Job summary
Care of the Elderly Consultant
Realising your potential with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Come join #MSEHospitals as a Care of the Elderly Consultant to realise your potential in a post focused around expanding our services, to serve our thriving and vibrant community as we transition into a 'Group' hospital model. We are now looking for dynamic and motivated consultants with fresh ideas to complement our existing diverse and forward-thinking team.
You will support the development of an excellent geriatric service in which the pandemic has allowed us to foster new ways of working with flexibility and remote options in mind, where in recent years we have developed innovative services such as cancer clinics and embraced technology with virtual Frailty clinics.
You, as part of our close-knit team across our partner hospitals, will provide a wide array of specialist services including an established Frailty Unit, with an expanding Ambulatory Service, Orthogeriatric's, Dementia and Safeguarding support, Movement Disorders and Intermediate Care.
We are also committed to education and research and have a close relationship with the local Anglia Ruskin University Medical School.
Main duties of the job
Your new Care of the Elderly Consultant post will support the expansion of our Frailty Service and development of our Orthogeriatric Service, involving working across Acute Frailty, Orthogeriatric, Inpatient Wards and Community on a rotational basis with subspecialty interests catered for within these.
The Department of Medicine for the Elderly (DoME) is an exciting and expanding specialty which has undergone significant change in the last few years, which now has ten substantive Consultants with a range of sub-speciality interests.
Join us and help to expand our department in order to develop and improve our Frailty and Orthogeriatric Services across the Mid Essex region in both acute and community domains whilst rotating between wards/areas depending on your areas of interest.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you looking for a challenging Consultant role where you make the difference every day, then we want to hear from you.
Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you looking for a challenging Consultant role where you make the difference every day, then we want to hear from you.
Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- CCT in General and Geriatric Medicine or within 6 months of attaining it
Desirable
- Further post-graduate qualification
- ALS
Professional Experience
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
- Broad recent experience in all aspects of Geriatric Medicine
- Experience of working independently as a senior clinician
- Experience of teaching trainees / multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
Desirable
- Previous experience as a Consultant Geriatrician (locum or substantive)
- Previous experience as an Educational Supervisor for medical trainees
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with all staff levels, patients and relatives.
- Ability to work as part of a MDT with appropriate inter-personal skills for effective team working.
- Interest in, and knowledge of, medical audit and QI projects
- knowledge of, advances in medical education and training.
- Ability to operate within a teaching / training culture
Education
Essential
- Interest in, and knowledge of, advances in medical education and training. Ability to operate within a teaching / training culture
- Evidence of teaching presentations and feedback at a local or regional level
Desirable
- Experience in a formal education role e.g. FY / CM training lead, RCP examiner, ARCP representative
Communication
Essential
- Competent in all relevant IT packages including Microsoft, electronic patient records and PACS.
Desirable
- Formal training in communication skills / theory
Audit / Quality Improvement
Essential
- Interest in, and knowledge of, medical audit and Quality Improvement (QI) projects
- Evidence of local service / QI improvement projects
- Evidence of audit or QI presentation at a local or regional level
- Appreciation of principles of Clinical Governance in a hospital setting
Desirable
- Evidence of audit or QI presentation at national or international level
- Evidence of published QI / audit work in a local or national medical journal / newsletter
- Experience of supporting or developing hospital governance services e.g. morbidity and mortality, review of complaints / Datix etc.
Management
Essential
- Commitment to effective departmental management and management of multidisciplinary group.
- Evidence of clinical leadership within the NHS
- Knowledge of local service change, NHS health policy and future hospital reconfiguration.
- Awareness of patient safety principles and how this is applied within the NHS
Desirable
- Formal leadership and management training
- Evidence of a formal leadership or management role within the NHS e.g. leading a specific service, managing local governance issues
- Evidence of supporting clinical services to meet Trust performance measures
Attitude
Essential
- Ability to work in high pressure environments
- Ability to be a flexible worker in order to provide service provision within the department
Desirable
- Patient / staff awards for team-working / patient care / shared values
Research
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking or being part of a research project
- Evidence of formal publications in a peer reviewed journal
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- CCT in General and Geriatric Medicine or within 6 months of attaining it
Desirable
- Further post-graduate qualification
- ALS
Professional Experience
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
- Broad recent experience in all aspects of Geriatric Medicine
- Experience of working independently as a senior clinician
- Experience of teaching trainees / multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
Desirable
- Previous experience as a Consultant Geriatrician (locum or substantive)
- Previous experience as an Educational Supervisor for medical trainees
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with all staff levels, patients and relatives.
- Ability to work as part of a MDT with appropriate inter-personal skills for effective team working.
- Interest in, and knowledge of, medical audit and QI projects
- knowledge of, advances in medical education and training.
- Ability to operate within a teaching / training culture
Education
Essential
- Interest in, and knowledge of, advances in medical education and training. Ability to operate within a teaching / training culture
- Evidence of teaching presentations and feedback at a local or regional level
Desirable
- Experience in a formal education role e.g. FY / CM training lead, RCP examiner, ARCP representative
Communication
Essential
- Competent in all relevant IT packages including Microsoft, electronic patient records and PACS.
Desirable
- Formal training in communication skills / theory
Audit / Quality Improvement
Essential
- Interest in, and knowledge of, medical audit and Quality Improvement (QI) projects
- Evidence of local service / QI improvement projects
- Evidence of audit or QI presentation at a local or regional level
- Appreciation of principles of Clinical Governance in a hospital setting
Desirable
- Evidence of audit or QI presentation at national or international level
- Evidence of published QI / audit work in a local or national medical journal / newsletter
- Experience of supporting or developing hospital governance services e.g. morbidity and mortality, review of complaints / Datix etc.
Management
Essential
- Commitment to effective departmental management and management of multidisciplinary group.
- Evidence of clinical leadership within the NHS
- Knowledge of local service change, NHS health policy and future hospital reconfiguration.
- Awareness of patient safety principles and how this is applied within the NHS
Desirable
- Formal leadership and management training
- Evidence of a formal leadership or management role within the NHS e.g. leading a specific service, managing local governance issues
- Evidence of supporting clinical services to meet Trust performance measures
Attitude
Essential
- Ability to work in high pressure environments
- Ability to be a flexible worker in order to provide service provision within the department
Desirable
- Patient / staff awards for team-working / patient care / shared values
Research
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking or being part of a research project
- Evidence of formal publications in a peer reviewed journal
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).
