Specialist Care of the Elderly | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Doctor (10 PA's) - Care of the Elderly

Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust seeks to appoint a Specialist Grade Doctor in Care of the Elderly Medicine to work as part of the multidisciplinary Geriatric Medicine team, providing senior clinical leadership across acute medical wards.

The post holder will take a high level of clinical responsibility for the assessment, management, and ongoing care of older adult patients, with a particular focus on frailty, complex multi-morbidity, delirium, falls, and discharge coordination.

The post holder will work across Care of the Elderly services and will also support the wider Medical Division, which includes Gastroenterology, Acute Medicine, General Medicine, Cardiology, and Respiratory Medicine wards as required.

This is a senior non-consultant post operating with a high degree of clinical autonomy, working closely with Consultant Geriatricians and contributing to service leadership, governance, and quality improvement.

The purpose of the post is to ensure that the highest quality of care is provided to each individual patient. The prime responsibility of the post holder will be to provide clinical cover for Inpatient care, supporting the clinical management of the patients and helping junior members of the team.

Main duties include

• To ensure the effective organisation of the ward including diagnosis and treatment of all admitted patients
• To ensure the appropriate discharge of patients, including providing timely paperwork to the General Practitioner ensuring a continuation of care following discharge.
• To provide direct clinical supervision and training of Junior Medical Staff as well as the organisation and delegation of clinical work.
• To monitor the quality of service provided on the designated medical ward this will include clinical audits.
• To participate in development of medical treatment protocols.
• To provide professional supervision under Consultant guidance aiming to encourage the development of all doctors within the Medicine & Urgent Care Division.
• To contribute to the provision of reports for the Coroner, Police Statements and for Complaints management adhering to time frames.
• To demonstrate an involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit.
• To ensure your own practice is up to date. This will include taking responsibility for own clinical professional development and participation in the Trust wide appraisal system

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Sunday 2 Aug 2026