Job summary
The post holder will continue to provide established inpatient care for older people as well as worktowards the development of new and innovative geriatric services. They will be encouraged tocontribute their own vision for service improvement and how best they can work with the trust to helpdeliver this
Main duties of the job
1. To deliver high quality patient care in acute inpatient, outpatient and community settings as part ofthe wider multi-disciplinary Older Peoples Team, you will have dedicated in-patient ward responsibility(typically ~ 10-15 patients).2. Support the service and Divisional Leads on the implementation and development3. Provide advice and leadership to the clinical team in relation to patient care, education and wellbeing.4. Act on concerns/complaints reported by service users relating to medical care. Responsible withDirectorate manager, Clinical Director and Complaints team to ensure timely appropriate response.5. Act in an advisory capacity regarding care delivery in situations requiring medical input.6. As a senior doctor within the Trust, participate in the development of medical services,contributing to the development of strategy documents and policies and procedures as required.7. Support the Clinical Lead on the medical elements in the operational planning and evaluation ofclinical team's performance. If performance does not match the nationally or Trust standards, will beresponsible to monitor and implement different ways of working.8. Promote equality and diversity and ensure that there is compliance with relevant statutorydocuments.9. Support the Clinical Lead to develop and implement efficiency savings within the service. Explorenew ways of working in relation to variable demand.10. To undertake acute medicine on-call duties on a minimum of a 1:10 basis.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
- MBBS or equivalent and MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree in relevant Clinical or management subject.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in liaison geriatrics in the form of Orthogeriatrics, surgical liaison and/or community geriatrics
- Experience of leading and motivating staff
- Ability & experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Evidence of effectively managing service/transformational change
- Experience of managing Clinical services
Skills
Essential
- Political astuteness understanding what can and cannot be delivered at senior level.
- The ability to shape the future and bring staff with you.
- Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with Clinical and managerial leaders and professional staff groups and a proven ability to influence and change those groups both within the Trust and externally.
- Being able to manage own emotions and be resilient in a range of complex and demanding situations.
- A strong commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness and high standards in leadership.
Desirable
- A proven ability to obtain and consistently achieve results and targets.
- Proven ability to deal with wide range of data and information and take appropriate decisions from it.
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge base of the NHS, the current issues, its values and principles of timely local access for the population
- Work Health Assessment required DBS checks.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
- MBBS or equivalent and MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree in relevant Clinical or management subject.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in liaison geriatrics in the form of Orthogeriatrics, surgical liaison and/or community geriatrics
- Experience of leading and motivating staff
- Ability & experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Evidence of effectively managing service/transformational change
- Experience of managing Clinical services
Skills
Essential
- Political astuteness understanding what can and cannot be delivered at senior level.
- The ability to shape the future and bring staff with you.
- Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with Clinical and managerial leaders and professional staff groups and a proven ability to influence and change those groups both within the Trust and externally.
- Being able to manage own emotions and be resilient in a range of complex and demanding situations.
- A strong commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness and high standards in leadership.
Desirable
- A proven ability to obtain and consistently achieve results and targets.
- Proven ability to deal with wide range of data and information and take appropriate decisions from it.
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge base of the NHS, the current issues, its values and principles of timely local access for the population
- Work Health Assessment required DBS checks.
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).
