Job summary
Job Title: Care of the Elderly Locum Consultant
Hours per week: 10 sessions per week
Perm/Fixed Term: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Closing Date: 11th January 2025
Interview Date: TBC
The Trust is looking to appoint consultant physicians with a strong background in and a passion for Geriatric medicine. We are looking for an individual with enthusiasm for change and service development as we build the key components of an integrated system of care for frail elderly patients.
This post will support the delivery of an acute frailty service and will provide clinical leadership in the strategic development of the service which will further enhance the care and improve the care provision for frail elderly patients in North Warwickshire. We are currently investing in and improving our front door frailty service seeking to increase the depth and resilience in order that frail adults can be rapidly assessed and managed avoiding the need for inpatient admission where that is possible.
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Main duties of the job
- The Trust has recently introduced a Consultant Foundation Programme, led by the Medical Director and internal and external mentors, with the following aims:
- Raise awareness of the new consultant's role and the importance of their impact in interacting with, leading and influencing their team
- Explore how to deliver safe and effective care within a wider clinical and trust environment
- Understand how to work successfully within the NHS environment, balancing targets, finance and with other agencies.
- In addition, the successful applicant will be well supported by the wider GEH Elderly Care team, comprising of 5 substantive consultants, two registrars, three HO's, two SHOs, four ACPs, three PAs, four clinical nurse specialists and dedicated admin support.
- The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. We are as flexible employers prepared to consider patterns of working that support individual needs with particular regard to supporting a healthy sustainable work life balance.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) is an integrated acute, community and primary care service provider comprising George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, and Community Dental Services for Warwickshire and the Urgent Care Centre based at GEH. The Trusts main hub is the George Eliot Hospital, a small district general hospital spread across a 32-acre site based on the outskirts of Nuneaton.
- GEH serves a population of about 300,000 from Nuneaton & Bedworth, North Warwickshire, Southwest Leicestershire and Northern Coventry. It serves a catchment population between the major hospitals in Coventry, Leicester and East Birmingham.
- GEH provides annual activity of 65,000 A&E attendances, 20,000 planned admissions, 20,000 emergency admissions, 215,000 outpatient attendances and on average 1,800 births.
- The George Eliot Hospital has 330 beds and provides services for General Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Haematology, General Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Orthopaedics. There is a 24-hour accident and emergency service. Ophthalmology, Neurology, Rheumatology and ENT services are provided on an outpatient basis at the George Eliot, with inpatient services for these specialities being available in Coventry (10 miles away). Consultant Oncology services are provided by UHCW with outpatient clinics, chemotherapy and other cancer treatments provided on the day case Dorothea Ward.
- A Macmillan Information Centre is located at the front door of the hospital and Guideposts, a charity providing carer support is located on the campus. Clinical Nurse Specialists are available for all the main tumour types and acute oncology/CUP at GEH with other support available through University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. Cancer MDTs take place at GEH with support and input from the hospital palliative care team.
- There are 8 operating theatres, a Coronary Care Unit and a separate Intensive Care Unit staffed for 8 beds. Beds are utilised for both ITU and HDU purposes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) is an integrated acute, community and primary care service provider comprising George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, and Community Dental Services for Warwickshire and the Urgent Care Centre based at GEH. The Trusts main hub is the George Eliot Hospital, a small district general hospital spread across a 32-acre site based on the outskirts of Nuneaton.
- GEH serves a population of about 300,000 from Nuneaton & Bedworth, North Warwickshire, Southwest Leicestershire and Northern Coventry. It serves a catchment population between the major hospitals in Coventry, Leicester and East Birmingham.
- GEH provides annual activity of 65,000 A&E attendances, 20,000 planned admissions, 20,000 emergency admissions, 215,000 outpatient attendances and on average 1,800 births.
