About this role
Job summary
The Orthogeriatric Specialty Doctor will deliver high-quality, patient-centred medical care to older adults admitted with fragility fractures and other orthopaedic conditions. Working as part of the Orthogeriatric and Trauma & Orthopaedic teams, the post holder will provide comprehensive geriatric assessment, peri-operative medical optimisation, management of frailty and complex comorbidities, and support rehabilitation and discharge planning.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the orthogeriatric service, helping to improve patient outcomes, reduce length of stay, and ensure effective multidisciplinary working across acute and community care pathways.
Main duties of the job Provide high-quality pre-operative and post-operative medical care for older adults with fragility and periprosthetic fractures under consultant supervision. Undertake Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGA) to optimise frailty, comorbidities and geriatric syndromes throughout the patient pathway. Work closely with Trauma & Orthopaedic, Anaesthetic and multidisciplinary teams to support timely surgery and improve patient outcomes. Participate in consultant-led ward rounds, assessing, investigating and managing orthogeriatric patients. Assess and manage falls risk, polypharmacy, cognitive impairment, delirium, osteoporosis and other age-related conditions in line with national guidance. Contribute to rehabilitation, discharge planning and care coordination, supporting safe and timely discharge in accordance with NHFD standards. Provide specialist medical advice to Trauma & Orthopaedic colleagues and contribute to secondary fracture prevention initiatives .Support teaching, supervision and development of junior staff and multidisciplinary colleagues. Participate in service development, audit, quality improvement, clinical governance and research activities. Maintain accurate clinical documentation, effective handover and compliance with GMC standards, Trust policies and national clinical guidance. This post does not include an on-call commitment
About us
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation
Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:
Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
One team - we work well together and with our communities
We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.
We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.
Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application
Job description Job responsibilities
The Orthogeriatric Specialty Doctor will deliver high-quality, patient-centred medical care to older adults admitted with fragility fractures and other orthopaedic conditions. Working as part of the Orthogeriatric and Trauma & Orthopaedic teams, the post holder will provide comprehensive geriatric assessment, peri-operative medical optimisation, management of frailty and complex comorbidities, and support rehabilitation and discharge planning.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
-MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
MRCP, Post Grad Diploma
Experience Essential
-Eligible for full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and holding a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Minimum 4 years post graduate medical training including at least two years specialty training in relevant post
Skills and knowledge Essential
Demonstrable knowledge and experience in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. Current advanced life support (ALS)
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).
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 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
Address Warrington and Halton Hospitals
Warrington
WA5 1QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)