Wye Valley NHS Trust

Clinical Fellow - Geriatrics Medicine (No On Call)

The closing date is 23 September 2025

Job summary

We have an excellent opportunity to join the Geriatric Medicine team here at Hereford Hospital. Within these positions you will be working within the Frailty block.

Important information

When completing the supporting information box please complete as follows.

Divide your answers with separate headings:

  • Attainments & Qualifications
  • Presentations & Posters
  • Teaching
  • Quality Improvement
  • Dedication to Specialty

There are no specific word limits for each section, but you will be expected to link each section to the Person Specification.

If this instruction is not followed, your application will not be considered for shortlisting .

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in Geriatric Medicine to work with a growing team in Hereford to deliver excellent clinical care in a department focussed on training and career development.

This is an ideal job for doctors wishing to take a year out from training or getting more experience in Geriatric Medicine, with clinical supervision and support for portfolio interests available to help with future career development.

This posts will provide excellent medical experience, teaching, and opportunities for learning.

The post will not include participation in the acute medical on call rota.

The post will be fixed term until start of August 2026 in the first instance, mutually agreed extension may be available.

This post may close early if we receive a high volume of interest.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

The post holder will be working in the Frailty Block within Geriatric medicine gaining experience in all aspects of inpatient Geriatric medicine. Weekend cover of Geriatric medicine will be on a one in four rota.

Non-clinical

Supervision and support of doctors in training and ACPs as appropriate to experience and competence. Quality improvement, education and training and audit will be supported in development of a high quality acute medicine service within the trust.

All posts are whole-time. However part time/ job share will be considered.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Details

Date posted

22 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-SG-MD-7481544

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital Wye Valley NHS Trust

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the main duties described above and the job description attached for further details about these roles.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the main duties described above and the job description attached for further details about these roles.

Person Specification

DEDICATION TO SPECIALTY

Essential

  • Shows interest in Geriatric Medicine

Desirable

  • Indicates a desire to pursue a career in Geriatric Medicine, with evidence of multidisciplinary team working, good communication and patient focussed care.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

  • Completed application as outlined in the job advert

ATTAINMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Full registration with GMC Licence to Practise
  • MBChB or equivalent
  • 6 months experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience working in general or geriatric medicine

Desirable

  • ALS certificate holder
  • Postgraduate degree of qualification

PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Desirable

  • Poster or oral presentation at a local, regional or national meeting

TEACHING

Essential

  • Experience teaching with formal feedback

Desirable

  • Provided regular teaching Organised a teaching program

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Essential

  • Involvement in Audit or Quality Improvement

Desirable

  • Leading a QI project
  • Involved in all stages of two cycles of a Quality Improvement project
Person Specification

DEDICATION TO SPECIALTY

Essential

  • Shows interest in Geriatric Medicine

Desirable

  • Indicates a desire to pursue a career in Geriatric Medicine, with evidence of multidisciplinary team working, good communication and patient focussed care.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

  • Completed application as outlined in the job advert

ATTAINMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Full registration with GMC Licence to Practise
  • MBChB or equivalent
  • 6 months experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience working in general or geriatric medicine

Desirable

  • ALS certificate holder
  • Postgraduate degree of qualification

PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Desirable

  • Poster or oral presentation at a local, regional or national meeting

TEACHING

Essential

  • Experience teaching with formal feedback

Desirable

  • Provided regular teaching Organised a teaching program

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Essential

  • Involvement in Audit or Quality Improvement

Desirable

  • Leading a QI project
  • Involved in all stages of two cycles of a Quality Improvement project

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital Wye Valley NHS Trust

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital Wye Valley NHS Trust

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Clinical Lead - Geriatric Medicine

Dr Richard Gilpin

Richard.Gilpin@wvt.nhs.uk

01432355444

Details

Date posted

22 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-SG-MD-7481544

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital Wye Valley NHS Trust

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


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