Locum Consultant Geriatric Medicine
The closing date is 08 July 2025
Job summary
NHS Locum Consultant in Elderly Medicine
Full time or Job share
Northampton General Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to join and help develop the successful service that the Trust provides. This is an exciting opportunity for the new team member to join our well located DGH at a time when the department is changing practice throughout the hospital. We are looking to develop new areas of working so candidates with special interests will be accommodated and supported as much as possible.
This is an exciting time for Northampton General Hospital as we are establishing a service for frail elderly patients on Emergency Medical assessment unit. Current service consists of two Specialist Nurses for Elderly Medicine to carry out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment within 24-hours of admission to Medical assessment units. They are supported by dedicated sessions of trust grade Registrar and a consultant Geriatrician. They identify suitable patients for multidisciplinary team assessment on two admission units to enable prompt and safe discharges. This service also identifies appropriate patients for 2 short stay elderly wards which are managed by Geriatricians.
Main duties of the job
Duties & Responsibilities OF clinical role
- To participate in the future development of Elderly medicine services for the Trust with a particular emphasis on the development of the front end frailty pathway.
- To provide input into medical student education for Leicester undergraduates on the diagnosis and management of medical emergencies
- To support and provide teaching and training of junior medical staff, post graduate training and nurse training on the unit
- To participate in the Department of Medicine meetings and have a representative on the Directorate management Board
- To ensure good practice by regular audit and review of incidents with the clinical team and take forward lessons learnt
- To link in with the directorate clinical governance meetings and contribute to lessons learnt from incidents and complaints
- To take part in the on call medical rota
- The appointee will link with all the acute physicians involved in the admission of elderly patients and the consultant Psycho-geriatrician who is also a member of the CECS.
- The consultant will be expected to join the on call rota for acute medical admissions to the emergency units.
About us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
o Compassion o Accountability o Respect o Integrity o Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Details
Date posted
02 July 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
23 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
265-7317699
Job locations
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Cliftonville
Northampton
NN1 5BD
Employer details
Employer name
Northampton General Hospital
Address
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Cliftonville
Northampton
NN1 5BD
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