Consultant in Care of the Elderly and Parkinson's Disease

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Consultant in Care of the Elderly and Parkinson's Disease The closing date is 22 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join UHBW as a Consultant in Care of the Elderly. We are committed to improving the way that Weston works - do you want to be a part of the change?

This position will be based at Weston General Hospital which accommodates 279 inpatient beds, including a Medical Assessment Unit and separate Older Persons Assessment Unit and an Emergency Department with an award winning embedded Geriatric Emergency Medical Service (GEMS).

We are seeking an enthusiastic Physician to continue the developments within Care of the Elderly to support the Trust in improving how it handles patients arriving for potential admission with the aim of delivering timely safe care as well as increasing the numbers of early discharges. This post holder will be part of the team that supports frailty admissions pathways and will also have an instrumental role in shaping the future of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Service across Weston-super-Mare and Worle.

What's in it for you? Apart from getting work within a talented team in a beautiful part of the country:

• Potential to develop in subspecialty interests
• Relocation support
• Recruitment and Retention Premium up to £15k negotiable
• Work in a state-of-the-art recently refurbished facility

Main duties of the job The appointee will be responsible for the development of Care of the Elderly services along with their colleagues. The key objectives are to reduce number of unnecessary admissions, reduce patient length stay and work with system partners to ensure safe discharge to appropriate places of residence. There will be a strong commitment to teaching Junior Staff the principles of management of elderly patients, this will occur as the opportunity arises on a day to day basis with acute patients, as well as dedicated teaching. Weston General Hospital is embarking on a major transformation with the implementation of the Healthy Weston 2 programme which involves the development of safe, high-quality and sustainable emergency and planned care accessible to the local people. This is a really exciting time to join the Weston team, you will have the opportunity to develop and grow, personally and professionally, and use your passion to positively shape the future of health and care services within the local communities. Based at a small dynamic hospital in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, and only a stones-throw from its two-mile long sandy beach, you will also benefit from being part of a large specialist NHS teaching trust with sites across Bristol and North Somerset

About us 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.

Job responsibilities This post will help to continue to facilitate the progression of Care of the Elderly services. It is an exciting time to be joining our team we are ambitious to further develop the model of care for frail elderly patients including our services in areas such as Frailty, Orthogeriatrics and Dementia - we are keen to support the successful candidate in specialist interest areas. At Weston our 12 Care of the Elderly physicians work alongside a well-developed frailty team made up of Therapists, Advanced Practitioners, Specialist Nurses, Ward Nurses and Pharmacists to deliver a comprehensive front door service (including Frailty Same Day Emergency Care), an Older Persons Assessment Unit, three ward areas and outpatient clinics including Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder and a Rapid Access Care of the Older Person (RACOP) clinic. The appointment of this position will be part of the 1:11 frailty consultant on call rota. The main site for this post at present is Weston General Hospital but as we move to full clinical service integration across UHBW it is anticipated that consultants could have some element of cross-site working to be determined through the job planning process.

Person Specification Qualifications & Training

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry onto the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM) or
• Eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview (please note, this does not apply to CESR) or
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or evidence of within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview
• Higher academic qualification e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent
• Educational Supervisor accreditation
• Advanced communication skills training
• Good Clinical Practice training

Experience

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in medicine for older people
• Able to take full responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
• Proven ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team and support others to flourish
• Ability to respond sensitively to the individual needs of patients and to the needs of carers, relatives and friends
• Specialist interest in Parkinsons and Movement disorders
• Ability to lead clinical care across professional and organisational boundaries
• Evidence of special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust's service strategy
• Experience of drafting or contributing to multi-professional/multiagency clinical guidelines or care pathways

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty
• Ability to organise efficient and smooth running specialist service. Proven ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Broad range of IT skills
• Specific skills or qualifications in relation to Parkinsons and movement disorders

Clinical Governance and Audit

• Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
• An understanding of and a proven ability to apply research findings to individual patients or populations of patients
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and quality improvement with evidence of participation with particular reference to medicine for older people.
• An understanding of the importance of continuous professional development and lifelong learning and evidence of participation in continuing professional development (CPD) scheme.
• Demonstrate experience as lead for clinical governance
• Lead for improvement initiative at local or regional level

Research

• Knowledge of the principles involved in research
• Evidence of involvement in research
• Interest in clinical research and an ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Ability to increase the academic profile of the department
• Proven participation in clinical research
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Experience in supervising undergraduate/postgraduate research projects
• Experience of patient and public involvement in service co-design

Teaching and Training

• Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical and academic setting
• Ability and commitment to teaching undergraduates and postgraduate medical staff
• Experience of supervising trainees
• Ability and commitment to teaching to a multidisciplinary team
• Formal teaching qualification
• Experience in developing, implementing and evaluating undergraduate/postgraduate training
• Ability to teach advanced communication skills

Management and Leadership

• Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it
• Ability to motivate, inspire and support multi-professional teams and be able to work effectively within such teams
• Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant
• Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership
• Demonstration of knowledge of NHS management structures
• Experience working at system level and working with colleagues across health and care settings
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