Job summary
This post includes up to £20k welcome incentive and relocation package for the successful candidate. * Terms and conditions apply
We are a dedicated team of 11 consultants, we are excited to welcome a new consultant to join our expanding Care of the Elderly and Frailty service. You will have the opportunity to work in a base ward or within the community, with the added benefit of developing a specialist interest in one of the key areas, including orthogeriatrics, peri-operative medicine, interface medicine or community geriatrics.
Our highly regarded Frailty Assessment Service, includes a Direct Assessment Pathway, Frailty Assessment Unit, Frailty SDEC, and a Virtual Ward currently in development. These services are central to our care model and provide a unique opportunity to contribute to an innovative service.
The role will include a fixed weekend post-take ward round, as well as Frailty Assessment Service sessions on a 1 in 10 basis. As our workforce expands, the nature and frequency of weekend commitments will change, ensuring a well-balanced and sustainable workload is maintained
With a strong sense of community, Gloucestershire is an ideal place to build your career while enjoying the great outdoors. With its beautiful countryside, excellent schools and cultural festivals, it's a great place to live and work.
Watch our video from the team and learn more about the opportunities and living and working in Gloucestershire: tinyurl.com/CareOTE
Main duties of the job
This is a substantive post working within in Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Foundation Trusts in England. Whilst advertised as a full-time post, we will accept part time or flexible working requests for the right candidate and aim to have one day working from home to support wellbeing.
We encourage informal enquires to discuss how the role could be tailored to suit you and have an established and successful record with less than full time working and job-sharing employees.
About us
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we're proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire & rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities & the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals.
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, & learn, we recognise & value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
We deliver Care of the Elderly services across 1,220 square miles of our county, serving a population of approximately 650,000 people. Our community is growing steadily, with an annual growth rate of 0.8% with 21% of the population aged 65 or older, & this figure is expected to increase by two-thirds by 2030, highlighting the growing demand for these services.
Gloucestershire is a beautiful county with six community hospitals, two large district general hospitals, & an Integrated Care Board (ICB) at its heart, ensuring a collaborative & integrated approach to healthcare.
We look forward to welcoming a new colleague to our team who is passionate about providing outstanding care for elderly trauma patients and contributing to the development of an innovative, multidisciplinary service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Thank you for your interest in this job advert. If you would like to see further information regarding this role, please review the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Thank you for your interest in this job advert. If you would like to see further information regarding this role, please review the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full General Medical Council registration.
- On Specialist Register for General (Internal)) Medicine and Geriatric Medicine via: ?CCT or CESR-CP (Combined Programme) (proposed CCT/CESR-CP date must be within 6 months of interview - CESR or European Community Rights
- MRCP
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Teaching qualification Management/Leadership qualification
- Membership of British Geriatrics Society
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical skills in Care of the Elderly, General and Acute Medicine and in leading a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work closely with colleagues in Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Desirable
- Experience in community geriatrics e.g. community hospitals, nursing homes, 'interface' geriatrics
Knowledge and Skills (research, management, administration, teaching, etc.)
Essential
- Experience in devising, conducting and applying audit results and then closing the loop
- Willing and able to work with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable service
- Familiar with clinical governance
- A willingness to accept responsibility and provide leadership
- Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS
- Determination to have a key role in establishing and developing the service
- Must have an interest in teaching all grades of hospital and professional staff
- Track record of critical reading
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable
- Training in and experience of evidence-based practice
- Experience of clinical governance
- Experience of protocol / pathway development and change management
- Practical experience in teaching posts
- Plans for possible ongoing research projects relevant to service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full General Medical Council registration.
- On Specialist Register for General (Internal)) Medicine and Geriatric Medicine via: ?CCT or CESR-CP (Combined Programme) (proposed CCT/CESR-CP date must be within 6 months of interview - CESR or European Community Rights
- MRCP
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Teaching qualification Management/Leadership qualification
- Membership of British Geriatrics Society
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical skills in Care of the Elderly, General and Acute Medicine and in leading a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work closely with colleagues in Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Desirable
- Experience in community geriatrics e.g. community hospitals, nursing homes, 'interface' geriatrics
Knowledge and Skills (research, management, administration, teaching, etc.)
Essential
- Experience in devising, conducting and applying audit results and then closing the loop
- Willing and able to work with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable service
- Familiar with clinical governance
- A willingness to accept responsibility and provide leadership
- Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS
- Determination to have a key role in establishing and developing the service
- Must have an interest in teaching all grades of hospital and professional staff
- Track record of critical reading
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable
- Training in and experience of evidence-based practice
- Experience of clinical governance
- Experience of protocol / pathway development and change management
- Practical experience in teaching posts
- Plans for possible ongoing research projects relevant to service
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).
