Locum Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly (10 PA)

Locum Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly (10 PA) Consultant

Main area Medicine for the Elderly Grade Consultant Contract 8 months (Fixed term until 05 March 2027) Hours 10 sessions per week (Full-Time) Job ref 180-LOCON-5450

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrooke's Hospital Town Cambridge Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/08/:59 Interview date 24/08/2026

Job overview Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time for the Department of Medicine for the Elderly. We are in the process of expanding our department, and are particularly interested in developing innovative processes of care for our patient population. We currently provide specialist care on a Frailty and Acute Medicine for the Elderly unit and four 'Core' Medicine for the Elderly wards. We have an established rapid access service for GPs (RADAR), SDEC clinic and trust-wide specialist geriatric liaison teams. We have also extended into the interface between hospital and community, with successful pilots in care home outreach and rehabilitation units that are in the process of expansion.

The post will offer opportunities for working across a range of clinical settings including core Medicine for the Elderly wards and the Frailty and Acute Medicine for the Elderly unit (AFU).

The post is open to applicants with geriatric medicine speciality training. Applicants are required to be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

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It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

Person specification Professional Development

• Score 1-5

Understanding of the NHS

• Score 1-5

Personal Skills

• Score 1-5

Communication Skills

• Score 1-5

Clinical Governance

• Score 1-5

Specialty Specific Skills

• Score 1-5

Clinical Skills

• Score 1-5

Professionalism

• Score 1-5

Standards

• Score 1-5

Qualifications

• Score 1-5

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Dr Helen Hayhoe Job title Specialty Lead in Medicine for the Elderly Email address Additional information

Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr. Helen Hayhoe or Dr. Shaun D'souza, Speciality Leads for Medicine for the Elderly ( ).