Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider dedicated to delivering high-quality care for older people. As a Specialty Doctor in Medicine for Older People, you'll play a crucial role in assessing and managing elderly patients, working within a multidisciplinary team committed to innovation and excellence. This position offers a chance to contribute to the proactive and preventative agenda while developing your skills in a supportive environment. With flexible working options and a commitment to inclusion, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of the community we serve. Be part of a family-friendly workplace that values diversity and personal growth.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification required.
• Experience in acute medical specialties and elderly patient management.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and leadership role in elderly care.
• Assist with community clinics and maintain high clinical standards.

Skills

Good communication skills

Self-reflective practice

Effective multi-disciplinary team working

Leadership

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Full MRCP UK

Higher degrees (MSc, PhD, MD)

Job description

Main area Medicine for Older People Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

10 sessions per week (9am – 5pm (10 PA – 9DCC/1SPA)) Job ref 434-MfOPSPECILATYJAN25

Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £59,175 - £95,400 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 02/02/2025 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Following additional investment, we are delighted to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our Medicine for Older People based at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post holder will provide a clinical and leadership role in the assessment, treatment and management of older people in addition to contributing to the overall proactive and preventative agenda. The successful candidate will work within our forward thinking and expert multidisciplinary team to provide high quality care and will be expected to constantly seek to improve and develop the service.

The appointee will be expected to bring innovation and vision, to further develop a service fit for the future needs of our local population whilst ensuring that current service provision continues to be high-value and delivered to the highest standard. Frequent review of the service is anticipated to ensure that Trust and departmental strategic priorities are being met.

The development of relevant research interests will be encouraged, and opportunities will be enhanced alongside areas of specialist interest.

• Provide cover to our elderly care inpatient wards.
• Assist with the running of community clinics and day-units.
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards.
• Teaching and training of junior staff and allied medical/ nursing staff.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical governance and audit.
• Responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD). The department has a strong belief in developing our team and has supported CESR training.

Working for our organisation

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?
• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full MRCP UK or Eligibility for the Specialist register in general internal medicine
• Eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from GMC
• Have evidence of achievement of Internal Medicine Stage 1
• JRCPTB internationally level 3 accredited equivalent Internal Medicine Stage 1 Training programme
• Completion of UK ST3 in General Internal Medicine - evidenced by ARCP
• Evidence of achievement of Internal Medicine Stage 1 capabilities
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Up to date and fit to practise safely
• Higher degrees including MSc, PhD or MD

Experience

• Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties
• Evidence of involvement in a quality improvement or formal research project
• Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching
• Experience core level of managing elderly patients
• Experience of managing patients with severe acute medical disease
• Evidence of relevant academic publications

Personal Skills

• Good communication skills including written
• Evidence of self-reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience
• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary team working and leadership
• Evidence of achievement outside medicine

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Brian Macinnes Job title Consultant Geriatrician and SDU Lead for MFOP Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07767355365 Additional information

Fiona Pinches - General Manager MfOP and Community Services

07767355365

Jessica Royce - Service Manager MfOP and Palliative Care

07816072376