Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trust in healthcare is seeking a dynamic consultant physician in geriatric medicine for a full-time role. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to developing new care models within an acute frailty pathway, with responsibilities including operating a geriatric assessment unit and providing specialist input to surgical patients. The position is based mainly at Cumberland Infirmary Hospital in Carlisle, offering a competitive NHS salary and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Relocation assistance up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and specialist registration for geriatrics required.
• High level of clinical competence in geriatrics and completed higher specialist training.
• Commitment to teaching and research governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care in a 32 bedded elderly care ward.
• Contribute to out-of-hours work and on-call rota.
• Provide comprehensive geriatric assessments and contribute to community GP support.

Skills

Clinical Experience in Geriatrics

Communication Skills

Teaching Skills

Empathy

Education

Full Registration with the General Medical Council

Specialist Registration for Geriatrics and GIM

Postgraduate Higher Qualification

Job description

HoursFull time - 10 sessions per week (On Call every 1 in 12 week days)Job ref262-A-24-6703238EmployerNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteCross-site (Based Mainly at Cumberland Infirmary Hospital)TownCarlisleSalary£105,504 - £139,882 per annumSalary periodYearlyClosing06/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Consultant

Job Overview

We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking consultant physician in geriatric medicine to join a team including medical and nurse consultantscovering North Cumbria. The Directorate would equally welcome applications from existing and newly trained Consultants.

This post is based in the Elderly Care Department the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle (CIC).

The successful candidate will be encouraged to work as part of an established multidisciplinary team inputting and helping to develop new models of care within an acute frailty pathway. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of management and service development.

It is expected that the appointee will contribute equally to the out-of-hours-work and on-call rota (1:12)

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of care in a 32 bedded elderly care ward, which forms part of the Trusts frailty pathway, as well as seeing patients in rapid access frailty clinics offering Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.

The post holder will contribute to a rota to provide information and advice to community GPs, together with access to early access Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Hot clinics to reduce unplanned admissions from A & E.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will, together with existing consultant colleagues be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective clinical frailty service to the Trust and other users of the service.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Expected To

Working for our organisation

Elderly Care In West And North East Cumbria Has Been Designed To Dovetail With The Overall Trust Vision (see Earlier) And Consists Of Three Main Strategic Aims

• Provide early Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for frail elderly people (7 days a week) as per the `Silver Book and RCP standards by developing `interface geriatrics and a short stay frail elderly assessment unit.
• Ensure specialist geriatric input to surgical patients as recommended by the British Orthopaedic Association and NCEPOD reports.
• Provide a high quality specialist service to primary care through the delivery of rapid access clinics and the provision of information and advice by a Geriatric physician of the week.
  
  

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Our job description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.

Relocation assistance of up to £8,000 may be available for successful applicants moving to the region.

Please see full job description and personal specification for details.

Please note: You must be on the Specialist Register in order to be eligible for appointment to this level of post.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council.
• Specialist Registration for Geriatrics and GIM. MRCP
• Entry on the GMC specialist register via relevant CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), relevant CESR or European Community Rights
• Postgraduate higher qualification
  
  

Experience and Knowledge

• High level of clinical experience and competence in Geriatrics and GIM
• Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in Geriatrics or evidence of equivalent competency.
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• A commitment to, and experience of teaching
• An interest in developing links with Acute Medicine or Primary Care
  
  

Teaching

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
• Educational Qualification
  
  

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

• Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit
• Experience of research and Clinical Governance
  
  

Management & Administrative

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the service.
• Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently
• Experience of audit management
  
  

Communication Skills And Abilities

• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Approachable and effective Multi-disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
• Team loyalty
• Positive approach to lessons learnt
• IT Skills
• Presentation skills
  
  

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.