- The George Eliot Hospital has 330 beds and provides services for General Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Haematology, General Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Orthopaedics. There is a 24-hour accident and emergency service. Ophthalmology, Neurology, Rheumatology and ENT services are provided on an outpatient basis at the George Eliot, with inpatient services for these specialities being available in Coventry (10 miles away). Consultant Oncology services are provided by UHCW with outpatient clinics, chemotherapy and other cancer treatments provided on the day case Dorothea Ward.
- A Macmillan Information Centre is located at the front door of the hospital and Guideposts, a charity providing carer support is located on the campus. Clinical Nurse Specialists are available for all the main tumour types and acute oncology/CUP at GEH with other support available through University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. Cancer MDTs take place at GEH with support and input from the hospital palliative care team.
- There are 8 operating theatres, a Coronary Care Unit and a separate Intensive Care Unit staffed for 8 beds. Beds are utilised for both ITU and HDU purposes.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Completion or near completion of a Specialist Training programme in Geriatric and General Medicine
- Broad clinical experience in care of the elderly and General Internal Medicine
- Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS. Experience outside the specialty
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
Desirable
- Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register in geriatric and general medicine within 6 months of AAC date.
- Higher degree. Evidence of sub-specialty or other specific training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others
- Ability to advice on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
- Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
- Ability to manage and lead clinical team
- Competent in basic information technology
- Awareness of health service reforms and issues across all healthcare economy
- Undertaken complete audit cycle
- Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
- Participated in completed clinical research projects
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Published research in peer-reviewed journals
- Higher degree by research
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- Interest and awareness of research methodology
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing research
- Experience of service development
- Understanding of the concepts of management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to form constructive and effective professional relationships with patients and staff. Ability to work in a team. Ability to delegate appropriately.
- Caring attitude to patients
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Excellent inter-personal qualities
- Credible and persuasive presence both amongst clinical and management colleagues
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
- Ability to work collaboratively with the Executive Team
- Ability to achieve objectives
- Ability to work within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary framework
- Good organisational and leadership skills
- Ability to motivate and support staff of all disciplines
- Excellent personal time and management skills
Other
Essential
- Running a service and participation in management process.
- Ability and willingness to work hours of the job, shifts, on-call with any reasonable adjustment to take account of any local requirement or disability.
- Ability to teach clinical and practical skills.
- Ability to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively
- Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Appraisal, assessment and mentoring skills
- Evidence of interest and ability to educate e.g., teaching experience, supervision of projects, educational qualification
- Evidence of interest and ability of management.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Completion or near completion of a Specialist Training programme in Geriatric and General Medicine
- Broad clinical experience in care of the elderly and General Internal Medicine
- Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS. Experience outside the specialty
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
Desirable
- Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register in geriatric and general medicine within 6 months of AAC date.
- Higher degree. Evidence of sub-specialty or other specific training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others
- Ability to advice on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
- Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
- Ability to manage and lead clinical team
- Competent in basic information technology
- Awareness of health service reforms and issues across all healthcare economy
- Undertaken complete audit cycle
- Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
- Participated in completed clinical research projects
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Published research in peer-reviewed journals
- Higher degree by research
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- Interest and awareness of research methodology
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing research
- Experience of service development
- Understanding of the concepts of management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to form constructive and effective professional relationships with patients and staff. Ability to work in a team. Ability to delegate appropriately.
- Caring attitude to patients
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Excellent inter-personal qualities
- Credible and persuasive presence both amongst clinical and management colleagues
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
- Ability to work collaboratively with the Executive Team
- Ability to achieve objectives
- Ability to work within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary framework
- Good organisational and leadership skills
- Ability to motivate and support staff of all disciplines
- Excellent personal time and management skills
Other
Essential
- Running a service and participation in management process.
- Ability and willingness to work hours of the job, shifts, on-call with any reasonable adjustment to take account of any local requirement or disability.
- Ability to teach clinical and practical skills.
- Ability to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively
- Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Appraisal, assessment and mentoring skills
- Evidence of interest and ability to educate e.g., teaching experience, supervision of projects, educational qualification
- Evidence of interest and ability of management.
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
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).
