Consultant Geriatrician

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in delivering comprehensive geriatric medicine services across Bradford and surrounding areas. The position involves both inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, focusing on acute frailty support and rehabilitation services. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical skills, relevant qualifications, and a passion for elderly care.

Qualifications

• GMC registration or eligible for registration within six months.
• Excellent clinical skills and awareness of competence limits.
• Experience in clinical audit and presenting findings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver geriatric medicine inpatient and outpatient work.
• Provide ward-based support and in-reach into Urgent Care.
• Participate in the on-call rota.

Skills

Clinical skills

Knowledge of telehealth technology

Education

Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC)

MRCP, FRCP, or equivalent

Higher degree (PhD, MD) or MPhil

Job description

The successful candidate will join the existing team in delivering geriatric medicine inpatient and outpatient work in the Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven, and East Lancashire area.

The elderly team offers acute frailty support, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and FEP. The service also includes in-reach into rehabilitation beds based in one of our district general hospitals.

With access to radiology, pathology, diagnostic testing, the team provides a truly comprehensive service to our inpatients and outpatients.

Main duties of the job

• The team looks after 3 elderly care wards and provides liaison service to orthopaedics and the acute admission ward.
• The service includes in-reach into 10 rehabilitation beds based in one of our district general hospitals, dedicated MDT outpatient clinics, and community sessions.
• Ward-based support, offering in-reach into Urgent Care and participation in the on-call rota.

About us

Airedale is ambitious about its future and has established an excellent reputation for innovative developments, such as providing telemedicine to prisons and nursing homes. We recognize the increasing demands and challenges, which require a shift towards population-based health with partner collaboration.

The past year has been unprecedented, especially within the NHS, and we are proud of our response to the pandemic. We face a challenging future, aligning with the NHS Long Term Plan and the white paper, while maintaining our focus on high-quality, safe services for the populations of Airedale, Wharfedale, and Craven.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will join the existing team to provide comprehensive services to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and its users, based at Airedale General Hospital.

Support delivery of geriatric medicine inpatient and outpatient work across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven, and East Lancashire.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC) or eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• MRCP, FRCP, or equivalent.
• Excellent clinical skills, awareness of limits of own competence, safety, knowledge, and evidence of continuous learning.
• Higher degree (PhD, MD) or MPhil.

Knowledge

• Geriatric and General Internal Medicine.
• Experience in clinical audit and appraisal.
• Knowledge of telehealth technology and anticipation of policy changes.

Experience

• Experience in conducting audits and presenting findings.
• Ability to critically review research.
• Expertise in a healthcare education or clinical practice area.
• Experience in research teams.
• Post-MD/PhD research experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any criminal convictions.

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 per annum, pro rata.