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Job summary

Main area
Frailty
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (With possibility of extension)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
275-2407-SGELD-HG
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Gillingham, Kent
Salary
£83,945 - £95,275 Per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2024 08:00

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Specialist Grade in Elderly Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Specialist Grade in Elderly Medicine

Division: Medicine and Emergency Care

Care Group: Frailty

Salary:  £83,945 - £95,275 Per Annum/Pro Rata

Contract Type: 12 Months Fixed Term

We are recruiting for a Specialist Grade in Elderly Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the  Best of Care by the Best People  and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

A Consultant Geriatrician led team has been established for over 5 years to assess frail elderly admitted with a wide range of acute problems. The team provides Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in ED and newly built Frailty Assessment Unit, fully supported by a Multidisciplinary Team. A recent development is establishment of Frailty Same day Emergency Care unit as part of Acute Frailty Unit. Frail Elderly patients expected to be discharged within 48 hours are admitted to Frailty Short Stay Ward, where care is delivered by the Acute Frailty Team comprising of dedicated Consultant Geriatrician, Frailty Specialist Nurse and middle grade. In addition there are 3 Frailty Base Wards and 1 Community inpatient Unit at Sheppey. The department also supports an established Orthogeriatrics service and Surgical Frailty Liaison Service.  Specialist Clinics delivered by the department include Falls and syncope Clinic, Movement Disorder Clinic, General Frailty Clinic and a recently established Rapid Access Clinic for Elderly.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to rotate through various services and gain exposure to all subspecialties within Geriatrics. This greatly enhances the chances of successful completion of CESR application process with dedicated support from experienced Consultants within the department.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.  Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·         The post-holder will work in a large and diverse multidisciplinary team providing best possible inpatient care for elderly patients.

·         The post holder must promote safe and effective handover of patient care in line with Trust Governance.

·         The post holder will be required to actively participate in clinical audit and implement its results and relate these to the Trust and Directorate policies on Clinical Governance.

·         The post-holder will be encouraged to work toward achieving their requirements and competencies for entry onto the specialist Register for Geriatrics (CESR support provided with a proven track record for progressing candidates applying).

·         Leadership and Team Working 

·         Medical Staff Management

·         Governance

·         Research, Teaching and Training

·         Performance Management

·         Strategy and Business Planning

·         There is an expectation that the post holder will participate in medical audit/ quality improvement initiatives.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. or equivalent).

Value Based Question

Essential criteria
  • How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?

Experience

Essential criteria
  • General training in Geriatric Medicine to specialist level or equivalent
  • Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
  • Experience of clinical audit
  • Ability to make decisions at consultant level
  • Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of consultant.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sanjay Suman
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
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