine via a. CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), b. CESR or (c) European Community rights
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree e.g MD, PhD, Masters in other subjects (Education leadership)
Experience and Skills
Essential criteria
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in General Internal Medicine.
- Must be able to demonstrate a hight level of clinical experience and competence in GIM
- Knowledge of current trends in speciality.
- IT skills.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, post-graduates and junior medical staff.
Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to specialty.
Desirable criteria
- Published audits.
Motivation
Essential criteria
- Commitment to the development of a high quality cost effective service to.
Management
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues.
- Ability to develop services.
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Committed to on-going professional development.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Long
- Job title
- Assistant Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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