Consultant Care Of The Elderly

Job summary
The post holder would be expected to champion a frailty approach to care and use comprehensive geriatric assessment to achieve the best care possible outcomes for older adults living with frailty in the Trust.

They would be responsible for the care of 12-14 patients on a 25 bedded, acute delirium and dementia ward. This ward is staffed with a variety of trainee Doctors, and it is expected that clinical supervision would be provided to some of these trainees. It is expected they would lead the ward-based MDT.

The successful applicant would spend some clinical sessions with the Acute Frailty Team providing clinical supervision to the MDT and the advanced clinical practitioners. They are expected to work with the team in ED and on the MAU to complete acute comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults presenting with frailty crises and provide senior level reviews.

There will be the opportunity to develop a weekly clinic, which will be tailored to the successful candidate's interests.

Hours per week: 10 PAs

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate is expected to participate in the unselected acute medical take rota.
The successful candidate will also be expected to work flexibly and achieve high quality care with particular emphasis on:

• implementing and achieving the targets set by NHS England for older people and frailty care and helping achieve the targets set by GIRFT
• ensuring NHS Standards for Out-Patient waiting times are achieved
• ensuring that optimal use is made of all resources allocated to the post
• developing appropriate services and techniques required to meet clinical needs within available resources
• working together with colleagues to ensure effective management of inpatients, internal referrals, outpatient clinics and investigational sessions
• working together with primary care colleagues to ensure effective management of community patients
• participation in the education and training of medical students, doctors, and professions allied to medicine including those in primary care
• demonstration of a firm commitment to the principles of clinical governance
• developing and maintaining robust systems for effective clinical audit in the speciality and general medicine, as appropriate
• participate in developing services as indicated by recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians, NICE and specialist societies about development of a Perioperative service unit

About us
NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year's experience in terms of nature, type and level of role. The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment history.

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.

Qualifications
Essential

• MB BS or equivalent Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
• Applicants must have full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• UK trained applicants are required to be a Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
• Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within 6 months of interview. CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application

Desirable

• Higher Degree Participation in a management training course. Teaching Qualification

Knowledge
Essential

• Wide experience in all aspects of Care of Older People including orthogeriatrics / Frailty
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development and up to date with medical advances
• Knowledge and appreciation of the core legal, ethical and political issues which govern medical practice
• Experience of recent and current research/relevant publications
• Experience of teaching/training

Desirable

• Wide experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine
• Completion of other courses relevant to the care of older people
• Ability to lead clinical research project
• Attendance at a 'Teaching for Teachers' or similar course

Safety
Essential

• Can demonstrate a commitment to putting patient safety at the heart of all activity

Effectiveness
Essential

• Can own/commit to shared goals, build effective teams and partnerships, work well in a team, and understand and value the contribution of others
• Able to cope under pressure within conflicting demands; flexible and adaptable to change; acts with integrity, honest and trustworthy towards both patients and staff; comfortable dealing with people
• Is able to create a vision for the department
• Is able to lead and drive change and help create a culture of innovation and improvement

Desirable

• Demonstration of initiated projects

Communicate
Essential

• Is empathetic and sensitive to patients' needs; able to explain things clearly, particularly complex or sensitive information; able to influence and persuade effectively

Desirable

• Good presentation skills

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Felicity Gardiner, Care Of The Elderly consultant, felicity.gardiner@nhs.net, 01625663230

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post.