Consultant Geriatrician | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 28 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Maidstone, ME16 9NT |
| Cwmni: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7784565/846-7784565-CF |
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We are seeking a consultant frailty-focussed geriatrician who is keen to support community expansion as the 10 year NHS plan embraces initiatives to shift care from acute to community. This post requires a flexible Consultant Geriatrician who can, where resources permit, work collaboratively across organisations, including potential involvement with MTW Hospital. Inter‑organisational activity will be subject to service capacity and agreement with MTW.
If you are interested in this role and would like to discuss the post any further, please email Dr Amy Heskett -amy.heskett@nhs.net
Our seven‑day service offers rapid assessment, near‑patient testing and hospital‑at‑home interventions, including intravenous therapies developed during the Covid pandemic. You will lead on Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), anticipatory care and advance care planning through domiciliary visits, ensuring holistic, person‑centred support.
The role also includes training and supporting care home and primary care staff to deliver holistic assessments and personalised anticipatory care plans that reduce avoidable deterioration. During the Covid pandemic, our team provided vital on‑site assessments, virtual ward rounds and delivery of the Active Covid Bundle, shaping our innovative approach to acute care at home.
If you are passionate about frailty care and keen to influence the future of community geriatric medicine in West Kent, we would be delighted to hear from you.
This role is for a Consultant Geriatrician within the Community Home Treatment Service at KCHFT, working closely with Primary Care, Secondary Care, Social Care, Mental Health, and Commissioners to expand support for frail patients in the community. The service currently includes geriatric consultants, specialist and specialty doctors, a consultant practitioner, GPs, advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs), and trainee ACPs, with plans to grow the team further.
The West Kent Frailty Home Treatment Service is an innovative multi-disciplinary team delivering hospital-level care to people at home, offering CGA, IV treatments, bedside diagnostics, medication reviews, and oxygen or nebuliser therapies when needed. It’s a fantastic chance to develop clinical skills while supporting those living with frailty, especially in the evolving context of virtual ward models, and to work alongside strong networks in primary care, acute services, and paramedic trusts, delivering patient-focused care with a blend of creativity, clinical expertise, and great communication.
Additional Working Pattern: 40 hours (10 PA's) but part-time considered. Includes 1 in 4 weekend working
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026