Job summary
As a member of the Care of the Elderly consultant team you will work as part of a multi-Disciplinary ward based team overseeing the care of your patients.
Depending on your sub-specialty interests clinical and non-clinical sessions can be built into your job plan including but not limited to Orthogeriatrics, Perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS), Movement Disorder, Dementia or acute medicine sessions. The CBU is focused on developing the service in new and innovative ways and would support sessions to develop new services.
Admin and SPA time is allocated accordingly and you would also be part of the GIM on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
The job plan to commence will be approximately 10 programmed activities (PAs) set out as above with additional PA's for on-call.
New consultants also attract an additional 0.5 PA SPA for their first 6 months in post.
All consultants are expected to complete a minimum of 42 of their 52 fixed sessions within a full year. Leave requests with 6 weeks' notice (on pro-rata basis).
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full details of this role are available within the Job Description and the Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMRCP or equivalent oCCT/CCST in or Geriatric Medicine
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- oExperience of working within an MDT
Desirable
- oExpertise in a specialty field within Elderly Care i.e., Falls, Dementia, Frailty
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
- oAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's nurses, other staff and agencies.
Desirable
- oFormal training in teaching
- oKnowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Medicine
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
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG