Specialist Grade in Elderly Medicine

Contract Type: Permanent

We are recruiting for a
Specialist Grade in Elderly Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the
Best of Care by the Best People and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

A Consultant Geriatrician led team has been established for over 5 years to assess frail elderly admitted with a wide range of acute problems. The team provides Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in ED and newly built Frailty Assessment Unit, fully supported by a Multidisciplinary Team. A recent development is establishment of Frailty Same day Emergency Care unit as part of Acute Frailty Unit.

Frail Elderly patients expected to be discharged within 48 hours are admitted to Frailty Short Stay Ward, where care is delivered by the Acute Frailty Team comprising of dedicated Consultant Geriatrician, Frailty Specialist Nurse and middle grade. In addition there are 3 Frailty Base Wards and 1 Community inpatient Unit  department also supports an established Orthogeriatrics service and Surgical Frailty Liaison Service.

Specialist Clinics delivered by the department include Falls and syncope Clinic, Movement Disorder Clinic, General Frailty Clinic and a recently established Rapid Access Clinic for Elderly.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to rotate through various services and gain exposure to all subspecialties within Geriatrics. This greatly enhances the chances of successful completion of CESR application process with dedicated support from experienced Consultants within the department.

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

The post-holder will work in a large and diverse multidisciplinary team providing best possible inpatient care for elderly patients.

The post holder must promote safe and effective handover of patient care in line with Trust Governance.

The post holder will be required to actively participate in clinical audit and implement its results and relate these to the Trust and Directorate policies on Clinical Governance.

The post-holder will be encouraged to work toward achieving their requirements and competencies for entry onto the specialist Register for Geriatrics (CESR support provided with a proven track record for progressing candidates applying).

Leadership and Team Working

Medical Staff Management

Governance

Research, Teaching and Training

Performance Management

Strategy and Business Planning

There is an expectation that the post holder will participate in medical audit/ quality improvement initiatives.

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
• Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years' medical work (of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. or equivalent).
• Full MRCP preferred or working towards completion of PACES
• Previous UK / equivalent experience in General Medicine, Geriatrics preferred

• How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?

• General training in Geriatric Medicine to specialist level or equivalent
• Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
• Experience of clinical audit
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level
• Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of consultant.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£100,870 to £111,441 a year

Per annum/pro rata