Job summary
The postholder will support the transformation of planned and unplanned older people's community services within the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust and wider city of Newcastle. Working in partnership with the Clinical Director of Older People's Medicine, the Clinical Chair for Medicine & Emergency Care and Clinical Chair of the Family Health Board, the postholder will oversee the governance, quality and development of primary care services embedded within the Urgent Community Response Team, Hospital Avoidance Team and Specialist Care Home Support Team amongst other community frailty and older people's services.
It is expected that the postholder will provide clinical sessions within the community or older people's medicine services in keeping with their experience and skillset at a minimum of 2 sessions per week.
This post is fixed term for 3 years initially.
Main duties of the job
Clinical:
To manage urgent older people's presentations and ensure that patients are seen and treated by most appropriate healthcare professional
Manage a clinical caseload of older adult patients supported by Geriatricians as required
Work closely with the hospital Older People's Medicine team, community frailty teams and intermediate care
A degree of flexibility will be required in keeping with the variability and demands of the case mix
About us
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity, please contact: Chris Gibbins at Christopher.gibbins1@nhs.net
Closing Date: 16 September 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership:
Work with senior leaders in Older Peoples Medicine and Community Services to transform and manage patient pathways to improve access to timely community care and avoid hospital admission where appropriate
Specifically working in partnership with the Clinical Director of Older Peoples Medicine and Frailty, Heads of Service of the Older Peoples medicine, Acute Medicine and local GP providers of Urgent Care
Work with hospital frailty services to develop new pathways to manage patients from primary care with frailty presentations focusing on how to access timely specialist support for patients and teams
Work with the Clinical Director and Associate Director of Operations responsible for Urgent Community Response and other acute community services to develop responsive and patient centred pathways
Oversee governance, safety and development of community frailty services that involve primary care and interface with the hospital trust
Attend appropriate departmental, Board and trust business meetings including Clinical Policy Group alongside other Clinical Directors
Provide visible leadership to promote a fair and supportive culture responsive to the needs of the diversity of our patients, visitors and workforce.
Work with external stakeholders across the ICB, region and national networks to improve Urgent & Emergency Care services more widely
To promote Patient and Public Involvement in the design and planning of services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership:
Work with senior leaders in Older Peoples Medicine and Community Services to transform and manage patient pathways to improve access to timely community care and avoid hospital admission where appropriate
Specifically working in partnership with the Clinical Director of Older Peoples Medicine and Frailty, Heads of Service of the Older Peoples medicine, Acute Medicine and local GP providers of Urgent Care
Work with hospital frailty services to develop new pathways to manage patients from primary care with frailty presentations focusing on how to access timely specialist support for patients and teams
Work with the Clinical Director and Associate Director of Operations responsible for Urgent Community Response and other acute community services to develop responsive and patient centred pathways
Oversee governance, safety and development of community frailty services that involve primary care and interface with the hospital trust
Attend appropriate departmental, Board and trust business meetings including Clinical Policy Group alongside other Clinical Directors
Provide visible leadership to promote a fair and supportive culture responsive to the needs of the diversity of our patients, visitors and workforce.
Work with external stakeholders across the ICB, region and national networks to improve Urgent & Emergency Care services more widely
To promote Patient and Public Involvement in the design and planning of services.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- CCT in General Practice
Desirable
- Experience in a primary care, ICB or acute provider leadership role
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent presentations in older people
Desirable
- Older People's Medicine experience
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Board to the Trust and its workforce.
- Experience in clinical service development and innovation
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Understanding of management goals.
Teaching
Desirable
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- CCT in General Practice
Desirable
- Experience in a primary care, ICB or acute provider leadership role
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent presentations in older people
Desirable
- Older People's Medicine experience
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Board to the Trust and its workforce.
- Experience in clinical service development and innovation
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Understanding of management goals.
Teaching
Desirable
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
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).
