Job summary
This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Frailty. This is a 12 month fixed-term post with a full time working pattern offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated doctor to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of application.
Main duties of the job
Bevan Court facility provides inpatient care for the cohort of people who attend due to an acute need, some of whom don't have ongoing acute medical needs but rather need MDT reablement and discharge planning support. The successful appointee will be available to support the MDT in the ongoing management of chronic conditions and emergent issues.
St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides services across two main sites at Whiston Hospital and St Helens Hospital. The Trust operates on an annual budget in excess of £200 million, has in excess of 800 beds and employs approximately 4,000 clinical and non-clinical staff.
The Department of medicine for Older People (DMOP) delivers care in 2 inpatient geriatrics wards (5A and 5B), a frailty unit, community frailty services for St. Helens, Knowsley and Halton, and Urgent Community Response services for St Helens, 2 intermediate care units (Duffy based at St. Helens hospital and Newton cottage hospital), as well as the Hyper acute (HASU) and acute stroke units (ASU) (5C and 5D). We provide in-patient and out-patient care for a range of conditions presenting in the older person and our consultants offer specialist interests and expertise in falls, orthogeriatric, surgical liaison, frailty, dementia and delirium, movement disorder and stroke. We work closely with colleagues throughout the trust as the majority of inpatient work involves the frail older person.
About us
A £338 million (PFI) investment has re-built and modernised both Whiston and St Helens Hospitals, resulting in modern state of the art health care facilities for the treatment and care of patients. St Helens Hospital was completed in 2008 and Whiston Hospital in 2010. The hospitals include 887 inpatient beds with state of the art CT and MRI facilities existing on both hospital sites. CT and MRI scanners at St Helens have also recently been upgraded including installation of a high field 3 Tesla MRI scanner. The DEXA scanner is also located at St Helens Hospital.
The Trust provides a full range of acute inpatient, outpatient, day case and emergency services to local communities of St Helens, Knowsley, parts of Halton and Liverpool. The Regional Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit also extends its services to the whole of Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
As a Trust, our aim is to provide a high quality service to all patients. We strive to meet the best standards for professional care whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of individual patients. Our valued workforce is recognised for their unique skills and talents with our teams of experts winning national awards on a regular basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contribute to the Frailty service at Whiston/St Helens Hospitals
Support the management of patients at Bevan Court 2
Participate in the initial assessment and management of patients on in AED, frailty ambulatory assessment and the acute frailty unit, depending on the need on Bevan Court 2
Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties
Work Closely with the Consultants FY1s, CT Trainees and ANPs about management of patients
Develop skills in managing the wards to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients.
To participate in clinical audit and activities.
To participate in continuing professional development. Study leave is to be negotiated. Educational supervision will be provided.
To maintain a portfolio of training.
To comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration /licensing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contribute to the Frailty service at Whiston/St Helens Hospitals
Support the management of patients at Bevan Court 2
Participate in the initial assessment and management of patients on in AED, frailty ambulatory assessment and the acute frailty unit, depending on the need on Bevan Court 2
Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties
Work Closely with the Consultants FY1s, CT Trainees and ANPs about management of patients
Develop skills in managing the wards to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients.
To participate in clinical audit and activities.
To participate in continuing professional development. Study leave is to be negotiated. Educational supervision will be provided.
To maintain a portfolio of training.
To comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration /licensing.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- ALS Certification
Desirable
- MRCP
- Evidence of higher learning (to Masters' level or above)
- Speciality Certificate in Geriatric Medicine
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- A minimum of four years' experience of a broad range of medical/surgical specialties
- Two years' experience as a core medical trainee or has equivalent experience and competencies
- Experience of working in geriatric medicine
- Understanding of Audit
- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Understanding of Research
- Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Desirable
- Active participation in research projects
Skills
Essential
- Significant experience of applying sound clinical knowledge and judgment and prioritise clinical need
- Experience technical competence/diagnostics skills and judgment required
- Strong oral and written communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients and their families in a way they can understand
- Aware of own limitations
Other
Essential
- Judgement to work under pressure, capacity to work effectively under pressure and remain objective in emotive/pressurised situations
- Able to perform at a high level within a multidisciplinary team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- ALS Certification
Desirable
- MRCP
- Evidence of higher learning (to Masters' level or above)
- Speciality Certificate in Geriatric Medicine
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- A minimum of four years' experience of a broad range of medical/surgical specialties
- Two years' experience as a core medical trainee or has equivalent experience and competencies
- Experience of working in geriatric medicine
- Understanding of Audit
- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Understanding of Research
- Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Desirable
- Active participation in research projects
Skills
Essential
- Significant experience of applying sound clinical knowledge and judgment and prioritise clinical need
- Experience technical competence/diagnostics skills and judgment required
- Strong oral and written communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients and their families in a way they can understand
- Aware of own limitations
Other
Essential
- Judgement to work under pressure, capacity to work effectively under pressure and remain objective in emotive/pressurised situations
- Able to perform at a high level within a multidisciplinary team
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
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).
