As a Consultant Geriatrician, working at Trust, you will provide medical leadership and professional accountability for the patients under your care.
Some duties may involve:
1. Being supported and responsible for supervision of junior or middle grade medical staff. You will be supported to undertake formal training in educational supervision.
2. Building on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services so that frail, older people have risk factors identified and can be signposted to services that will support them to maintain their independence as close to home as possible and reduce the incidence of further crisis.
3. Working within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute care to patients.
Through the Trust's exceptional support and care package, you will receive:
* A 360-relocation package, inclusive of flights and initial accommodation as required.
* Extensive and acutely tailored Training and Development, including a direct route to the CESR Program for the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
To apply for this position, you will have:
* Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP).
* Relevant CCT/CESR or entry on specialist register expected within 6 months or applied for entry.
* Full General Medical Council Registration.
* 4-5 years training at ST3+ level in general internal medicine (GIM) and geriatric medicine.
* Experience in daily independent ward rounds on acutely ill patients.
* The ability to make decisions at Consultant level and take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.
* Evidence of participation in research.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
These responsibilities will depend on the core responsibilities of the post and will be discussed with the clinical director for those interested.
In general, it is anticipated that the consultant will provide medical leadership and professional accountability for the patients under their care.
These duties are subject to review from time to time considering the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required, these will be mutually agreed between the post holder, Clinical Director, and Divisional Director.
Work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute care to patients.
About us
We are the Doctors Gateway Programme, part of Doctors Direct and NHS Professionals Ltd. We are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and recruit to the highest National Health Service (NHS) employment standards. Our Gateway Plus Programme has been specifically created to support middle-grade ST3 and above International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to obtain their first role as a Doctor in the UK's NHS. This programme allows you to add value and to build on your existing experience, working at an appropriate grade to gain new and relevant experience in the NHS during employment.
There are planned arrival dates throughout 2024 to suit your availability to relocate.
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Please note: We cannot accept applications from developing countries because these do not meet current ethical recruitment standards. This list of countries is based upon the World Health Organization (WHO) The Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
NHS Professionals Ltd and Doctors Direct are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, or offending history.
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
We are looking for enthusiastic and talented consultants to join our team to develop and deliver excellent care to our local population. We encourage prospective consultants to develop their own areas of specialist interest to align with the vision for our organization.
These are substantive consultant posts which will be based at Hospital and work in the community helping to support the management of frail patients in their usual place of living. The applicant should hold or be within six months of achieving a CESR or CCT in General and Geriatric Medicine. Those candidates who wish to work flexibly are strongly encouraged to apply.
The post holders will be supported and responsible for supervision of junior or middle grade medical staff. The successful post holder will be supported to undertake formal training in educational supervision.
Candidates interested in the Orthogeriatric post will be joining a team of orthogeriatricians which currently works in collaboration with our well-evaluated Hip fracture unit. There is scope to further your interest in falls prevention, tilt table testing, and osteoporosis management. There is close collaboration with the trust which is a Falls prevention service in the community and Fracture liaison service.
Candidates interested in General Geriatrics will be encouraged to develop their special areas of interest to complement this developing Geriatrics service. The hospital has been one of four specialist hospital sites. It is expected that Geriatricians will be crucial for the support of medical management of patients with complex medical comorbidities.
Candidates interested in the Frailty or Community Geriatrician posts will deliver their community sessions in the community as part of the MDT leading the clinical management and auditing outcomes as part of the educational forums. The post holders will be expected to evolve the community side of the service in conjunction with primary care and community colleagues. The expectation would be the joint management of complex frail older patients in the community with an aim to provide the best quality care outside of a hospital inpatient stay.
The post holders will build on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services so that frail older people have risk factors identified and can be signposted to services that will support them to maintain their independence as close to home as possible and reduce the incidence of further crisis. This may include coordination of specialist multidisciplinary meetings which include primary and community care services to ensure that patients have robust care plans which help them to stay healthy at home for as long as possible.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
These responsibilities will depend on the core responsibilities of the post and will be discussed with the clinical director for those interested.
In general, it is anticipated that the consultant will provide medical leadership and professional accountability for the patients under their care.
These duties are subject to review from time to time considering the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required, these will be mutually agreed between the post holder, Clinical Director, and Divisional Director. Work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute care to patients.
Key Relationships:
* Other specialty consultants
* Trauma and orthopaedics
* Surgeons
* Integrated Transfer Team
* Director for Medicine and Clinical Support
* Operational Managers
* GPs
* Primary Care Frailty Leads
* Community Services
The job plan will be discussed with the successful candidates and will depend on the special interest such as general geriatrics, frailty, orthogeriatric, surgical liaison, and community service provision.
The trust has a robust process for SPA allocation and the successful candidate will be encouraged to take up roles that attract SPA allocation in keeping with the needs of the department.
There is opportunity for further SPA activity in terms of educational supervision, quality improvement, and mortality review work.
All Consultants are expected to work flexibly in undertaking their duties. This may require working during the evenings and weekends to ensure effective delivery of service and its sustainability. The final job plan will be discussed with the appointed consultant by the Clinical Director for DMOP.
Though the posts are offered as full time, we positively encourage applications from those who wish to work flexibly, including on a job share basis.
Office accommodation and medical secretarial clerical service will be provided. Job plan will include dedicated admin sessions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Primary medical qualification - recognised in General Medical Council
* Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
* Relevant certificate of completion of training (CCT) or CESR or entry on specialist registration within 6 months or applied for entry
* Full registration with GMC
* SCE e.g. Geriatric Medicine
* Diploma in Geriatric Medicine or equivalent
Experience
* 4-5 years training at ST3 and above level in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine
* Wide training in all relevant aspects of medicine
* Interest and significant experience in Geriatric Medicine and Frailty
* Daily independent ward rounds on acutely ill patients
* Ability to make decisions at Consultant level and take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
* Evidence of experience in the clinical management of elderly patients
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