Consultant Geriatrician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northampton General Hospital is seeking a full-time consultant geriatrician to lead emergency assessment unit care for frail older patients and help build a front-end frailty pathway.

You will contribute to undergraduate teaching, supervise junior staff, and participate in governance and on-call duties as part of the elderly medicine team.

Qualifications

• Relevant specialty degree qualification.
• Completion of Specialty Training (CST or equivalent), or within 6 months of achieving it, in the relevant specialty.
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency assessment unit-based geriatric medical care.
• Participate in the future development of elderly medicine services, with emphasis on the front-end frailty pathway.
• Develop pathways in and out of the unit so older patients receive input as early as possible in acute illness.
• Provide input into undergraduate teaching for Leicester medical students on diagnosing and managing medical emergencies.
• Support and teach junior medical staff, postgraduate trainees and nurses on the unit.
• Attend Department of Medicine meetings and hold a representative place on the Directorate management board.
• Ensure good practice through regular audit and review of incidents with the clinical team, and take forward lessons learnt.
• Link with directorate clinical governance meetings and contribute lessons from incidents and complaints.
• Take part in the on-call medical rota.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teaching skills

Education

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Speciality training CST or equivalent

Relevant specialty degree qualification

Job description

A new full-time consultant geriatrician post in elderly medicine at Northampton General Hospital, joining a team of seven geriatricians. The work centres on emergency assessment unit care for frail older patients and building the front-end frailty pathway, supported by two specialist nurses and a geriatric fellow. The model links with county admission-avoidance services and community care, and sub-specialty interests are welcomed. Applicants must hold full GMC registration, and the role includes the on-call medical rota.

What the job involves

• Provide emergency assessment unit-based geriatric medical care
• Participate in the future development of elderly medicine services, with emphasis on the front-end frailty pathway
• Develop pathways in and out of the unit so older patients receive input as early as possible in acute illness
• Provide input into undergraduate teaching for Leicester medical students on diagnosing and managing medical emergencies
• Support and teach junior medical staff, postgraduate trainees and nurses on the unit
• Attend Department of Medicine meetings and hold a representative place on the Directorate management board
• Ensure good practice through regular audit and review of incidents with the clinical team, and take forward lessons learnt
• Link with directorate clinical governance meetings and contribute lessons from incidents and complaints
• Take part in the on-call medical rota

Qualifications

• Relevant specialty degree qualification
• Completion of Speciality Training (CST or equivalent), or within 6 months of achieving it, in the relevant specialty
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration

Experience

• Experience of audit and quality improvement
• Experience of teaching junior staff
• Experience of undergraduate teaching

Skills & knowledge

• High-level organisational skills
• Communication skills

Nice to have

• MD, PhD or other higher degree
• Education or medical education qualification, preferably at Masters level
• Experience in curriculum development and delivery
• Publications in recognised medicine or medical education journals, or presentations at national level
• Research experience relating to quality improvement