Locum Consultant in Elderly Care (Frailty) / General Medicine

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Carmarthen is seeking a Locum Consultant in Elderly Care to provide specialized services and leadership at the hospital. The role involves working closely with multidisciplinary teams and ensuring high-quality care for elderly patients. Applicants must have full GMC registration and a strong background in geriatric medicine and frailty services. This position offers an opportunity to impact community healthcare significantly.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in elderly care and frailty services required.
• Full GMC registration is mandatory.
• Proven capability in clinical governance and audit.
• Evidence of teaching capabilities for medical education.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams in Elderly Care.
• Develop and support high-quality healthcare pathways for patients.
• Act as an educational supervisor to staff and residents.
• Participate in acute general medical on-call requirements.

Skills

Experience in Acute General and Geriatric Medicine

Knowledge of UK hospital systems

Competence in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Ability to undertake management and teaching

Education

Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice

MRCP or equivalent

Higher Degree (MD, PhD, MSc)

Job description

Locum Consultant in Elderly Care (Frailty) / General Medicine

This an exciting opportunity to join the Care of the Elderly team at Glangwili General Hospital. This new Locum Consultant appointment will focus on providing an Elderly Care and Frailty service at the "front door" of the hospital, with expertise being concentrated in SDEC, the Emergency Department, the Clinical Decision Unit and Medical Assessment Unit. The successful candidate will work in close conjunction with other Consultant Physicians in the hospital and the community.

Main duties

• To provide a service in Elderly Care (Frailty)/General Medicine including supporting the development of the COTE service.
• Work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare.
• To possess experience and knowledge in running a sub specialty service.
• To provide treatment of medical patients presenting to GGH front door including frailty, Emergency Department, Clinical Decision Unit and Same Day Emergency Care.
• Providing effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members in the CDU, SDEC and ED
• Provide clinical supervision of the SDEC and Emergency Department medical liaison patients.
• Ensure close cooperation with other medical consultant colleagues to develop seamless pathways of care for patients.
• Work with the team to the development of "hot clinics" as an alternative to admission.
• Ensure close liaison with GP colleagues to direct patients to the most suitable service.
• Ensure development, support and training for nurse consultant and nurse practitioner colleagues.
• Participating in CPD including audit.
• Acting as an Educational Supervisor to Resident and Middle Grade medical staff.
• To participate in the acute general medical on call at Glangwili General Hospital.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Job responsibilities

Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is committed to providing healthcare services that are patient-centric, ensuring that our community receives the best possible care. We value inclusivity and foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and supports every individual’s contribution towards a welcoming healthcare environment.

We welcome applications from all sections of society and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy:

Hywel Dda in three Counties:

Medical Leadership in Hywel Dda:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s

Site Virtual Tour:

https://youtu.be/4quFzdPAT3I

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is committed to providing healthcare services that are patient-centric, ensuring that our community receives the best possible care. We value inclusivity and foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and supports every individual’s contribution towards a welcoming healthcare environment.

We welcome applications from all sections of society and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy:

Hywel Dda in three Counties:

Medical Leadership in Hywel Dda:

Site Virtual Tour:

https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s

https://youtu.be/4quFzdPAT3I

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
• MRCP or equivalent
• Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
• On Specialist Register/SpR due to obtain relevant CCT within 6 months of interview or working towards CESR /equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Broad based experience in eg. Acute General and Geriatric Medicine
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Expertise in an elderly based subspecialty preferably frailty
• Competence and experience in undertaking Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
• Experience of NHS
• Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
• Membership of the British Geriatric Society (BGS)

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Knowledge of risk management
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process

Research

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

Teaching

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• "Training the Trainers" experience

Management

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Willingness to participate in clinical management
• Evidence of management training

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.