Consultant Physician in Care of the Older Adult

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking two Consultants in the Care of the Older Adult to join their team at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The role involves delivering quality care for frail older patients, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and developing outpatient services. Ideal candidates should hold an MBBS or equivalent, with MRCP accreditation preferred. This position offers a full-time job plan based on 11PA working week, with ongoing professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR.
• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality care for frail older patients.
• Engage in outpatient clinic work and develop new services.
• Maintain enhanced clinical skills in acutely ill patients.

Skills

Team-working skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment skills

Leadership abilities

Education

MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP accreditation

Masters Degree in relevant area to Elderly Care Medicine

PhD or evidence of higher education qualification

Job description

The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for two Consultants within the Care of the Older Adult department at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. These are new posts aimed at expanding the department and developing front door (acute frailty) and short stay ward capabilities across the Trust. The post holder will work across both sites, beginning at PRH to support with the opening of Frailty SDEC.

Contribution to an out of hours call rota is core to this role.

Please note that the Job Pack is subject to Royal College approval.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high quality care for frail older patients under our care on our base or outlying wards and respond to referrals from other specialities.
• Work within the multidisciplinary teams on the acute floor and base wards to ensure care is delivered to patients in the most apt environment.
• Focus on care closer to home and utilise our community partners and services (virtual ward and community hospitals) to reduce hospital General Medicine / On-Call Duties.
• Maintain enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• Have good team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-disciplinary professional team.
• Have good written and verbal communication skills within the multidisciplinary team and with patients and their relatives.
• Deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• Engage in outpatient clinic work (including the development of hot clinics).
• Have an appetite to develop new services (surgical liaison, continence) and take on apt leadership roles.
• Be open to cross site working.

About us

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Job description

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on an 11PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP accreditation or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Masters Degree in a relevant area to Elderly Care Medicine
• PhD or evidence of higher education qualification

Entry Criteria

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) OR Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
• Comprehensive clinical experience in general medicine and Geriatric Medicine
• Good working knowledge of the theory and practice of Geriatric Medicine
• Special interest and expertise in subspecialty of Geriatrics

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.