A new full-time consultant geriatrician post in elderly medicine at Northampton General Hospital, joining a team of seven geriatricians. The work centres on emergency assessment unit care for frail older patients and building the front-end frailty pathway, supported by two specialist nurses and a geriatric fellow. The model links with county admission-avoidance services and community care, and sub-specialty interests are welcomed. Applicants must hold full GMC registration, and the role includes the on-call medical rota.
What the job involves
- Provide emergency assessment unit-based geriatric medical care
- Participate in the future development of elderly medicine services, with emphasis on the front-end frailty pathway
- Develop pathways in and out of the unit so older patients receive input as early as possible in acute illness
- Provide input into undergraduate teaching for Leicester medical students on diagnosing and managing medical emergencies
- Support and teach junior medical staff, postgraduate trainees and nurses on the unit
- Attend Department of Medicine meetings and hold a representative place on the Directorate management board
- Ensure good practice through regular audit and review of incidents with the clinical team, and take forward lessons learnt
- Link with directorate clinical governance meetings and contribute lessons from incidents and complaints
- Take part in the on-call medical rota
Qualifications
- Relevant specialty degree qualification
- Completion of Speciality Training (CST or equivalent), or within 6 months of achieving it, in the relevant specialty
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
Experience
- Experience of audit and quality improvement
- Experience of teaching junior staff
- Experience of undergraduate teaching
Skills & knowledge
- High-level organisational skills
- Communication skills
Nice to have
- MD, PhD or other higher degree
- Education or medical education qualification, preferably at Masters level
- Experience in curriculum development and delivery
- Publications in recognised medicine or medical education journals, or presentations at national level
- Research experience relating to quality improvement
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
