Job summary
This post is for a consultant in Geriatric Medicine. This is a whole-time post (can be negotiated) offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.
Main duties of the job
This is a new consultant post which has been established to support our revamped integrated frailty pathway. This is focused on providing evidence based high quality care of older people with Frailty, incorporating community and hospital services.
You will be joining a dynamic, skilled, and motivated Care for Older Peoples department based at Southport hospital with a commitment to provide a truly integrated high-quality service to our elderly frail population. The successful candidate will work alongside colleagues in a range of duties on the 28 bedded frail elderly short stay (FESS), and any other of the COE wards, as well as providing support to ED and community support to GPs and in reach frailty teams
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will
- Carry out inpatient elderly care ward and board rounds. (14 Inpatients)
- Opportunity for Frailty or condition specific outpatient clinics (3 New patients, 4 Follow Up Patients) including a HOT Frailty clinic.
- Be encouraged to be involved in the Frailty Improvement programme committed to delivering change and improvements within the service, including the development of a Frailty Assessment Hub
- Ensure that Estimated Discharge Dates are set on admission for inpatients.
- Take an active role in the development and implementation of the local integrated frailty pathway.
- Support delivery of national targets (18 weeks, new to follow up ratios, length of stay)
- Provide training and supervision to junior doctors.
- Provide training and support to specialist frailty practitioners.
- Participate in rolling teaching programme.
- Engage fully in consultant appraisal with a view to achieving revalidation.
- Provide support/sessions in ED if required.
- There is no on-call included in this post.
Advertising Date: 7th March 2024
Closing Date: 4th April 2024
Shortlisting Date: 5th April
Interview date: TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will
- Carry out inpatient elderly care ward and board rounds. (14 Inpatients)
- Opportunity for Frailty or condition specific outpatient clinics (3 New patients, 4 Follow Up Patients) including a HOT Frailty clinic.
- Be encouraged to be involved in the Frailty Improvement programme committed to delivering change and improvements within the service, including the development of a Frailty Assessment Hub
- Ensure that Estimated Discharge Dates are set on admission for inpatients.
- Take an active role in the development and implementation of the local integrated frailty pathway.
- Support delivery of national targets (18 weeks, new to follow up ratios, length of stay)
- Provide training and supervision to junior doctors.
- Provide training and support to specialist frailty practitioners.
- Participate in rolling teaching programme.
- Engage fully in consultant appraisal with a view to achieving revalidation.
- Provide support/sessions in ED if required.
- There is no on-call included in this post.
Advertising Date: 7th March 2024
Closing Date: 4th April 2024
Shortlisting Date: 5th April
Interview date: TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Medical Qualification, M.R.C.P. or equivalent, GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
Higher Qualification
Essential
- On the specialist register with a CCT in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics or within 6 months of achieving this.
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive training and experience in General Medicine and Care of the Elderly in an accredited training programme.
management/audit
Essential
- Participation in Clinical Audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Medical Qualification, M.R.C.P. or equivalent, GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
Higher Qualification
Essential
- On the specialist register with a CCT in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics or within 6 months of achieving this.
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive training and experience in General Medicine and Care of the Elderly in an accredited training programme.
management/audit
Essential
- Participation in Clinical Audit
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).
