0116 - Consultant in Care of the Elderly and General Medicine

We are looking for innovative, enthusiastic, and patient centred consultant geriatrician to join our team in the Care for Older People at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We are a friendly, dynamic and diverse team of experienced clinicians who will provide mentoring and support tailored to your specialist interests, and who recognise the importance of a good work-life balance.

We have a long tradition in multi-professional training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as guiding candidates through a successful CESR application.

We are actively involved in care transformation for older people of Barnsley at Integrated Care Board level through the development of a Frailty Virtual Ward, Frailty SDEC, and Integrated Care with community colleagues, as well as service development and delivery in hospital inpatient and outpatient settings.

Main duties of the job

A detailed job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate on appointment. The successful applicant will be contracted to 10 PAs per week on average. It is anticipated that the split of programmed activities will be 8.5 direct clinical care and 1.5 supporting professional activities to ensure successful GMC revalidation. Additional PAs can be negotiated and agreed with the Divisional Director and Clinical Lead to reflect additional management and professional responsibilities, but the successful candidate will not be expected to commit to working more than 10 programmed activities on average per week. The agreed job plan will be subject to annual review and job planning.

This post will include weekend working on Frailty SDEC, currently just on Saturdays. Seven days a week working is currently being reviewed by the Trust and the COTE team is expected to provide 7 days consultant cover for Geriatric Medicine once this is operational.

Person specification

Audit and Teaching

Essential

• Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit principles
• Evidence of effective teaching to medical students and doctors in training and to the multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to present effectively to an audience using a variety of methods.

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP or equivalent
• Full GMC registration, and on the specialist register OR
• Full GMC registration and within 12 months of specialist registration due to completion of training or within 12 months of specialist registration due to application via CESR with the submission completed at time of application for post

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the management of a broad GIM caseload
• Experience in the management of an Elderly Care Medicine caseload

Desirable

• Experience in a specialist interest that will complement those of other staff

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description

Audit and Teaching

Essential

• Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit principles
• Evidence of effective teaching to medical students and doctors in training and to the multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to present effectively to an audience using a variety of methods.

About the employer

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work

We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility, please note that band 2 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

Please note we reserve the right to close positions early