Consultant Geriatrician

Job title:

Consultant Geriatrician

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

The successful candidate will join the existing team in delivering geriatric medicine inpatient and outpatient work in the Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven and East Lancashire area.The elderly team offer acute frailty support, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and FEP. The service also includes in-reach into rehabilitation beds based in one of our district general hospitals.With access to radiology, pathology, diagnostic testing, the team provide a truly comprehensive service to our inpatients and outpatients.Main duties of the jobThe team look after 3 elderly care wards and provide liaison service to orthopaedics and the acute admission ward. The service also includes in-reach into 10 rehabilitation beds based in one of our district general hospitals, dedicated MDT outpatient clinics and community sessions.With access to radiology, pathology, diagnostic testing, the team provide a truly comprehensive service to our inpatients and outpatients.Ward based support, offering in-reach into Urgent Care and being part of the on-call rota.About usAiredale is ambitious about its future and has already established an excellent reputation for innovative developments for example providing telemedicine to a number of prisons and nursing homes. We fully recognise the range and diversity of the increasing demands, expectations and challenges over the next few years, that requires a significant shift in emphasis away from episodic care to population based health, with partners coming together to meet our local population’s health and social care needs.The last year has been like no other, particularly within the NHS, we are extremely proud of the response of our people and our communities to the pandemic. Like all NHS organisations, we face a challenging future and we need to be nimble and proactive in responding to the NHS Long Term Plan and the significant changes facing the NHS in line with the white paper. At all times we will maintain our focus and uncompromising approach to high quality and safe services for the population of Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven.Job description
Job responsibilitiesThe successful candidate will join the existing team in providing a comprehensive level of service to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and its users.The post will be based at Airedale General Hospital.To support delivery of geriatric medicine inpatient and outpatient work in the Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven and East Lancashire area.Please see attached job description for full details.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

  • licence to Practise with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
  • MRCP, FRCP or equivalent
  • Excellent clinical skills Knows limits of own competence Is safe, knowledgeable and evidence of continuous learning

Desirable

  • Higher degree (PhD MD) or Mphil

Knowledge
Essential

  • Geriatric and General Internal Medicine
  • Relevant experience in organisation and undertaking clinical audit/appraisal

Desirable

  • Experience in or knowledge of the use of telehealth technology and anticipates changes in the political climate

Experience
Essential

  • Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
  • Ability to critically review research

Desirable

  • An acknowledged expert for research in a particular aspect of healthcare education/clinical practice
  • Experience within a research team
  • Post-MD/PhD research experience

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Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

Steeton, West Yorkshire

Job date

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:58:24 GMT

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