Consultant Elderly Care Physician, Acute Frailty
3 months ago
Job summary
Consultant Geriatrician / Frailty
East Sussex Healthcare NHS trust are seeking a vibrant and enthusiastic individual to join our Elderly Care team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the expansion of the Acute Frailty Service. Following a significant investment to expand our Acute Frailty Services on both acute hospital sites, we are appointing a new consultant to provide specialist care to older people living with frailty, referred to our Elderly Care team of 11 consultants across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will work with consultant colleagues and the Acute Frailty Team to provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for local residents. The Individual appointee will be based at Conquest Hospital, but this may be subject to change depending on service need.
Individual appointees should have been fully trained and accredited in all aspects of Elderly Care, with special interests in Frailty and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, which will complement the other two Consultant members of the Service and support the continuing development of Frailty in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
All applicants must have a full GMC registration with a licence to practis e.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate, and high-quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached. AAC date 3rd December 2024.
If you have any questions about position, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Applicants should be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of the award of CCT by the date of the interview or the equivalent (CESR) which is at the time of applying, on the GMC Specialist Register.
Person Specification
Values and behaviours
Essential
Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence Work as one team, communicate, collaborate and share Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Hold medical qualification or qualification registered with GMC Appropriate higher medical qualification MRCP?MRCS or equivalent Hold Specialist Registration or be within 6 months of CCT date
Desirable
MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
Clinical Experience
Essential
High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for the specialty Comprehensive clinical experience in general medicine and geriatric medicine Good working knowledge of the theory and practice of Geriatric Medicine
Desirable
Good all round experience in General Internal Medicine/ Care of the Elderly and/or other Medicine Specialties Special interest and expertise in subspecialty of geriatrics
Management & Admin Experience
Essential
Audit/ Research Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CCST Supervision of post graduate trainees Personal time management skills Clinical Governance Ability to organise outpatient waiting lists
Desirable
Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development
Teaching Experience
Essential
Experience of undergraduate and post graduate teaching Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable
Experience of supervising junior doctors Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research Experience
Essential
Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems Ability to critically review research
Desirable
Publications in peer review journals
Language
Essential
Demonstrable skills in written and and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Personal Attributes
Essential
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement Good interpersonal skills Ability to communicate with patients and relatives Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilites to local, regional and national levels Commitment to continuing professional development Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites Commitment to specialty development-
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