Specialist Grade - Elderly Care
- Employer
- University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Location
- Stafford
- Salary
- £91,500 to £101,089 £91,500 - £101,089 per annum
- Closing date
- 15 Oct 2024
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- Profession
- Other Health Profession
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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This post will be mainly based at County Hospital (Ward 15) and provide senior medical cover and clinical leadership within Elderly Care, working with a team of Consultant Geriatricians. There will be rotations between County Hospital and Royal Stoke Hospital.
County Hospital which is part of UHNM has one elderly care ward in addition to AMU and general medical wards. County Hospital has an Emergency Department (ED) that operates from 08:00-22:00hours. It provides excellent diagnostic and outpatient and surgical services.
Ward 15 at County Hospital is a purpose-built elderly care ward with 28 beds and currently has one substantive Geriatrician and a locum consultant, supported by a team of training and non-training doctors and advanced clinical practitioners. The ward is also supported by an MDT team comprising physiotherapists, occupational therapists, mental health and social teams.
There is a daily consultant-led ward MDT board round, followed by a ward round and also once weekly MDT meeting.
County Hospital also has a Frailty Front Door team comprising of advanced clinical practitioners who assess frail patients in the ED and facilitate discharge if appropriate.
There will be opportunity for the post holder to undertake sessions or rotate to the Royal Stoke site, as well as opportunities for interested and suitable candidates to take part in acute medical on calls at County Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Geriatric Medicine at UHNM ( Royal Stoke & County Hospitals)
The Consultants in Geriatric Medicine provide services for Older People within the UHNM.
Royal Stoke is the main site, where there are 5 acute Elderly Care wards and a Frail Elderly Assessment Unit (FEAU) and one Elderly Care ward at County Hospital.
Acute Geriatric Medicine
At Royal Stoke, patients who meet the frail elderly criteria are transferred from the ED to FEAU - a 29-bedded unit. Patients are reviewed on the same day or following morning by a Consultant Geriatrician on a post-take ward round.
FEAU is staffed with consultants and junior doctors from Elderly Care from 08:00hours to 20:00hours and coveredby the roving medical registrar and a medical SHO outside of these hours. We also accept patients directly from GPs, or from the Community Single Point of Care and aim to ensure that FEAU is only accepting patients who meet our frail elderly admission criteria. Approximately 25% of the patients seen in our Frail Elderly Assessment Unit are discharged from FEAU and the remainder are transferred to one of the Elderly Care wards (123, 76A,76B, 78 and 81).
County Hospital has one Elderly Care ward (Ward 15). Patients are transferred to Ward 15 from AMU. The ward has 1 substantive consultant, 1 specialty doctor, 5 trainee doctors and 1 ANP.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the Consultant's typical working pattern, duties, objectives, and responsibilities for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of the Consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities, and external commitments.
Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder. Any offer of additional programmed activities will be based on the needs of the service and in line with the Trust objectives and will be reviewed on an annual basis.
Subject to the conditions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, you are expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
In particular, where you manage employees of the Trust, you will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures.
You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with the UHNM Trusts Health and Safety Policies.
Person Specification
Professional Values and Behaviours, Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Leadership and Team Working
Essential
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Essential
Desirable
Education and Training
Essential
Desirable
Research
Essential
Desirable
Personal Attributes
Essential
Personal Circumstances
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
UHNM County
Weston Road, Stafford
Stafford
ST16 3SA
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
205-6292952-A
County Hospital which is part of UHNM has one elderly care ward in addition to AMU and general medical wards. County Hospital has an Emergency Department (ED) that operates from 08:00-22:00hours. It provides excellent diagnostic and outpatient and surgical services.
Ward 15 at County Hospital is a purpose-built elderly care ward with 28 beds and currently has one substantive Geriatrician and a locum consultant, supported by a team of training and non-training doctors and advanced clinical practitioners. The ward is also supported by an MDT team comprising physiotherapists, occupational therapists, mental health and social teams.
There is a daily consultant-led ward MDT board round, followed by a ward round and also once weekly MDT meeting.
County Hospital also has a Frailty Front Door team comprising of advanced clinical practitioners who assess frail patients in the ED and facilitate discharge if appropriate.
There will be opportunity for the post holder to undertake sessions or rotate to the Royal Stoke site, as well as opportunities for interested and suitable candidates to take part in acute medical on calls at County Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Geriatric Medicine at UHNM ( Royal Stoke & County Hospitals)
The Consultants in Geriatric Medicine provide services for Older People within the UHNM.
Royal Stoke is the main site, where there are 5 acute Elderly Care wards and a Frail Elderly Assessment Unit (FEAU) and one Elderly Care ward at County Hospital.
Acute Geriatric Medicine
At Royal Stoke, patients who meet the frail elderly criteria are transferred from the ED to FEAU - a 29-bedded unit. Patients are reviewed on the same day or following morning by a Consultant Geriatrician on a post-take ward round.
FEAU is staffed with consultants and junior doctors from Elderly Care from 08:00hours to 20:00hours and coveredby the roving medical registrar and a medical SHO outside of these hours. We also accept patients directly from GPs, or from the Community Single Point of Care and aim to ensure that FEAU is only accepting patients who meet our frail elderly admission criteria. Approximately 25% of the patients seen in our Frail Elderly Assessment Unit are discharged from FEAU and the remainder are transferred to one of the Elderly Care wards (123, 76A,76B, 78 and 81).
County Hospital has one Elderly Care ward (Ward 15). Patients are transferred to Ward 15 from AMU. The ward has 1 substantive consultant, 1 specialty doctor, 5 trainee doctors and 1 ANP.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the Consultant's typical working pattern, duties, objectives, and responsibilities for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of the Consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities, and external commitments.
Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder. Any offer of additional programmed activities will be based on the needs of the service and in line with the Trust objectives and will be reviewed on an annual basis.
Subject to the conditions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, you are expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
In particular, where you manage employees of the Trust, you will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures.
You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with the UHNM Trusts Health and Safety Policies.
Person Specification
Professional Values and Behaviours, Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Completed at least 12 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies.
- At least 6 years UK experience in Geriatric Medicine
- MRCP or equivalent OR Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
- Practices with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in the GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework (or equivalent for dentists).
- Demonstrates the underpinning subjectspecific competencies i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope.
- Adheres to professional requirements participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
Desirable
- MSc in Geriatrics
- SCE ( Specialty Certificate Examination )in Geriatric Medicine
Leadership and Team Working
Essential
- Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in others.
- Develops effective relationships across teams and contributes to work and success of these teams - promotes and participates in both multidisciplinary and interprofessional team working.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Essential
- Takes prompt action where there is an issue with safety or quality in patient care, raises and escalates concerns through clinical governance systems where necessary.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary, and inter professional teams to manage risks and issues across organisations and settings with respect for and recognition of the roles of other health professionals.
- Evaluates and audits own and others clinical practice and acts on the findings
- Evidence of attendance at MDT Meetings.
Desirable
- Evidence of implementing change within a department/service
Education and Training
Essential
- Critically assesses own learning needs and ensures a personal development plan reflects both clinical practice and the relevant generic capabilities to lead and develop services.
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and supervision
- Experience of clinical supervision and mentorship
Research
Essential
- Evidence of experience in research.
Desirable
- Peer reviewed publications
- Evidence of continuing research
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure, and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work flexibly
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Residence within 20 miles of base (return to base within 30 minutes if required)
- To be accessible by telephone for on call duties
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
UHNM County
Weston Road, Stafford
Stafford
ST16 3SA
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
205-6292952-A
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