About this role
Job summary
The post sits within the Acute and Integrated Community Care Directorate.
The post holder would be expected to champion a frailty approach to care and use comprehensive geriatric assessment to achieve the best care possible outcomes for older adults living with frailty in the Trust.
The successful applicant would spend some clinical sessions with the Acute Frailty Team providing clinical supervision to the MDT and the advanced clinical practitioners. They are expected to work with the team in ED and on the MAU to complete acute comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adult's presenting with frailty crises and provide senior level reviews.
Please view attached job description for full details.
Hours per week: 10 PA's
Main duties of the job
Responsible for patients on acute COTE Ward 2, on a 25 bedded, acute delirium and dementia ward. This ward is staffed with a variety of trainee Doctors, and it is expected that clinical supervision would be provided to some of these trainees. It is expected they would lead the ward-based MDT.
There will be the opportunity to develop a weekly clinic, which will be tailored to the successful candidates interests.
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
About us
NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed years' experience in terms of nature, type and level of role. The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment history
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role. Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person Specification
Eligibility Essential
Full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC) Has completed a minimum of 12 years' postgraduate medical work (either a continuous period or aggregated) since obtaining their primary medical qualification. Of this, a minimum of 6 years should be within the relevant speciality in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed grade SAS grade roles Equivalent years' experience in a relevant speciality from other medical grades including overseas experience will be accepted
Desirable
Appropriate higher degree (e.g. an MD, PhD or equivalent)
Qualifiacations and Training Essential
MBBS or equivalent Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
Desirable
Higher Degree Participation in a management training course Teaching Qualification
Clinical Knowledge & Expertise Essential
Wide experience in all aspects of Care of Older People including orthogeriatrics / Fraility Evidence of continuing personal and professional development and up to date with medical advances Knowledge and appreciation of the core legal, ethical and political issues which govern medical practice Experience of recent and current research/relevant publications Experience of teaching/training
Desirable
Wide experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine Completion of other courses relevant to the care of older people Ability to lead clinical research project Attendance at a 'Teaching for Teachers' or similar course
Safety Essential
Can demonstrate a commitment to putting patient safety at the heart of all activity
Other Role Requirements Essential
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name East Cheshire NHS Trust
Address Macclesfield District
General Hospital
Victoria Road, Macclesfield
SK10 3BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eastcheshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)