Job summary
The Trust is keen to develop an outstanding geriatric service and is looking for a highly motivated and innovative physician to supplement the present team.
The vision for this new post is to creatively expand our Medicine for Older People service and design posts with and around an individual who may wish to develop services in orthogeriatric, stroke, community geriatrics, Parkinson's, acute frailty, rehabilitation, or other aspects of geriatric medicine. There is scope for part-time and flexible working and the department may wish to carry out team Job Planning and/or annualisation, depending on the team membership.
Main duties of the job
We expect daily consultant presence on the acute wards with daily MDT board rounds and review of new admissions and unwell patients and twice weekly ward rounds. We support a 7-day acute frailty service and frailty virtual ward as well as weekly ward rounds of our community inpatients.
Teaching and development of medical students and trainees is an integral part of the role as well as participation in research and audit activities in the department. Duties may also include teaching, lectures or workshops for other departments, nurses, GPs and others.
About us
Frailty is a priority for the Frimley Integrated Care System and as a department we are actively involved with designing systems of care for older people with frailty in our population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There is flexibility in the Job Plans for the design of an optimal service.
There is currently a 1:18 acute medical on-call rota for day or night takes. There is also a second on call 1:9 for medicine covering medical admissions unit and Elderly care zone on the weekends as part of 7 day working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There is flexibility in the Job Plans for the design of an optimal service.
There is currently a 1:18 acute medical on-call rota for day or night takes. There is also a second on call 1:9 for medicine covering medical admissions unit and Elderly care zone on the weekends as part of 7 day working.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP (UK)
- CCT in elderly care medicine (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application)
Desirable
- MD/PhD
- Other post-graduate degree
Experience
Essential
- Delivery of inpatient and outpatient elderly medical care
- Involvement in unselected medical take
- Involvement in the design of elderly care services/pathways.
- Ability to make decisions at the level of a consultant
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP (UK)
- CCT in elderly care medicine (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application)
Desirable
- MD/PhD
- Other post-graduate degree
Experience
Essential
- Delivery of inpatient and outpatient elderly medical care
- Involvement in unselected medical take
- Involvement in the design of elderly care services/pathways.
- Ability to make decisions at the level of a consultant
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
