Locum Consultant in Geriatrics

We are looking to recruit a consultant on a fixed term basis for 12 months who is committed to excellence in Geriatrics to join a pro-active team with an excellent clinical reputation in providing a range of services within the hospital and the community. Our consultant team delivers a high quality needs related service to frail and older patients wherever they are. The team uses their knowledge and experience to lead and influence the development of services for the frail and elderly both within the Trust and in the community. You will also have an opportunity to gain valuable experience of service transformation and development.

The successful candidates will be joining a well organised department providing a wide range of services at specialty and sub-specialty level. We work together collaboratively and supportively and we are always looking to improve the care for frail, elderly patients across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

Duties & responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full Registration with the GMC (with a licence to practice)
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register via either CCT or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview / CESR / European Community Rights
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree: MD or PhD

Experience

Essential

• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan

Desirable

• Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme

Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of effectively organising and delivering teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level

Desirable

• Demonstrates ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
• Post graduate qualification in Medical Education

Research

Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit/quality improvement in Geriatrics
• Understanding of the principles of quality improvement and assurance
• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice

Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Management & administrative experience

Essential

• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
• Understanding of the current structure of the NHS
• Attendance at Management Course

Desirable

• The potential to be Head of Service in the future

Other

Essential

• Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.
• Leadership skills appropriate to participating in and leading a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

About the employer

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population we serve.

We put the patient at the centre of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically led organisation.

In the past four years our staff engagement scores have been the best for Acute Trusts in the Midlands.