Consultant Geriatrician

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A Consultant Geriatrician is required for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), part of University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Department of Healthcare for Older People provides a comprehensive service for older adults, leading on the care of older adults across both hospital and community settings. The speciality wishes to recruit additional consultants: these are a combination of new and replacement posts. We welcome and can accommodate all sub-specialty interests. We provide front door frailty provision and comprehensive geriatric assessment to our local population.

The services offered at QEHB include:

*Inpatient care on Healthcare for Older People (HCOP) wards.

*Older Peoples Assessment & Liaison (OPAL) front door frailty.

*Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).

*OPAL+ - interface geriatrics.

*Peri-operative medicine including ortho-geriatrics, major trauma service, peri-operative care of older people undergoing surgery (POPS) and onco-geriatrics.

*Sub-specialty clinics including movement disorders, frailty, falls and bone health.

*Academic geriatric medicine with established links to the University of Birmingham.

*Frailty virtual wards.

*Community geriatrics including in reach services to the local community hubs.

Further description of the specific services and priorities for the site can be discussed with the Clinical Service Lead Dr Clare Hughes

Main duties of the job

Prerequisite:

*Must be entered onto the GMC register.

*Must possess MRCP or equivalent.

*Must be on the Specialist Register in Geriatric & General Medicine or within 6 months of CCT in Geriatric & General Medicine.

Key Clinical Responsibilities:

*Care of inpatients

*Administrative duties related to patient care.

*Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.

*Regular participation in speciality and multidisciplinary meetings.

*Regular participation in quality improvement, audit and research.

*Provision of cover for consultant colleagues' periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.

*Evening, weekend and bank holiday on-call commitments for general medicine and specialty.

*Support of the speciality and wider hospital in emergencies

Indicative job plan:

The post is 10 programmed activities, but working less than full time can be accommodated. The job plan will be tailored to a candidate's specialist interest, with opportunities available across acute and community settings.

8.0 PA Direct Clinical Care:

*7-day senior-led patient care

*Subspecialty work and associated administration

*Prospective cover for colleagues' leave

*Up to 1PA for acute unselected medical take.

2.0 PA Supporting Professional Activity:

*CME/ CPD/ Appraisal/ Revalidation

*Clinical Governance/ Audit

*Service Development

*Teaching

*Educational supervision

*A detailed job plan will be agreed with the post holder on appointment.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

02 April 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8525

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

A Consultant Geriatrician is required for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), part of University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A Consultant Geriatrician is required for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), part of University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Entered onto the GMC register.
*Possess MRCP or equivalent.
*CCT in Geriatric and General Medicine or within 6 months of CCT in Geriatric & General Medicine.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Entered onto the GMC register.
*Possess MRCP or equivalent.
*CCT in Geriatric and General Medicine or within 6 months of CCT in Geriatric & General Medicine.

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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