Job summary
- Main area
- Elderly Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus 1 additional PA subject to negotiation)
- Job ref
- 407-MLTC-6618380
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Elderly Care Consultant - Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
INTERVIEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking to appoint an Elderly Care Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to support the acute elderly services. The posts will be working for 10 Programmed Activities (PA) per week with an additional PA available (subject to negotiation). The postholders will join a team of Elderly Care consultants to provide high quality patient care and support surgical patients who are undergoing emergency laparotomy. The postholder will have the opportunity to lead the development of POP services and improve the quality of care for patients presenting with emergency laparotomy surgery.
The postholder will participate in a 1 in 18 on-call consultant rota for General Medicine during weekdays and weekends (1 PA per week will be remunerated). The weekend commitment includes morning and evening ward rounds in conjunction with an AMU Consultant covering all patients admitted to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU). There will be a requirement for 1 in 4 Saturday ward cover from 09:00 – 13:00. there is a requirement to review surgical patients on demand (0.75 PA) for this 1 in 4 Saturdays. In addition, there is a negotiable option of 1 in 6 weekend ward cover on Ward 29 09:00 – 15:00. (short stay ward) to cover do ward round on Saturday and Sunday.
If you wish to arrange an informal visit, please contact Hannah Beattie on [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The main duties are of the role will include the following:
- To have a responsibility to provide a high-quality clinical care to patients in Elderly Care and General Internal Medicine services and to continuously update practice based on evidence-based medicine and audit.
- To provide advice to colleagues in other specialities on elderly patients with problems (surgery).
- To support teaching and training of nurses, junior medical staff, medical students and to contribute to postgraduate medical education in general.
- To undertake educational/clinical supervisor duties for junior doctors
- To support and encourage audit and research
- To actively participate in CPD and personal development plans.
- To lead on the POP service
The post holder will be supported by an appropriately skilled medical secretariat.
Working for our organisation
There are 271 beds in Integrated Medicine provided at Walsall Manor Hospital including a 5 bedded Coronary Care Unit, a 46 bedded Acute Medical Unit for all emergency medical admissions and 13 critical care beds. There are purpose-built Endoscopy and coronary angiography units providing inpatient and outpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services. Outpatient Service facilities are available within the Department of Acute Medicine and are provided from both the main Outpatients Department together with specialist services within Clinical Measurement and Day Hospital, provided from a newly built Diagnostic Treatment Centre.
Walsall Healthcare is an integrated organisation aiming to meet patient needs by delivering services at the place of the patient’s choice and with the provision of acute admission facilities. One aspect of this post will be to lead the Frailty and FES service both in hospital and the community. Patients will currently be based on AMU/UECC moving to the Frailty Unit once it is fully established. This new post has been established to support A&E/Medical Admissions and the Frail Elderly Pathway to assess the frail elderly patient presenting to the Manor Hospital. The Elderly Care department have a robust programme for mentoring new consultant appointments and support study leave for CPD requirements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A job plan and work schedule will set out agreed arrangements for how work is organised, where it is located, what in general terms the work comprises and when it is to be performed. The job plans are the same when undertaking duties, however the job plan may vary dependent of service needs. Job Plans will be discussed with the Clinical Director on appointment.
“Direct clinical care” (DCC) (work relating directly to assessment, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness) Includes outpatient and inpatient activities, multi-disciplinary meetings about and administration directly related to the above. “Supporting professional activities” (SPA) (that underpin direct clinical care) include participation in training, medical education, continuous professional development, formal teaching, audit, MDT clinical management and local clinical governance activities.
The working week for a full-time Elderly Care consultant is comprised of 10 PAs, each of which has a nominal timetable value of 4 hours. A consultant will spend 7.5 PAs on Direct Clinical Care with 2.5 PAs on supporting Professional Activities and clinical and educational roles for juniors.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic Medical Degree
- Full MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Internal Medicine via:- • CCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) • European Community Rights or • CESR
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Higher Specialist Training in Elderly Care Medicine (or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview)
- Wide experience in Elderly care Medicine equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- Ability to offer expert clinical advice on range of problems
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Good organisational and management skills Ability to manage and lead within the Elderly Care Team
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff including SpR/StR level
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management and administration experience
- Demonstration of leadership skills
CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
- Evidence of research experience and published work
PROFESSIONA AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM WORKING
Essential criteria
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Appropriate Immigration Status
- Residence within 30 minutes of Manor Hospital
- Full GMC Registration and Licensable
- Good leadership and interpersonal skills
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Abras
- Job title
- Consultant/ Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922721172
- Additional information
For further details please contact Hannah Beattie on [email protected] or extension number 7599.
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