Job summary
We are looking for a motivated, dynamic individual to join our frailty and stroke department as we continue to improve our services to provide the best care to our frail older patients with stroke disease. This is an exciting time to be joining our trust, with an expanding frailty service across several areas of the acute trust. We have close links with Leeds Teaching Hospitals and York Hospital Acute stroke services, and there is opportunity for the successful candidate to join an acute stroke on call rota at one of these neighbouring trusts or the Frailty on call rota in HDFT.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would be working alongside another geriatrician with a speciality interest in stroke, as well as a team of neurologists who contribute to the stroke service. We have a dedicated stroke ward with a specialist multidisciplinary team providing excellent care to our acute stroke patients, once returned from the local Hyper acute Stroke Unit at Leeds or York. We have recently recruited to our stroke clinical lead role and for the first time have two Allied Health Professionals sharing this role. We also have a neuro rehab unit, as well as close links with our community stroke team. The post holder would also be involved in providing TIA clinics and a general outpatient clinic. The in-patient cohort is a mixture of older people with stroke, and general frailty patients. We strive to ensure that all our frail older patients in hospital receive expert care, and the new post holder would provide a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for these patients who are on a general medicine ward. The job is based on a 10PA job plan, with 8 DCC and 1.5 core SPA, with further SPA for educational or clinical supervision. We actively encourage and support the development of our clinicians and are happy to discuss the development of sub-speciality interests and leadership and management skills.
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) was founded under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 and authorised as an NHS Foundation Trust from 1 January 2005.HDFT is the principal provider of hospital services to the population of Harrogate and the surrounding district, and also provides services to North and West Leeds. In total this covers a catchment population for the acute hospital of approximately 316,000 people. In addition, the Trust provides some community services across North Yorkshire (with a population of 621,000 people) and provides Children's and Young People's Public Health Services between birth and 19 (or in some cases 25) years of age in North Yorkshire, County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-On-Tees, Sunderland, Gateshead, Northumberland and Wakefield. The Trust's Children's Public Health Services look after almost 600,000 children across these localities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time for the expansion of our service, and there will be an expectation that suitable candidates will work with us, to achieve our goal of a comprehensive frailty service.
Approximate division across the two wards of 5 patients on Granby (Stroke Frailty) and 10 patients on Oakdale (Frailty). The number of admissions to the stroke unit with the diagnosis of stroke is approximately 25-30 per month with 22-23 yearly totals at 258. TIA referrals on average total 36 per month seen Monday to Friday in clinic by stroke and neurology clinicians, approximately 2 per clinic.
There will be the opportunity to develop a special interest and run a clinic. The normal clinic ratio is 2 new patients and 3 follow ups per clinic.We would welcome visits to the hospital to meet the team see where you would be working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time for the expansion of our service, and there will be an expectation that suitable candidates will work with us, to achieve our goal of a comprehensive frailty service.
Approximate division across the two wards of 5 patients on Granby (Stroke Frailty) and 10 patients on Oakdale (Frailty). The number of admissions to the stroke unit with the diagnosis of stroke is approximately 25-30 per month with 22-23 yearly totals at 258. TIA referrals on average total 36 per month seen Monday to Friday in clinic by stroke and neurology clinicians, approximately 2 per clinic.
There will be the opportunity to develop a special interest and run a clinic. The normal clinic ratio is 2 new patients and 3 follow ups per clinic.We would welcome visits to the hospital to meet the team see where you would be working.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of CCT at the time of interview
- MRCP
- Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
- Experience in all aspects of Elderly medicine/stroke Medicine
Desirable
- Completed Fellowship Programme
- Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
- Experience of undertaking additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of CCT at the time of interview
- MRCP
- Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
- Experience in all aspects of Elderly medicine/stroke Medicine
Desirable
- Completed Fellowship Programme
- Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
- Experience of undertaking additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harrogate and District Foundation Trust
Lancaster Park Road
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
Employer's website
https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
