Consultant Physician Orthogeriatric
3 weeks ago
Job summary
We are an enthusiastic and adaptable Care of The Elderly Team of 13 consultants. We wish to appoint two new consultant colleagues to join our expanding Care of the Elderly and Frailty service. We are looking for candidates who have a special interest in orthogeriatrics, peri-operative medicine, interface medicine and community geriatrics.
Successful applicants will have a base ward or work in the community with an additional opportunity to develop their specialist interest. All consultant posts include time working with our increasingly successful Frailty Assessment Service which encompasses a Direct Assessment Pathway, Frailty Assessment Unit, Frailty SDEC and a Virtual Ward which is currently in development.
The post also incorporates a fixed weekend Care of the Elderly post take ward round and Frailty Assessment Service (FAS) sessions on a 1 in 8 basis (but no on-call). This frequency will fall as we continue expanding our consultant workforce.
Main duties of the job
This is a substantive post working within in Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Foundation Trusts in England. Whilst advertised as a full time post, we will accept part time or flexible working requests for the right candidate and aim to have one day working from home to support wellbeing.
We encourage informal enquires to discuss how the role could be tailored to suit you and have an established and successful record with less than full time working and job sharing employees.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHNHSFT) was formed in April 2002 and became a second wave Foundation Trust in July 2004. We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. We provide COTE services across our County of 1,220 square miles. Our population is c. 640,000 with an annual year on year growth rate of Within our population 21% are over the age of 65 and the number aged 65 and over will rise by two-thirds between now and 2030. Approximately half our population live in the City of Gloucester and the Spa Town of Cheltenham and around half live in the Forest of Dean and across the Severn Vale and the Cotswolds Hills
We provide services to the whole of the county of Gloucestershire and individual job plans represent different jigsaw pieces that make up the complete picture of our service that cross Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Cheltenham General Hospital, with community services and involvement in inpatient care in our 7 Community Hospitals.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We expect the post-holder to develop and lead a robust service in order to provide high quality care to patients in a timely manner:
To be responsible for patients seen by the FAS service on a rota basis To be responsible for medical input to general elderly medicine inpatients on one of our COTE wards To be responsible for providing advice and input to elderly medicine patients referred from other medical or surgical specialtie To provide advice and input to elderly medicine patients referred via GPs and/or senior nursing/therapy staff within the county To provide outpatient clinics depending on the interests of the applicant and needs of the county-wide service To provide weekend post take and FAS ward rounds for COTE Medicine on a 1 in 8 fixed session rota (no on-call) To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of our Divisions and Trusts agreed objectivesPlease see detailed job attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Full General Medical Council registration. On Specialist Register for General (Internal)) Medicine and Geriatric Medicine via: ?CCT or CESR-CP (Combined Programme) (proposed CCT/CESR-CP date must be within 6 months of interview - CESR or European Community Rights MRCP
Desirable
Higher degree Teaching qualification Management/Leadership qualification Membership of British Geriatrics Society
Audit and evidence-based practice:
Essential
Experience in devising, conducting and applying audit results and then closing the loop
Desirable
Training in and experience of evidence-based practice
Management & Administrative skills
Essential
Willing and able to work with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable service Familiar with clinical governance A willingness to accept responsibility and provide leadership Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS Determination to have a key role in establishing and developing the service
Desirable
Experience of clinical governance Experience of protocol / pathway development and change management
Teaching Experience
Essential
Must have an interest in teaching all grades of hospital and professional staff
Desirable
Practical experience in teaching posts
Research Experience
Essential
Track record of critical reading Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable
Plans for possible ongoing research projects relevant to service
Clinical experience
Essential
Proven clinical skills in Care of the Elderly, General and Acute Medicine in leading a multidisciplinary team Ability to work closely with colleagues in Orthopaedics, Anaesthetics and Emergency Medicine
Desirable
Experience in Orthogeriatrics, falls management, Osteoporosis management and other Geriatric sub-specialty areas Frailty, Per-operative liaison-
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