Trust Doctor - STOlder Persons Unit

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity for a fixed-term Trust Doctor post supporting the Older Persons Unit has arisen. This post is for an ST1-2 trust doctor in Geriatric Medicine depending on previous experience. The post is for a period of up to 6 months, ending 31st July 2026, but subject to extension.

You will work to support OPU wards and outliers within the RUH along with our team of geriatric consultants and therapists. Depending on the situation with the COVID pandemic you may be responsible for patients with COVID or a cohort of COVID contacts.

You will be responsible for the regular review and management of the inpatients on your wards or caseload under the supervision of the geriatricians.

The post involves working standard days Monday to Friday. Working hours will be 40 across the week working between 08:00 to 18:00.

You will be part of the multidisciplinary team arranging ongoing rehabilitation and discharge. You will be expected to have very good communication skills and communicate regularly with the MDT, patients and their relatives.

There may be a weekend working requirement of 1:4 depending on service need.

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person‑centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well‑established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

• MBChB, MBBS or equivalent

• Full and Clean UK Driving licence

• Experience in inpatient geriatric Medicine Experience working in MDT and discharge planning

• Completion of CMT training or equivalent Extensive experience in Geriatric Medicine including subspecialty and outpatient care. Experience working at registrar level on medical take

• Ability to appropriately assess acutely unwell frail older people and initiate an appropriate management plan Strong communication skills with older people, including patients with cognitive impairment, and their next of kin. Sound understanding of medicolegal framework of geriatric medicine

• Specific higher level subspecialty skills in geriatric medicine Ability to perform practical procedures independently eg lumbar puncture Ability to perform Epley test/ Hall Pike manoeuvre.

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.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the  website before applying:
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This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.

• CT1-2 OPU Trust Doctor Spring-Summer 26 (PDF, 256.4KB)
• Trust Doctor T&Cs (PDF, 725.1KB)
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Name Rachel Kotchie Job title OPU Speciality Manager Email address