Job summary
The Trust is committed to the provision of a modern, high quality Consultant-led elderly care service and the successful candidate will work under the supervision of the 4 Consultants that are currently in post. There are daily ward rounds with the expectation that every patient will have a daily senior medical review. Inpatient care is undertaken predominantly on wards 6A and 6B which are both mixed sex 28 bed wards.
This post will input into the inpatient wards, orthopaedic wards and the frailty service but the service is in constant evolution to meet the demands of the population.
The frailty team work supporting the emergency department and assessment units and have a dedicated SDEC (Same day emergency care unit. The wider team provide general geriatric clinics as well as morespecialised clinics such as falls and movement disorders.
Main duties of the job
Ward based working at SPR level
Review of inpatient referrals for elderly patients
Contribution to departmental undergraduate education
Contribution to clinical supervision of FY1/FY2 resident doctors
Contribution to elderly care outpatient services
About us
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in the county, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Lincolnshire is such a great place to live and work with many opportunities to grow and develop as well as spend time on hobbies, activities and taking in local historic sites. Find out more on the Visit Lincolnshire website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documents for detailed job description and person specification for this Specialty Doctor position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documents for detailed job description and person specification for this Specialty Doctor position.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Clinical Skills
Essential
- Current valid GMC registration
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- Medical degree (MBBS, MChB or equivalent)
- Advanced Life Support
Special Knowledge / Abilities and/or Experience
Essential
- oExperience and understanding of NHS practice
- oClinical Training and experience equivalent to that of an ST4+
- oAbility to take responsibility for clinical care of patients and lead junior staff members.
- oDemonstrates clinical competence
- oAbility to perform medical procedures expected at completion of IMT2 e.g. pleural tap, chest drain, ascetic drain, lumbar puncture.
Desirable
- o2 years NHS Geriatric experience at ST4 or above.
- oFrailty experience
- oOrthogeriatric experience
Person Skills / Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to balance competing priorities to achieve complex clinical tasks
- oEncouragement and support of colleagues
Interests and Motivation to the Job
Essential
- oAbility to assist in the development of the service
Desirable
- oIntention to undertake CESR
Academic Achievement / Research Publication
Desirable
- oParticipation in research
- oPublications in peer-reviewed journals
Other Skills (e.g. audit / teaching / management)
Essential
- oGood communication skills
- oAbility to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to teach trainees, general practitioners and medical students
Desirable
- oExperience of leading audit/quality improvement projects.
- oExperience of supervising resident doctors
- oAny teaching qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications & Clinical Skills
Essential
- Current valid GMC registration
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- Medical degree (MBBS, MChB or equivalent)
- Advanced Life Support
Special Knowledge / Abilities and/or Experience
Essential
- oExperience and understanding of NHS practice
- oClinical Training and experience equivalent to that of an ST4+
- oAbility to take responsibility for clinical care of patients and lead junior staff members.
- oDemonstrates clinical competence
- oAbility to perform medical procedures expected at completion of IMT2 e.g. pleural tap, chest drain, ascetic drain, lumbar puncture.
Desirable
- o2 years NHS Geriatric experience at ST4 or above.
- oFrailty experience
- oOrthogeriatric experience
Person Skills / Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to balance competing priorities to achieve complex clinical tasks
- oEncouragement and support of colleagues
Interests and Motivation to the Job
Essential
- oAbility to assist in the development of the service
Desirable
- oIntention to undertake CESR
Academic Achievement / Research Publication
Desirable
- oParticipation in research
- oPublications in peer-reviewed journals
Other Skills (e.g. audit / teaching / management)
Essential
- oGood communication skills
- oAbility to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to teach trainees, general practitioners and medical students
Desirable
- oExperience of leading audit/quality improvement projects.
- oExperience of supervising resident doctors
- oAny teaching qualification
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).
