Consultant in Geriatric Medicine - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Applicants should hold full GMC registration and a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Internal Medicine (GIM) and Geriatric Medicine, or be eligible for entry to the Specialist Register within six months of the interview date.

Demonstration of a commitment to service development, education and training or other academic achievement will be considered an advantage.

This is a full time post but we are happy to consider those who wish to work less than full time in this role.

This Trust offers a competitive relocation package.

Closing date: 12thFebruary 2023

Interview date: 9thMarch 2023

The posts will be across both sites of City and Sandwell Hospitals. There is the responsibility of inpatient beds at Sandwell Hospital or at City Hospital on a Geriatric Medicine ward. The role would involve the supervision of Foundation, IMT, GP trainees and specialty trainees in Geriatric Medicine. The successful applicant has the opportunity to run a weekly outpatient session of their specialist interest.

The successful applicant will work closely with colleagues in Geriatric Medicine and will be contributing to the general internal medicine on call rota (1 in 13).

The post exists as part of rotational service model which can include experience in core geriatrics, front-door frailty, orthogeriatrics, movement disorders and surgical liaison.

However, as a large and dynamic department, there is ample opportunity to negotiate job plans to fit specialist interests. We strongly believe that personal development enhances our services and drives change. As such, subspecialty interests are not only welcome, but fully supported and actively encouraged.

The Trust maintains an accessible, open and visible management structure and considers communication and collaboration as core values.

As such, any successful appointee will be encouraged to participate in the development, planning, management and delivery of services in partnership with colleagues.

Successful applicants will need to demonstrate a commitment to multidisciplinary working and be expected to participate alongside colleagues in the on-call rota for acute medical admissions.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff.

Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

The Geriatric Medicine Department is part of the Admitted Care Directorate of the Group of Medicine and Emergency Care. There are 4 established Geriatric Medicine wards at Sandwell and City Hospitals with 109 inpatient beds.

The Geriatric Medicine wards provide acute care and rehabilitation with provision for further rehabilitation at various intermediate care sites in the locality.

A full time Orthogeriatrician works with the trauma & orthopaedic team to provide care for all neck of femur fracture patients and provides a collaborative service on the trauma & orthopaedic wards for non-neck of femur fracture patients.

The team has developed a front door frailty service at the Sandwell site, the Frailty Intervention Team which has in reach into the Emergency and Acute Medical Assessment Units with daily Geriatrician input on the front door to facilitate the assessment and timely management of the frail older patients.

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

For an informal discussion please contact: Dr A Majeed Specialty Lead on , or Dr Chetan Varma, Group Director, via the Cardiology secretaries on