Consultant in Care of the Elderly *With up to £28k Bonus*
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join UHBW as a Consultant in Care of the Elderly. We are committed to improving the way that Weston works - do you want to be a part of the change?
This position will be mainly based at Weston General Hospital which accommodates 252 inpatient beds, an Ambulatory Care Centre and a busy Emergency Department with an award-winning embedded Geriatric Emergency Medical Service (GEMS).
We are seeking an enthusiastic Physician to continue the developments within Care of the Elderly to support the Trust in improving how it handles patients arriving for potential admission with the aim of delivering timely safe care as well as increasing the numbers of early discharges. This post holder will be part of the team that supports frailty admissions pathways, including care of medical patients.
What's in it for you?
* Potential to develop in subspecialty interests
* Relocation support
* Recruitment and Retention Premium up to £20k negotiable
* Work in a state-of-the-art recently refurbished facility
* Cross-site working Weston/Bristol - specific plan to be agreed
Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of their CCT.
The trust will fully support candidates looking to attain CESR in the UK. We are proud to support CESR training and are one of the first Trusts to have a CESR champion.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be responsible for the development of Care of the Elderly services along with their colleagues. The key objectives are to reduce the number of unnecessary admissions, develop same-day emergency care pathways for the frail elderly, reduce patient length of stay, and work with system partners to ensure safe discharge to appropriate places of residence. There will be a strong commitment to teaching Junior Staff the principles of management of elderly patients, which will occur as the opportunity arises on a day-to-day basis with acute patients, as well as dedicated teaching.
Weston General Hospital is embarking on a major transformation with the implementation of the Healthy Weston 2 programme which involves the development of safe, high-quality, and sustainable emergency and planned care accessible to the local people.
This is a really exciting time to join the Weston team; you will have the opportunity to develop and grow, personally and professionally, and use your passion to positively shape the future of health and care services within the local communities. Based at a small dynamic hospital in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, and only a stone's throw from its two-mile long sandy beach, you will also benefit from being part of a large specialist NHS teaching trust with sites across Bristol and North Somerset.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Job responsibilities
This post will help to continue to facilitate the progression of Care of the Elderly services. It is an exciting time to be joining our team; we are ambitious to further develop the model of care for frail elderly patients, including our services in areas such as Frailty, Orthogeriatrics, and Dementia - we are keen to support the successful candidate in specialist interest areas.
At Weston, there are 5.75 WTE Care of the Elderly physicians, and on the Bristol Royal Infirmary and South Bristol Community Hospital sites, 8.4 WTE. At Weston, there is a well-developed front door Geriatric Emergency Medicine Service led by an Associate Specialist, with Advanced Physiotherapy, nursing, and pharmacy input concentrating on admissions avoidance.
The appointment of this position will be part of the 1:11 current consultant on-call rota.
The main site for this post at present is Weston General Hospital but as we move to full clinical service integration across UHBW, it is anticipated that consultants will have some element of cross-site working to be determined through the job planning process.
For full details of the job description please view the attachment to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) or Eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview
* Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or evidence of within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview
* Higher academic qualification
Experience
* Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in relevant specialty
* Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
* Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust's service strategy
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
* Ability to take on full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* Up-to-date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty
* Knowledge of research techniques in clinical medicine
* Knowledge of the use of patient data
Clinical Governance & Audit
* Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
* Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation
* Positive approach to evidence-based practice
* Participation in continuing professional development (CPD) scheme and, where relevant, evidence of participation
Research
* Knowledge of the principles involved in research
* Evidence of involvement in research
* Evidence of peer review research papers
* Ability to increase the academic profile of the department.
Teaching & Training
* Experience of teaching medical students.
* Experience of supervising trainees.
* Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team
* Formal teaching qualification
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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