Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
Requirements
Candidates must have MRCP or equivalent and be eligible for inclusion on the GMC specialist register in geriatric medicine. A comprehensive clinical experience in geriatric and general medicine is essential, along with a commitment to the medical care of older adults.
Job Description
Geriatric Medicine Consultants are required for the expansion of OPAL, FSDEC & FAU services at Good Hope Hospital, part of University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for highly motivated and skilled individuals to join a genuinely innovative frailty service at an early stage of development, giving you an opportunity to shape FSDEC, OPAL and FAU pathways from the outset.
This Post Sits At The Centre Of a Whole System Frailty Pathway And Aims To Deliver Early Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Reduce Avoidable Admissions, Improve ED Flow, Shorten Length Of Stay, And Support Safe Discharge Aligned To National Acute Frailty Standards. Including
- Delivering consultant-led frailty assessment and decision making for the Frailty SDEC operational from 08:00--20:00, 7 days per week, via a multi consultant rota (3.55 WTE).
- Working closely with the Frailty Navigator and OPAL team to provide early identification, triage and streaming at the hospital front door.
- Providing senior input to the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) for short stay (24--48 hour) geriatric assessment and stabilisation.
- Participating in the daily 11:00 North Locality Frailty MDT, involving community GPs, frailty nurses, and acute medical team to ensure safe and coordinated transitions of care.
- Interviews will be held on 19th June - please ensure you will be free to attend at Good Hope Hospital ***
Total: 10 PAs (WTE)
Final job plan will be agreed with the post holder upon appointment.
Direct Clinical Care -- 8.0 PAs
- Frailty SDEC sessions (working within 08:00--20:00 span via consultant rota)
- OPAL front door frailty assessment and streaming
- Daily 11am North Locality frailty MDT
- Time allocated for multidisciplinary collaboration and communication
- Supervision of resident doctors and allied health professionals
- CPD, appraisal, revalidation
- Teaching and educational supervision
- Clinical governance & audit
- Research and innovation
- Service development
- Acute medicine on call (if mutually agreed)
- Additional service development or clinical leadership responsibilities
- This post is not primarily designed for acute GIM on call, but on call can be incorporated where appropriate, depending on applicant preference and service requirements.
- Additional PAs will be discussed during job planning.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
The post holder will join the OPAL/FSDEC/FAU team at University Hospitals Birmingham to provide senior clinical leadership within the newly expanded Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC) service at Good Hope Hospital. This includes:
- Delivering consultant-led frailty assessment and decision making for the Frailty SDEC operational from 08:00--20:00, 7 days per week, via a multi consultant rota (3.55 WTE).
- Working closely with the Frailty Navigator and OPAL team to provide early identification, triage and streaming at the hospital front door.
- Providing senior input to the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) for short stay (24--48 hour) geriatric assessment and stabilisation.
- Participating in the daily 11:00 North Locality Frailty MDT, involving community GPs, frailty nurses, and acute medical team to ensure safe and coordinated transitions of care.
The role represents an opportunity to shape a pioneering frailty model within one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent. Entered on the GMC Register, CCST in geriatric and general internal medicine or equivalent within 6 months of interview.
- Higher Degree
Essential
- Eligible for inclusion on the GMC specialist register in geriatric medicine and general (acute) medicine or equivalent
- Initiatives demonstrating enthusiasm and commitment to the medical care of older adults.
- Comprehensive clinical experience of geriatric and general (acute) medicine.
- A record of research and/or clinical audit interest relating to the acute care of older patients evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals or formal reports to health care organisations, OR
- A period of research leading to a higher degree & a continuing research interest in the field of geriatric medicine.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Dr Kay Ling via Executive Assistant Tara O'Donnell
01214247580
Pay scheme
Hospital Medical and Dental
Band
Consultant
Salary
£113565.00 to £150569.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
14889
Job locations
Good Hope Hospital
Rectory Rd
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7RR
Attachments
Job Description
Consultant Physician in Geriatric medicine FSDEC 1.0.pdf – 524KB Opens in a new window
Education
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Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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