Locum Consultant in Elderly MedicineinDoncasterinDoncasterPUBLISHED TUE 14 JAN 2025
Opportunity to work within a diverse team of experienced Elderly Medicine Consultants with various sub-specialty areas, promoting collaborative learning and professional growth.
Engagement in high-quality geriatric service delivery, allowing for meaningful contributions to the care of older patients and impacting their overall health outcomes.
Involvement in innovative practices such as rapid assessment clinics and admission avoidance schemes, keeping pace with modern healthcare practices.
Supportive environment with a focus on professional development and training, providing extensive learning opportunities for continued growth.
Access to flexible working arrangements, promoting a healthy work-life balance which is essential for long-term job satisfaction.
Comprehensive health and wellbeing support, ensuring that you can maintain your personal well-being while providing care to patients.
Attractive remuneration package including NHS Pension Scheme and additional benefits like discounts, contributing to overall job satisfaction and financial security.
The Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Elderly Medicine to join its Care of the Elderly service. This role involves collaborating with a team of five existing consultants in various sub-specialties, and emphasises the delivery of high-quality geriatric care, including participation in multidisciplinary team rounds, developing rapid assessment clinics, and fostering connections with emergency medicine to enhance admission avoidance for older patients. Additionally, the consultant will work on policies and practices that improve patient management, alongside the integration of nurse practitioners and paramedical staff in the clinical setting.
Candidates must hold an MRCP or equivalent and be on the specialist register for Geriatric Medicine or nearing registration. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £105,504 to £139,882 per annum (pro rata) and encourages flexible working arrangements. The Trust aims to create an inclusive environment and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, while also providing extensive learning opportunities and comprehensive health and wellbeing support.
Candidates must hold an MRCP or equivalent and be on the specialist register for Geriatric Medicine or nearing registration. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £105,504 to £139,882 per annum (pro rata) and encourages flexible working arrangements. The Trust aims to create an inclusive environment and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, while also providing extensive learning opportunities and comprehensive health and wellbeing support.
Opportunity to work within a diverse team of experienced Elderly Medicine Consultants with various sub-specialty areas, promoting collaborative learning and professional growth.
Engagement in high-quality geriatric service delivery, allowing for meaningful contributions to the care of older patients and impacting their overall health outcomes.
Involvement in innovative practices such as rapid assessment clinics and admission avoidance schemes, keeping pace with modern healthcare practices.
Supportive environment with a focus on professional development and training, providing extensive learning opportunities for continued growth.
Access to flexible working arrangements, promoting a healthy work-life balance which is essential for long-term job satisfaction.
Comprehensive health and wellbeing support, ensuring that you can maintain your personal well-being while providing care to patients.
Attractive remuneration package including NHS Pension Scheme and additional benefits like discounts, contributing to overall job satisfaction and financial security.
Job Summary
This is a great opportunity for an individual to work as part of the Care of the Elderly service, which sits within the Division of Medicine.
You will join a team of 5 existing Elderly Medicine Consultants, with a diverse range of sub-specialty areas including post-acute care, delirium unit, ortho-geriatrics, movement disorders, falls and community geriatrics.
Main duties of the job
Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it's our pledge to help youDevelop,BelongandThrive,Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Date posted
19 December 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
272-6866670
Job locations
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The complete Job description / Person Specification and Job plan for this post is in the attached document
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
The complete Job description / Person Specification and Job plan for this post is in the attached document
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
This is a great opportunity for an individual to work as part of the Care of the Elderly service, which sits within the Division of Medicine.
You will join a team of 5 existing Elderly Medicine Consultants, with a diverse range of sub-specialty areas including post-acute care, delirium unit, ortho-geriatrics, movement disorders, falls and community geriatrics.
Main duties of the job
- Strengthening the delivery of a high quality geriatric service across the hospital
- Participation in rehabilitation wards rounds and MDTs
- Development of rapid assessment clinics
- Forging links between emergency medicine to support admission avoidance schemes for older people
- Liaising and developing working policies with relevant hospital departments, local General Practitioners, nurses and paramedical staff
- Developing innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care and emphasis on links between emergency medicine and Care of the Elderly acute wards where appropriate
- Developing the use of nurse practitioners and paramedical staff in the hospital
- Developing a subspecialty interest
Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it's our pledge to help youDevelop,BelongandThrive,Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Date posted
19 December 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
272-6866670
Job locations
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The complete Job description / Person Specification and Job plan for this post is in the attached document
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
The complete Job description / Person Specification and Job plan for this post is in the attached document
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
- Relevant higher degree
- You must be on the specialist register for Geriatric Medicine or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee
- Ability to use IT Systems - inc Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook
- Evidence of innovation
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of geriatric medicine
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Wide based experience in General Medicine
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
- Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Inclusive/Person centred/Empowering/Accountable and collaborative/Attentive listening/Integrity and honesty/Courage and positivity
- MRCP or equivalent
- Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
- Relevant higher degree
- You must be on the specialist register for Geriatric Medicine or within 6 mo
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