Quality and Safety Manager for Breast Imaging Services - York, United Kingdom - York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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    Consultant in Elderly Medicine - YORK Hospital

    York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Are you looking to be part of an experienced and supportive MDT?
  • Are you passionate in providing high quality frailty care?
  • Do you want a working environment that supports your clinical and academic development
  • Main duties of the job

    York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking to welcome Consultants in Elderly Medicine to join our friendly and dynamic team based at York Hospital. There is one post available to develop quality services with opportunities within Elderly Medicine and we are happy to discuss any specialist interest.

    The post offered are 10 programmed activities (PAs) over four days, with an on-call commitment of 1 in 11.

    As a department we value work-life balance to ensure long term sustainability of our services, and well-being of our colleagues. We welcome applicants who require job plan flexibility, and/or less than full time working. Whether you are interested in a subspecialty commitment, teaching, research or quality improvement, we are happy to explore these opportunities with you.

    Working for our organisation

    York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites
    Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.
    We're situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.
    In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning and development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning and development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the Consultant Terms and Conditions. More information can be found on the Trust's website in the 'Working for Us' section.

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    For more information please see the job description attached

    Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

    Armed Forces Friendly Employer

    We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.

    Disability Confident and Mindful Employer

    The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.

    Person specification

    Qualifications

    Essential criteria

  • Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC
  • Hold a license to practise with the General Medical Council
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Geriatrics via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 12 months of interview) - CESR or - European Community Rights (Within 12 months of completing a training programme recognised for the award of CCT or equivalent)
  • Desirable criteria

  • MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
  • Experience of teaching lay groups and paramedical staff
  • Mentoring and Teaching

    Essential criteria

  • Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees
  • Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
  • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of supervising Specialist trainees
  • Clinical practice/ competence

    Essential criteria

  • Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and skill in the specialty
  • Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice
  • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of working in or setting up a clinical service