Job summary
Time for a fresh
challenge?
Do
you want to deliver excellent patient care, enjoy working collaboratively with
system partners, and help shape and deliver services that will benefit your
patients in years to come? Do you enjoy delivering training and education?
We
are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic, and patient centred Consultant Geriatrician to join our team in the Care for Older
People at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a friendly, dynamic and diverse
team of experienced clinicians who will provide mentoring and support tailored
to your specialist interests, and who recognise the importance of a good
work-life balance.
We have a long tradition in multi-professional
training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as guiding
candidates through a successful CESR application.
We are actively involved in care
transformation for older people of Barnsley at Integrated Care Board level through
the development of a Frailty Virtual Ward, Frailty SDEC, and Integrated Care
with community colleagues, as well as service development and delivery in
hospital inpatient and outpatient settings.
Interested?
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development
of Care of the Elderly services along with their colleagues and is expected to deliver a
daily inpatient ward round as well as outpatient clinics and timetabled
sessions on Frailty SDEC.
They also expected to have a strong commitment to participating in
teaching and clinical supervision of medical students and trainees, contributing
to the training of nurses and other staff and participating in the activities
of the Postgraduate Medical Centre including Medical and Clinical Audit.
The candidate will have allocated 1.5 PA for Core SPA time and 1 PA
to pursue specialist interest.
This
post will help to continue to facilitate the progression of Care of the Elderly
services. It is an exciting time to be joining our team we are ambitious to
further develop the model of care for frail elderly patients including our
services in areas such as Stroke, Frailty, Orthogeriatrics and Dementia and
we are keen to support the successful candidate in specialist interest areas.
About us
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a
position early.
Barnsley Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in
our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving
significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud
of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for
this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.
There has never
been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we
can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff
are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to
sustainability and growth. This is demonstrated by the excellent results in the
recent staff survey.
As an employee of
Barnsley Hospital, you will find that we are committed to the fair treatment of
our staff, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or
disability. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all, welcome
applications from a wide range of candidates and select interviewees based on
their skills, qualifications, and experience.
We take equal
opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff really seriously,
this could include flexible working, part-time, job share and remote working
from home. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any
flexibility that you may require.
We hope that you will choose to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and person specification for this post can be found under the supporting documents section.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and person specification for this post can be found under the supporting documents section.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description.
- Possession of the clinical skills required to perform the job including both elderly care and general internal medicine.
- Ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant.
- Ability to lead and develop the service.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels of staff.
- Ability and evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the management of a broad GIM caseload.
- Experience in the management of an Elderly Care Medicine caseload.
Desirable
- Experience in a specialist interest that will complement those of other staff.
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent.
- Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within 12 months of specialist registration due to completion of training or within 12 months of specialist registration due to application via CESR with the submission completed at time of application for post
Teaching and Management
Essential
- Evidence of effective teaching to medical students and doctors in training and to the multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Evidence of formal management training.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description.
- Possession of the clinical skills required to perform the job including both elderly care and general internal medicine.
- Ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant.
- Ability to lead and develop the service.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels of staff.
- Ability and evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the management of a broad GIM caseload.
- Experience in the management of an Elderly Care Medicine caseload.
Desirable
- Experience in a specialist interest that will complement those of other staff.
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent.
- Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within 12 months of specialist registration due to completion of training or within 12 months of specialist registration due to application via CESR with the submission completed at time of application for post
Teaching and Management
Essential
- Evidence of effective teaching to medical students and doctors in training and to the multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Evidence of formal management training.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
