Consultant Geriatrician - Peterborough, United Kingdom - North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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Peterborough, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The Medicine for Older People Department is welcoming 2x Consultants to join our dedicated and proactive team in providing high quality in-patent services across our main acute hospital sites: Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

You will have the great opportunity to choose your preferred hospital site when joining North West Anglia NHS Trust.

You will be a valued member of a supportive team of 8 specialist Consultants in providing outstanding care to our local community patients on an average inpatient load of 17 patients at the Peterborough City Hospital and 15 at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

You will be an experienced consultant able to maintain and to take active lead in developing further our Medicine for Older People services to the highest standard.

We are encourage and support you in pursuing a special interest such as acute frailty, falls, community geriatrics, Perioperative Surgical Liaison, Movement disorders, and Ortho-geriatrics.

The Trust offers a formal mentorship program for all new consultants.

The post is offered for a full time 10 PA basis from which 8.5 clinical programmed activities (CPA) and 1.5 supporting programmed activities (SPA).

We are considering flexibility in how you may want to work, and we are open to negotiate the job plan for the benefit of the clinical service delivery.

In addition, we will consider all part time requests.

Join the team to help us create and offer outstanding patient care and patient experience

You will carry out clinical sessions such as ward rounds, provision of specialist opinion, sub-specialty work and clinical admin plus communication with carers.

In conjunction with a multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care within the inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will be required to undertake managerial duties associated with the care of patients and the running of the Clinical Department.

You will be responsible for the teaching and training of junior staff, medical students, nurses and other professionals allied to medicine.

You will actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.

You will have the responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME) and commitment to revalidation.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.

We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
Inhouse Physiotherapy Services
Career development and training opportunities
Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

To maintain and develop the Medicine for Older People services within the Trust to the highest standard.
To undertake managerial duties associated with the care of patients and the running of the Clinical Department.
To provide cover for colleagues leave.
To ensure that the staff is up to date with mandatory and statutory training requirements as required by the Trust and or external organisation.
To ensure data collection and processing undertaken is consistently accurate and timely, and complies with the Trust Data Quality Policy and Information Governance procedures
To comply with the roles and responsibilities as defined in the Trust's Health & Safety Policy.
To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults by undertaking the appropriate level of training in accordance with the safeguarding policy training strategy and being aware of and working within the Trust's safeguarding policies.
Ensure all data collection and processing undertaken is consistently accurate and timely and complies with the Trust Data Quality Policy and local procedures.
Act in accordance with Trust policies and GMC guidance regarding 'Confidentiality: good practice in handling patient information' so that patient confidentiality is maintained both in terms of patient's electronic and paper records, and when holding