Consultant Geriatrician

NHS; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS organization as a Geriatric Medicine Consultant, delivering comprehensive geriatric services across various locations. Contribute to the management of elderly care wards while being part of a dedicated team providing vital support and specialized care in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Eligible for GMC registration within six months.
• Evidence of continuous learning and excellent clinical skills.
• Recognition as an expert in healthcare education is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of geriatric medicine inpatient and outpatient services.
• Participate in clinical audits and present findings.
• Manage elderly care wards and liaise with orthopaedics.

Skills

Geriatric and General Internal Medicine

Clinical Audit

Telehealth Technology

Education

Licence to Practise with the 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 manages 3 elderly care wards and provides liaison services to orthopaedics and the acute admission ward. The service also 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, requiring a shift from episodic to population-based care, working with partners to meet local health and social care needs.

The past year has been exceptional, especially within the NHS. We are proud of our community's response to the pandemic. Facing a challenging future, we aim to be nimble and proactive in responding to the NHS Long Term Plan and the white paper, maintaining our focus on high-quality, safe services for the population 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.

The post is based at Airedale General Hospital.

Support delivery of geriatric medicine inpatient and outpatient services in the Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven, and East Lancashire area.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Licence to Practise with the General Medical Council (GMC) or eligibility for registration within six months of interview
• MRCP, FRCP, or equivalent
• Excellent clinical skills, aware of limits of own competence, safe, knowledgeable, with 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 awareness of political changes

Experience

• Experience in conducting audits and presenting findings
• Ability to critically review research
• Recognition as an expert in healthcare education or clinical practice
• 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. A Disclosure check will be required to identify any criminal convictions.

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