Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Geriatric Medicine

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a dedicated doctor ready to make a significant impact in Geriatric Medicine. This role offers a 12-month fixed-term contract at a leading NHS Trust, providing a unique chance to develop clinical skills while participating in specialized clinics and quality improvement initiatives. You'll be part of a vibrant team committed to excellence in patient care, education, and research. The Trust fosters a culture of inclusion and innovation, ensuring you have the support and resources to thrive in your career. If you're passionate about elderly care and eager to grow, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Fully registered medical practitioner with GMC license and 4 years post-graduate experience.
• MRCP membership and Advanced Life Support Certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the out of hours and weekend on call medical registrar rota.
• Engage in specialized clinics and educational opportunities.

Skills

Elderly Medicine

Audit

Quality Improvement

Teaching

Education

MB ChB or Equivalent

MRCP Part 1 & 2

Advanced Life Support

Tools

Electronic Patient Record system

Job description

Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Geriatric Medicine

MT04

Main area: Medicine
Grade: MT04
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (On call commitment in addition to 40 hours per week)
Job ref: 349-MRI-6795816*

Site: Manchester Royal Infirmary Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £61,825 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/12/2024 23:59

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor with a desire to work in the field of Elderly Medicine & Frailty to take up a Senior Clinical Fellowship post for a 12 months fixed term contract.

We are looking for candidates with the following:

• Fully registered medical practitioner with current GMC license to practice and be eligible to work in the UK.
• Minimum of four years post-graduate medical experience.
• MRCP membership (completion of Part 1 + 2 as a minimum).
• A current Advanced Life Support Certificate.
• Experience in Audit or Quality Improvement.

The post is expected to participate in the out of hours and weekend on call medical registrar rota.

Main Duties of the Job

The wide breadth of services available at Manchester Foundation Trust allows experience of specialised clinics that might otherwise be difficult to attend. It is also ideally suited to anyone wishing to further their development as a leader, educator or quality improvement (QI) practitioner. These posts have an assigned educational supervisor and a wide range of educational opportunities available which can be tailored to the needs of individual trainees.

There is also the opportunity to attend lunchtime lectures, specialty clinics and several sub-specialty multi-disciplinary team meetings. These posts are identical in the clinical supervision, educational supervision and in-house educational programme opportunities given to our training grade medical posts at junior grade level.

Working for Our Organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• MB ChB or Equivalent
• Advanced Life Support
• MRCP Part 1 & 2
• MRCP PACES

Audit

• Experience of Audit or Quality Improvement

Experience

• Experience of working in a hospital environment in the ST3+ grade or equivalent
• Experience of required practical procedures in medicine

Academic Achievements

• Research and publications
• Distinctions or prizes during undergraduate training

Other

• Experience of teaching medical students
• Full registration (or eligible for full registration) with the general medical council and licensed to practice

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.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!