Consultant Geriatrician with an interest in General Medicine


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£119,025 to £177,443 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Jersey, JE1 3QS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Nov 2026

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Summary

Here in Jersey, we have our own Health Care system, separate from the NHS. We are looking to develop and improve our healthcare services towards a modern, fully digitised, and future-proof system, in advance of our new hospital (planned to open in 2029). To do so we need fresh eyes, new ways of working and the next generation of Consultants to make our healthcare system the best it can be. We aim to provide high quality, safe and effective care to the 110,000 people living on the Island and those who visit. The hospital benefits from a fantastic educational centre with a full SIM lab and dedicated time for all to learn. Aligned to the Wessex Deanery, we support and develop Foundation trainees as well as Clinical Fellows and SAS doctors. We encourage all our Consultants to fully engage with the education and training of our future generation of medical leaders. Health and Care Jersey are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic substantive Consultant in Care of the Elderly to join our welcoming consultant body. Jersey is easily accessible from most regional airports in the UK and has good links with NHS tertiary centres , particularly with Southampton and London, which affords the successful candidates the ability to maintain links within the NHS. To support your transition to Jersey, we can provide a generous relocation and remuneration package, which is benefitted by lower taxation than within the UK. The Government of Jersey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (to include children) and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As this position will work with vulnerable people, the selection process will involve safeguarding measures and include an enhanced DBS check. On Call Rota The appointee will take part in the General Medicine on-call rota which is currently a one in eight. During the on-call period the consultant will cover all medical inpatients in the event deterioration or medical emergencies and will work in parallel with an acute medicine consultant to manage acute medical admissions (the medical take). At present the Acute medicine consultant leads he take between 8 AM and 7PM with additional support if needed from the general medical consultant in the afternoon. The general medical consultant is responsible for covering the take on a non-resident basis, supervising a resident registrar grade SAS doctor and resident team. At weekends, and public holidays the on-call consultant will conduct inpatient ward reviews as requires to support with a normal time commitment of around 8 - 1300 safe patient management and flow. Weekday on-calls operate 8 AM 8 AM the following day. Weekend on-calls operate from 8 AM on Friday to 8 AM Monday. The Specialty In patient care is based on medical wards in Jersey General Hospital. The post holder will be expected to deliver consultant led care on that ward with a focus on Geriatric Medicine but including a proportion of general medical adult patients of all ages. There are currently no subspecialty outpatient clinics, and this provides an opportunity for the newly appointed consultant to develop a speciality outpatient service in discussion with the care group and chief of service. Management Structure Health and Care Jersey are a directorate of the Government of Jersey that is responsible for the delivery of specialist health care and the running of the general hospital. The directorate is led by a Chief Officer, who leads an executive team. Health and Care Jersey is organised as a series of Care Groups, each with a leadership team led by a Chief of Service as detailed below. This post is set within the Medical Care Group. Medical Care Group Chief of Service: (Interim) David HopkinsGeneral Manager: Gaurika KapoorAssistant General Managers: Karen Gardner, Natalia Miller and Gordon BarrettLead Nurses: Alice Rait and (Interim) Joann Morse Medical Care Group The Care of the Elderly Department sits within the Medical Care Group which comprises the following range of services: Acute Assessment UnitCardiologyClinical Investigations DepartmentDiabetesEmergency DepartmentFrailtyGastroenterology & EndoscopyHaematologyMedical Day UnitMedical OutpatientsMedical Wards - Plemont, Corbiere, Bartlett and Rozel WardsNeurologyOncologyPalliative MedicinePathologyRenal MedicineRespiratoryRheumatologySexual HealthStroke Medicine in Jersey is fully age and specialty integrated. There are 4 medical wards, Plemont, Rozel, Bartlett and Corbiere. A 5-bedded Enhanced Care Area is sited on AAU, a 25 bedded unit. There is a separate intensive care unit led by intensivists. SAS doctors are responsible for the day-to-day management of their patients on the wards with the help of clinical fellows, and foundation trainees. On call, the SAS doctor is responsible for seeing patients referred by the Emergency Department and reviewing patients admitted to the AAU by GPs in conjunction with the Acute Medicine team. A core responsibility of the Medicine Care Group is the provision of a safe acute medical service. The Care Group always provides named Consultant supervision for non-Consultants and ensures that prompt review and treatment is provided for acute medical emergencies referred by General Practitioners or the Emergency Department. Consultants are responsible for producing and updating guidelines for the management of acute medical emergencies in their specialist area. Care Group Statistics: There are 87 medical beds. 12-20 acute medical admissions on average during each 24-hour period on call within a range of approximately 6-24. There are approximately 4,500 medical admissions annually. In addition to outpatient clinics and 4 general medical wards containing 83 beds, the Medical Service Care Group is involved in the management of several specialist facilities. These include: 20 bedded Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) 5 bedded Enhanced Care Area (ECA) A well-equipped Clinical Investigations Department providing echocardiography, exercise ECG, respiratory assessment and GI physiology. An endoscopy suite providing a full range of endoscopy and bronchoscopy services. Diabetes Centre providing outpatient care for the diabetic population of Jersey, including retinal photography and specialist nursing support. Renal/Dialysis unit, providing emergency, acute and longer-term renal support as well as management of transplanted patients and assessment and treatment of renal conditions. 6 bedded isolation area for infected or neutropenic patients. This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time, and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder. Proposed Job Plan All consultants have a 10 PA contract for public work; this is not negotiable. The final job plan will be agreed with the Chief of Service for the Medical Care Group and ratified by the Medical Director. The post holders job plan will be reviewed annually and will be appraised according to the current guidance. Provision will be made for a lunch break between morning and afternoon sessions if both are clinical. The Job Plan can be discussed at the time of employment but will broadly be based on the provisional timetable outlined below. The Job Plan will be authorised by the Chief of Service and is subject to annual review. However, it should be noted that this service requires a flexible approach. The final job plan will be agreed with the Consultants in the Department, with the Chief of Service and ratified by the Medical Director. The post holders job plan will be reviewed annually with the Chief of Service and Medical Director and will be appraised according to the current guidance.

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