Consultant Geriatrician - Salford, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Verified Company

Salford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge.

Together, we've a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore.

If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
-
come and take your place with us.

Job overview:

We are looking to appoint a Consultant within Ageing and Complex medicine either on a Full Time or Part Time basis.

4 Acute Ageing and Complex Medicine (ACM) Wards
Parkinson's Disease in the Elderly, Frailty Zone on the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU)
Emergency Department inreach
Community Services
Orthogeriatric Service
General Surgery and Trauma Liaison Services

Main duties of the job:

You will be joining our innovative team of 14 Consultant Geriatricians as part of the Ageing and Complex Medicine department.

The post is a substantive post and therefore essential criteria include Full GMC Registration with a CCT (or proposed date for CCT within 6 months of appointment) in Acute Medicine or GIM.

You must be able to demonstrate a commitment to Geriatric Medicine.

The Ageing and Complex Medical Department are also committed to quality improvement projects which can form the basis of publications and presentations at national conferences.

In addition to furthering professional development with respect to clinical aspects of geriatric medicine, there will also be opportunities in relation to furthering skills as a medical educator in relation to delivering the fourth year medical student teaching.

Working for our organisation:

Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation.

Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults.

Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Person specification:

Registration:

Essential criteria:

Full GMC Registration
Licence to practice with CCT in Acute Medicine of GIM (or within 6 months from appointment)
To be formally recognised as Clinical Supervisor as defined by the GMC Trainer Standards

Desirable criteria:

To be formally recognised as Educational Supervisor as defined by the GMC Trainer Standards

Qualifications:

Essential criteria:

MB BS or Equivalent
CCT in Acute Medicine or GIM +/ subspecialty also considered or be within 6months at date of appointment
MRCP

Experience and Skills:

Essential criteria:

Acute Medicine experience within the NHS.
Experience of teaching medical and other staff.
Must demonstrate a commitment to Acute Medicine
Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and their relatives and with other members of the MDT
Ability to work and make patient management decisions on own initiative whilst seeking appropriate guidance from colleagues when required
Ability to work as part of a team with professional colleagues, both medical and other disciplines
Able to demonstrate leadership

Desirable criteria:

Membership of appropriate professional societies
Familiar with the organisation's values.
Experience of teaching medical and other staff
PGCME
Membership of appropriate professional societies

Research/ Quality improvement:

Desirable criteria:

Interest in research, quality improvement, service improvement or medical education

COVID-19 Vaccination Information
- __________________________________________

Employer certification / accreditation badges:

Applicant requirements: