Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor with a desire to work in the field of Elderly & Peri Operative Medicine to take up a Senior Clinical Fellowship post for a 12 months fixed term contract.
The post holder will work within the Older Persons Assessment and Liaison (OPAL) service providing perioperative medicine for older patients. They will join our enthusiastic and supportive geriatricians and specialist nurses to support the care of older patients throughout the surgical pathway. The post holder will also be working alongside surgical and anaesthetic colleagues and a wider multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for candidates with the following:
- Fully registered medical practitioner with current GMC license to practice and be eligible to work in the UK.
- Minimum of four years post-graduate medical experience
- MRCP membership (completion of Part 1 + 2 as a minimum)
- A current Advanced Life Support Certificate
- Experience in Audit or Quality Improvement
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be involved in the delivery of comprehensive geriatric assessment in pre-operative clinics as well as inpatient surgical wards. The work will be based around the general surgical, hepato-biliary, colorectal and vascular surgical pathways at Manchester Royal Infirmary.
The OPAL team presently consists of 3 consultant Geriatricians and 1 advanced nurse practitioner. The team works closely with consultant Anaesthetists, Core surgical teams and Allied health professionals.
The key aims of the team are to:
- Proactively select patients who present to the surgical team who would benefit from early specialist and individualised assessments and provide holistic management goals
- Deliver early comprehensive geriatric assessments to appropriate older patients using a multidisciplinary team approach
- To promote shared and individualised decision making
- To improve the communication for patients and their relatives during their surgical journey
- To ensure safe, high-quality care is delivered with compassion and tailored to the individuals needs and wishes
- To facilitate safe and timely discharge from secondary care
- To promote skills in the care of older frail patients in the surgical setting
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- MB ChB or Equivalent
- Advanced Life Support
- MRCP Part 1 & 2
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Experience of Audit or Quality Improvement
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital environment in the ST3+ grade or equivalent
- Experience of required practical procedures in medicine
Academic achievements
Desirable
- Research and publications
- Distinctions or prizes during undergraduate training
Other
Essential
- Experience of teaching medical students
- Full registration (or eligible for full registration) with the general medical council and licensed to practice
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- MB ChB or Equivalent
- Advanced Life Support
- MRCP Part 1 & 2
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Experience of Audit or Quality Improvement
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital environment in the ST3+ grade or equivalent
- Experience of required practical procedures in medicine
Academic achievements
Desirable
- Research and publications
- Distinctions or prizes during undergraduate training
Other
Essential
- Experience of teaching medical students
- Full registration (or eligible for full registration) with the general medical council and licensed to practice
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).
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).
