Consultant in Care of the Elderly (Frailty and NHSHome)
| Posting date: | 14 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4TQ |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7211698/387-WD-1698MP |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust (UHBW) has an exciting opportunity to join the expanding Care of the Elderly team based at Weston General Hospital (WGH). With the Healthy Weston programme driving the expansion of our Care of the Elderly department, we are developing a centre of excellence in a thriving and sustainable hospital at the heart of our community. With significant investment, and new services on the horizon, right now is a very exciting time to join the team.
At the Bristol Royal Infirmary there is a front door frailty team in reaching into ED and an established Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU). At WGH there is a new smaller OPAU. Both sites have plans to develop Frailty SDEC units. The post holder will rotate into the Frailty NHS@Home Service as part of a team of consultants specialising in community care. This is in partnership with colleagues at North Bristol Trust and the community to provide a frailty service for the population of BNSSG.
The successful applicant will be working alongside an established multidisciplinary team of 10 consultants, and one specialty doctor at the BRI or 6 Consultants and 1 Specialist at WGH as well as community partners helping to deliver the Frailty NHS@Home service across the local BNSSG population.
The post holder will support the care of complex, frail older people through our front door frailty service and on our Medicine for Older People wards. They will join a team of consultants well supported by a highly qualified multiprofessional team. They will contribute to the supervision of our resident doctors, teaching to undergraduate medical students and welcoming professional visitors to our team.
The successful candidate will be required to participate in additional out of hours commitments at the WGH site. At present this is a GIM unselected take but in the future may become a frailty on call commitment.
Candidates wishing to work less than full time are welcome to apply.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information about this position
This advert closes on Wednesday 28 May 2025
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust (UHBW) has an exciting opportunity to join the expanding Care of the Elderly team based at Weston General Hospital (WGH). With the Healthy Weston programme driving the expansion of our Care of the Elderly department, we are developing a centre of excellence in a thriving and sustainable hospital at the heart of our community. With significant investment, and new services on the horizon, right now is a very exciting time to join the team.
At the Bristol Royal Infirmary there is a front door frailty team in reaching into ED and an established Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU). At WGH there is a new smaller OPAU. Both sites have plans to develop Frailty SDEC units. The post holder will rotate into the Frailty NHS@Home Service as part of a team of consultants specialising in community care. This is in partnership with colleagues at North Bristol Trust and the community to provide a frailty service for the population of BNSSG.
The successful applicant will be working alongside an established multidisciplinary team of 10 consultants, and one specialty doctor at the BRI or 6 Consultants and 1 Specialist at WGH as well as community partners helping to deliver the Frailty NHS@Home service across the local BNSSG population.
The post holder will support the care of complex, frail older people through our front door frailty service and on our Medicine for Older People wards. They will join a team of consultants well supported by a highly qualified multiprofessional team. They will contribute to the supervision of our resident doctors, teaching to undergraduate medical students and welcoming professional visitors to our team.
The successful candidate will be required to participate in additional out of hours commitments at the WGH site. At present this is a GIM unselected take but in the future may become a frailty on call commitment.
Candidates wishing to work less than full time are welcome to apply.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information about this position
This advert closes on Wednesday 28 May 2025
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