Job Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team of Frailty Consultants in Geriatric Medicine, supporting the expansion of our dynamic FSDEC service.

Our Frailty Team is well established and a leading example in the South West, made of a close MDT with a specialist interest in Frailty. The management of Frail older people is highly valued within the Trust, and this post has been created to support the development of this service to provide timely assessment, treatment and management of this growing cohort, along with the development of a Frailty Strategy for the next 5 years, including ortho-geriatrics, clinics and community interface.

Main duties of the job

• We have 5 wards for older people, 2 trauma wards, 23 consultants, 5 SpRs, numerous trainees and 14 medical nurse practitioners.
• Several consultants have research interests, and we all teach undergraduates from Bristol Medical School.
• We encourage involvement in the development of services or other aspects of geriatric medicine.
• There is a separate Geriatric Medical take and the post holders will take a share in that on weekdays; consultants also work 1 in 6 weekends (frequency set to reduce with appointments) with 2 Consultants working (one full day seeing admissions, one half day reviewing ward patients with our nurse practitioners).
• There is no on call responsibility, though some geriatricians choose to join the GiM on call rota additionally.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

• We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
• A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
• We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
• We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.