Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration: an active licence, ceased license or pending application with the GMC at the point of application. Candidates who do not fit this criteria will not progress through to the shortlisting stage.
This post is not suitable for doctors specialising in Orthopaedic Surgery.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an orthopaedic surgical job hence surgical experience is not essential. (This is a medical registrar position in the field of orthogeriatric in trauma and orthopaedics)
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Orthogeriatric Team within the Directorate of Trauma and Orthopaedics at North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH). The team is led by the Consultant Ortho-geriatrician.
The post will be based on the Trauma wards at NMGH and will allow the successful candidate to develop a special interest. We currently provide a 5 day service with no on call commitments.
As well as providing clinical expertise on the ward, you will be working alongside the Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate to help and enhance our service.
Your clinical duties will include:
* Ensuring patients are seen by an Ortho-geriatrician within 72 hours of admission.
* Seeing unwell adult patients as requested by the Orthopaedic Team.
* Attending multidisciplinary team meetings and board rounds.
* Working with the specialist nurse for inpatient osteoporosis to arrange investigations and treatments.
* Supporting the consultant in bone health assessment clinic.
Please note the post holder will attain the title of medical registrar expected to handle acute medical emergencies and proceed with comprehensive geriatric /medical assessment of the assessed patients.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Registration
* Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid License to practice.
Medical Qualifications
* Primary medical qualification (eg. MB ChB or equivalent).
* Minimum of satisfactory 2-year clinical NHS working experience (at a medical SHO/medical registrar level) in general medicine.
* Demonstrable active engagement in acute medical rota.
* MRCP(UK) or equivalent.
* Candidates with MRCP part 1/MRCP part 2 /PACES pending full completion.
* CCT Geriatric Medicine or equivalent.
Skills & Knowledge
* Broad Knowledge & Clinical Expertise in: a) Acute Medicine b) Geriatric Medicine.
* Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team (e.g. surgeons, nurses, therapists).
* Up to date knowledge of a) Osteoporosis b) Falls Prevention c) National Hip Fracture Database d) Best Practice Tariff e) Acute Medical Emergencies.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Experience
* Working on an Acute Medical Ward caring for older patients.
* Independently able to handle acute medical emergencies.
* Proof of engagement in acute medical rota handling medical acuity /acute medical emergencies in acute medical take at a senior medical SHO or medical registrar level.
* Comprehensive geriatric /medical assessment of the acutely medically unwell patients.
* Working on a Rehabilitation Ward.
* Completed Quality Improvement / Audit Cycles.
* Clinical Governance including Incident Reporting.
Academic, Research Skills, Teaching, Management
* Use of evidence based practice.
* Information technology skills (e.g. e-mail, word processing & some spreadsheet skills).
Other
* The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, i.e integrity, honesty, confidentiality, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013).
* The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking in English language that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
* Capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a non-judgmental approach towards others.
* Willing & able to undertake training.
* Able to attend conferences and courses out of the area.
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.
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