Consultant Geriatrician

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

Job summary

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Geriatrician to provide expert care to older patients, develop specialized services, and lead in a dynamic medical team. This role offers flexible working arrangements and a chance to impact geriatric care innovation within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive benefits package

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC with a valid license to practice required.
• Must be on Specialist Register in both Geriatrics and General Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and treatment for patients with complex geriatric needs.
• Act as an expert resource for medical and nursing staff.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

MRCP(UK)

Post Graduate Degree (e.g. MSc, MD, PhD)

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Geriatrician

The closing date is 07 July 2025

We are looking for a doctor who can provide expert geriatric care for older people in general and specialist medicine.

This is an exciting time to join the division as you will be part of a hospital and medical department currently undergoing a period of innovation and development.

We are developing our offer to provide specialist care to our older patients in inpatient settings, virtual community beds in patient's homes and on an in-reach basis. The Trust is part of the Acute Frailty Network and is currently on an improvement journey to increase and improve the care and outcomes we offer our patients within Oldham, and we are currently developing the SDEC, hot clinic and in reach to orthopaedics, vascular and general surgery.

Candidates with experience in Parkinson's disease and Movement disorders would be particularly welcome to apply as we wish to develop this service.

There is a commitment to General Medicine on-call. You will be involved in many aspects of elderly care including Dementia care, Acute frailty, in reach and virtual wards.

Substantive or 12 months fixed term contracts will be considered. Substantive Contract holder must be on the specialist register for Geriatric Medicine and General (Internal)Medicine OR be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

If you would like to work in a dynamic, caring, inclusive and forward-thinking environment where innovation is welcomed, then we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

The Job Plan is being offered at 10PAs with 1.25PA as GIM on call, with opportunities for additional leadership and governance commitments and would support part-time and flexible working arrangements at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA).

The main purpose of the role is:

• To provide clinical leadership, diagnosis, management, and treatment for patients with a broad spectrum of complex geriatric medicine needs.
• Act as an expert resource for medical, nursing and other health care professionals across the Trust footprint.
• Be an active champion of high-quality medicine for older people both locally and across the region.
• The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge and development of services.
• Experience of working in a team delivering geriatric care. Mentoring and support from the existing consultants will be available to help you grow in this role.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance as a Consultant by visiting our Consultant careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Registration

• Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register/Admission to the Register within 6 months of interview in both Geriatrics and General (Internal) Medicine.
• Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Essential Qualifications

• Hold MRCP(UK) or show evidence of equivalent training and experience
• Post Graduate Degree e.g. MSc, MD, PhD.

Knowledge and Experience

• Wide experience in General Medicine
• Good understanding of Clinical Governance
• Experience of leading and motivating staff.
• Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change
• Evidence of participation in research
• Research Skills: Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments

Skills and Experience

• Political astuteness understanding what can and cannot be delivered at senior level.
• The ability to shape the future and bring staff with you.
• Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with Clinical and managerial leaders and professional staff groups and a proven ability to influence and change those groups both within the Trust and externally.
• A management style that empowers others and evidence of successfully driving a learning coaching culture for all staff in your area of control.
• Holding to account others to ensure they deliver to their targets and dealing effectively with performance.
• A deep motivation to drive and improve performance in the service and in others.
• The confidence to succeed and overcome individual and organisational obstacles.
• Being able to manage own emotions and be resilient in a range of complex and demanding situations.
• A strong commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness and high standards in leadership.
• Demonstrate commitment to public sector values.
• Sound knowledge base of the NHS, the current issues, its values and principles of timely local access for the population.
• Evidence of relevant peer reviewed papers and other publications (e.g. book chapter, book editor, case report - not abstracts or letters)

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearper annum/pro rata (dependant on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours