Specialty Doctor In Geriatric Medicine

East Lancashire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Lancashire; Vor Ort; GBP 64.000 - 103.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Medicine for Older People. The role supports frail elderly patients across the pathway, with opportunities to advance in General Internal Medicine and geriatric specialties.

Post holders may work towards postgraduate qualifications and contribute to quality improvement and CPD. The post is on the Specialty Doctor scale, with plans for development within the directorate and potential CESR support.

Qualifikationen

• MRCP, or active progression toward MRCP exam is desirable.
• Experience and training in stroke care, including rehabilitation.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and audit.

Aufgaben

• Provide senior medical care for frail elderly patients across the pathway.
• Support care in Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units.
• Supervise junior staff and develop services within Geriatrics and Stroke.

Kenntnisse

MRCP progress

Stroke care

Geriatrics

Team leadership

Jobbeschreibung

Job summary

For entry to the Specialty Doctor grade, applicants must have at least four years of postregistration training, of which at least two years must be in a specialty training programme in General Internal Medicine and/or Geriatric Medicine, or must be able to demonstrate comparable skills and competencies. Evidence of working towards MRCP (UK) or equivalent or already holding such postgraduate qualifications is considered desirable. The job title of the post is Specialty Doctor in Medicine for Older People. The post is paid on the Specialty Doctor scale.

Job Plans may be finalised with post-holders on an individual basis. Dependent on experience, training needs and department requirement, an element of contracted time may be used for CPD, research or contributions to departmental administration.

The post-holder will be encouraged to advance their career in General Internal Medicine and/or a medical specialty, and will be supported in obtaining postgraduate qualifications. The Division also has experience of supporting doctors in CESR (previously Article 14) applications, and again this would be encouraged for suitably experienced doctors.

Main duties of the job

You will provide support for the care of medical patients throughout their pathway within the directorate. There will be opportunities to gain experience in speciality outpatient clinics, as well as supporting with the quality improvement of the department. There are also opportunities for development and progression, for which we are eager to strengthen our team and are particularly keen to receive applications from those who wish to develop their careers within Geriatrics and Stroke to a senior level.

This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of a valued team, and is a great choice for those who wish to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment and be a part of striving for continuous improvement, enhancing skills and making a difference to the service.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Dr Nick Roberts, Clinical Director
01254 732452 or [e-mail]

About us

Medicine for Older People services are throughout 2 sites of the Trust with the acute stroke unit and acute MfOP wards on the Blackburn site and a stroke rehabilitation ward at Pendle Community Hospital. The directorate is currently in the process of developing and strengthening its stroke pathway and frailty pathway, ensuring patients are provided with the correct standard of care in the right environment. The directorate also provides ortho-geriatric support for the fractured neck of femur pathway.

Job responsibilities

The postholder is expected to work on the middle grade tier within the Medicine For Older People wards, and provide the relevant expertise and experience necessary to ensure the efficient day-to-day clinical care of frail elderly patients throughout their pathway including within the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units environment as well as within the community within the Intensive Home Support Service, working in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team, and under Consultant supervision and guidance. He/She will also be expected to provide supervision to the resident members of the team.

The postholder will be expected to undertake full clinical duties including the daily clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care planning of medical patients, providing immediate care to deteriorating patients including initial resuscitation where appropriate, appropriate referrals to other relevant specialist teams where indicated, and ensuring safe discharge and follow up in due course.

He/She will be expected to follow the various guidelines and protocols in place in the Care Group, and contribute to these. The post holder will liaise with GPs and provide expertise and work in co-operation to develop appropriate plans for patients within the Intensive Home Support Service. The post-holder may be expected to attend and manage patients in the Outpatient Clinics under Consultant guidance. The post-holder will be expected to participate in the Division of Medicine Grand Rounds and audit meetings and will be welcome to participate in any available relevant further training and study opportunities.

Post-holders would be expected to gain and maintain certification in ALS, or recognised equivalents. In the case of cardiac arrests and critically ill patients, the post holder will be expected to act in a team leadership role, following appropriate life support guidelines.

Person Specification

Essential

• Full registration with General Medical Council
• MRCP, or should have evidence of active participation towards MRCP exam
• Satisfactory completion of previous posts providing professional training in Stroke care both acute and rehabilitation
• Experience and training in Thrombolysis and Neurovascular clinic
• Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
• Practical experience in management of wide range of orthogeriatric care, audit and acute medical problems
• Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
• Understanding of and experience performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training
• Awareness of basic research methods
• Familiarity with evidence based practice
• Clear commitment to lifelong learning
• Experience of evidence based medicine
• Ability to keep up to date in the speciality
• Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management
• Attendance at management meetings
• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents and other relatives and with colleagues and staff in all disciplines
• Experience of supervision of junior staff
• Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
• Ability to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and from other disciplines

Desirable

• A higher qualification e.g. M.D. or MSc
• Experience in other areas
• Specialist experience in one or more areas of practice to take a lead role in that area
• Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship
• Previous research projects/publications
• Membership of appropriate post graduate societies
• IT skills
• Attendance at appropriate management courses
• Previous participation in a management role
• Experience in appraisal and mentoring
• Attendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
• Evidence of development of leadership within the work environment

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Specialty Doctor

Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 435-MQ154-26

Job locations: Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH, United Kingdom

Employer's website: http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

Clinical Director - Medicine for Older People, Dr Nick Roberts, [e-mail], 01254732452