Consultant Physician Care of the Elderly: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 114,099 to 166,585 £ / Year

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Job summary

The Health Board wishes to appoint an additional Consultant Physician / Geriatrician to join the existing Care of the Elderly team in the West division of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), North West Wales. This post is based in the district general hospital, Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, and we would consider part-time working for the correct candidate.

The successful candidate will have a sub-specialty interest and we are open to considering a range of sub-specialty areas for the right candidate. This reflects our ambitions to develop a dedicated frailty unit within the acute hospital, alongside expanding community-based initiatives aimed at reducing avoidable hospital admissions. In view of the continued expansion of the North Wales Medical School, opportunities to undertake teaching and educational supervision commitments could be considered.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to:

  • Develop and support a recognised sub-specialty interest, such as acute frailty, community geriatrics or orthogeriatrics.
  • Provide supervision, teaching and support to junior medical staff and other healthcare professionals.
  • Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, including students from Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea Universities.
  • Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement, audit, appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development activities.
  • Contribute to service development and transformation projects across acute and community geriatric services.
  • Participate in research, education and innovation opportunities where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Specialist Registration in Geriatrics or due to obtain CCT within 6 months of interview date. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR) applicants must have GMC Specialist Registration at the point of application
  • MRCP
  • Further Higher Education
  • Member of work orientated Specialist Societies

Desirable

  • Other appropriate Higher Degree or Diploma
  • Critical appraisal course / skills
  • Teaching course /qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience as a trainee within general internal medicine
  • Interest in other medical subspecialties
  • Evidence of training of others as part of self-development
  • Evidence of a commitment to teaching trainees

Desirable

  • Relevant and recent experience within geriatric medicine

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Evidence of relevant audit activity
  • An understanding of the Strategic and Operational issues underpinning Clinical Governance and their application in daily practice and evidence of such
  • Evidence of commitment to Life Long Learning and Continued Professional Development (CPD)
  • Good Leadership Skills
  • Good organisational and management skills
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Published papers within the last 3 years
  • Evidence of teaching other staff groups (nursing, paramedic, etc)

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Aligns own values with those of the Health Board
  • Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to travel to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn the Welsh language

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 5 November 2026

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