Job summary
Locum Consultant Physician in Elderly Care
Division: Unplanned and Integrated Care
Care Group: Elderly Care
Grade: Locum Consultant
Salary: £93,666 - £126,281 per annum / pro rata
Interview Date: May 24
We are recruiting for a NHS Locum Consultant Physician in Elderly Care who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
With an innovative, committed team making positive changes happen daily, there has never been a better time to join Medway. We are seeking highly motivated individuals to expand existing services and develop new pathways of care in the community in collaboration with Medway ICB
Recent exciting developments in services offered by the Elderly Care Department have included a successful 7 day, Consultant led, Acute Frailty Pathway and a brand new Acute Frailty Unit fully staffed by a Multidisciplinary Team. We have recently established a Rapid access Clinic for Elderly and are in process of starting an Acute 22 bedded Unit in a nearby Community Hospital. Plans are also being developed to start a Frailty Virtual ward soon.
Our values areBold,Every Person Counts,Sharing and Open andTogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Elderly Care team with 14 funded Consultant Geriatrician posts (13 in place) currently provide a wide range of hospital and community based services including Acute Frailty services as well as running specialist clinics for patients with Parkinsons disease, falls and general medical conditions. We have recently started a Rapid Access Clinic for Elderly as part of Frailty- Same day Emergency Care (F-SDEC). Inpatient elderly care wards include 5 acute elderly care wards and an established purpose built Acute Frailty Unit with10 Assessment beds, 22 short stay beds and 2 clinic rooms.
In addition to existing services, we are seeking colleagues to take on the challenge of developing new models of care for frail elderly people in the community such as Frailty. Pioneering work has already established Integrated Locality Review meetings (MDT meetings, 4/week). Consultants are working closely with existing community teams to proactively assess and manage frail individuals in the community. We are about to open a 22 bedded Acute Unit based in a Community Hospital in Sheppey.
The post holder will join the existing team of full time Consultants. The post holder will need to take responsibility for the management of patients admitted to his/her specialty Elderly Care ward (12-15 patients) routinely and those admitted under their care whilst on call for Acute Frailty. The latter would average 12-15 per on call. These patients are then streamed to Frailty Short Stay Unit if early discharge planned (<48 hours) or one of the 5 Frailty Base wards for longer admissions. Acute Frailty Unit has a dedicated Elderly care Team with 2 Consultant Geriatricians supported by their own team of junior doctors and a Multidisciplinary Team. There are 10 funded posts for Middle Grades in the department with currently 6 in post.
Elderly care Consultants participate in an Acute Frailty On call service. The post-holder will be paired with another Consultant so that in a 12 week block they provide 2 weeks of weekday on call and 2 weekends on call.
Full registration with the GMC and the ability to make decisions at a senior level, the role will allow you the opportunity to continue your personal development, and participate in the teaching, research and governance programs within the Department.
All subspecialist interests are welcome. There is an opportunity, in negotiation with the other consultants, for participation in the running of the established clinics such as Falls and Movement Disorder Clinic. The successful applicant will also have an outpatient workload comprising of new and follow referrals for managing complex co-morbidities. Typical clinic would have 3-4 new patients and a similar number of follow-up patients.
For suitably qualified candidates considering CESR route to substantive Consultant position, we provide structured and established departmental support.
.Further information includes:
- Opportunity to join a friendly, supportive, well established, forward looking department. Currently 8 colleagues are being supported to progress to specialist registration through CESR route
- Leadership roles are encouraged and active participation in teaching, quality improvement and research encouraged (work done in department recently presented at an International Conference.
- Negotiable sub-speciality interest with all major choices including community Geriatrics, Surgical Liaison for frailty, Falls and most other subspecialty
- Exciting new development of Emerald Frailty Unit with opportunity to design innovative pathways for Acute Frailty assessment and management.
- Sustainable Frailty on-call model which is focussed on Frailty. We use Clinical Frailty Scale to identify and select moderate to severe frailty presenting acutely.
Please note, if you are considering applying for a role within the NHS it is important to be are aware that there will be a legal requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the 1st April 2022. This is applicable for all patient facing roles and roles within patient facing areas.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATION
Essential
- MRCP or equivelant
- An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
- GMC with a Licence to practice
SKILL/QUALIFICATION
Essential
- On Specialist Register for Geriatrics / General Medicine or applying for CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- UK based experience in Geriatrics at middle grade level or above
- CCT or equivalent in Elderly Care and General Medicine or within 6 months of CCT date at time of interview
Values
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
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.
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway Hospital
Windmill Road
Gillingham, Kent
ME7 5NY