Fixed Term Consultant Care of the Older Person

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust; South Kesteven; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare institution in South Kesteven is looking for a Consultant in Health Care of the Older Person. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in delivering outstanding services, developing alternatives to hospital admission, and working within a dedicated team. Responsibilities include high-standard patient care, participation in teaching, and clinical management. Applicants must have extensive experience in this specialized field.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in health care of the older person.
• Willingness to develop specialist interests.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a high standard of patient care.
• Participate in teaching and training.
• Engage in local mandatory training and yearly appraisal.
• Contribute to clinical service management.
• Develop clinical quality and effectiveness in clinical areas.

Job description

About the role

We are seeking to recruit a forward‑thinking Consultant in Health Care of the Older Person medicine to join our dedicated team and help us to deliver outstanding services to our patients, developing enhanced care for frail older people and alternatives to hospital admission, such as a virtual frailty ward. In‑patient care is undertaken predominantly on Harrowby Ward. This post will contribute to the care of older people’s wards, orthopaedic wards and the Frailty services, but the service model is in continuous evolution to meet the demands of the population. The successful post holder would be expected to participate fully in innovating the service for older people. The team provides General Geriatric clinics and specialized clinics such as Falls, Movement disorders and an unspecific symptom pathway, with collaboration with neighbourhood teams in the East Coast. All members of the department meet monthly in HCOP pan‑Trust Clinical Governance to discuss various aspects of the service, review complaints and consider new proposals.

Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
• Take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
• Participate in local mandatory training, yearly appraisal and revalidation
• Contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development
• Contribute to the development of clinical quality and effectiveness in other clinical areas where these overlap with developments in stroke

Qualifications

Applicants should demonstrate extensive experience in health care of the older person and the new appointee will be encouraged to develop specialist interests.