Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Geriatrics

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Job summary

The post holder will be working at registrar level in Elderly medicine at Chorley Hospital. You will work in an Elderly Care department with 3 Consultant Geriatricians, usually 3 middle grades and a team of CMT/ GPST and FY1 doctors.

The Post holder will be responsible to the Consultant Geriatricians, predominantly working with Dr Peter McCann, Dr Haribaskar and Dr Arosi.

The post holder will gain experience in acute elderly medicine and out patients; they will be expected to see speciality referrals with consultant support. There will be opportunities to develop skills in stroke rehabilitation, falls, dementia, Parkinson's disease and frailty.Subspecialty interests are encouraged and can be arranged in movement disorders, palliative care and old age psychiatry liaison.

There will be opportunities to perform procedures, develop communication skills (including obtaining collateral histories and advance care planning) and participate in multidisciplinary team working (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy).

The post holder can expect training in both general medicine and comprehensive geriatric assessment. It is expected that you will participate in the weekly departmental meeting and medical grand round. In addition there is a weekly ward meeting to discuss clinical governance issues.

You will be part of the GIM On Call Rota.

Main duties of the job

The post holder can expect training in both general medicine and comprehensive geriatric assessment. It is expected that you will participate in the weekly departmental meeting and medical grand round. In addition there is a weekly ward meeting to discuss clinical governance issues.

The Post holder will be encouraged to undertake a clinical audit project relevant to geriatrics and/or general medicine.

The post is for 12 months and will provide very good basic training in elderly medicine. This post would be excellent preparation for a specialist training post in geriatric medicine and /or general medicine.

About us

We aim to live our values through the way we work. We want you to be proud to work here and see yourself as part of a bigger team by working in a joined up and collaborative way with other teams and professions. We support and champion each other's ideas and the work of the team.

The Medicine for the Elderly department provides facilities for both acute and rehabilitation patients along with appropriate multi-disciplinary support team. We have 2 wards at RPH (ward 17 and acute frailty assessment unit AFAU) and 3 wards at Chorley hospital (Brindle, Rookwood A and Rookwood B).

Medicine for the Elderly has expanded recently with the establishment of an acute frailty assessment unit (AFAU) at Preston, hot clinics in the community and 4 new consultant appointments within the last 3 years. We have good relationships with our local CCG and with the local GPs: the community hot clinic is housed at a local GP practice.

The team has been pioneering in screening for delirium and dementia in the elderly as well as providing comprehensive geriatric assessments. We were BMJ finalists in 2016 in the field of innovation.

The care of the elderly wards at both Preston and Chorley have been fully refurbished (2014) and are now dementia and elder friendly with level 2 quality awards.

Details

Date posted

06 January 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£50,373 to £78,759 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-MS2756

Job locations

Chorley & South Ribble Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

  • What we can offer
  • Job Plan/On-call Requirements
  • The Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

  • What we can offer
  • Job Plan/On-call Requirements
  • The Team

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Full GMC registration and license to practice
  • MBChB or equivalent
  • MRCP Part 1
  • At least three years working in hospital medicine following primary medical qualification
  • At least 2 years working in general internal medicine or a medical speciality

Desirable

  • Full MRCP
  • Valid ALS
  • Completion of core medical training or equivalent
  • Experience in Geriatrics
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Full GMC registration and license to practice
  • MBChB or equivalent
  • MRCP Part 1
  • At least three years working in hospital medicine following primary medical qualification
  • At least 2 years working in general internal medicine or a medical speciality

Desirable

  • Full MRCP
  • Valid ALS
  • Completion of core medical training or equivalent
  • Experience in Geriatrics

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chorley & South Ribble Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chorley & South Ribble Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Dr Peter McCann

peter.mccann@lthtr.nhs.uk

01257245286

Details

Date posted

06 January 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£50,373 to £78,759 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-MS2756

Job locations

Chorley & South Ribble Hospital

Preston Road

Chorley

PR7 1PP


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