Job summary
- Main area
- Care of the Elderly
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 412-MED-8493
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Leighton Hospital
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Care of the Elderly
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We are looking for Consultants to join our Care of the Elderly and Frail Elderly Assessment Team with ambitious plans to deliver excellent clinical care for the elderly population of Mid Cheshire. The successful candidates will have the support of an established multidisciplinary team whilst having the opportunity to contribute to the continued development and growth of the department.
The successful applicants must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a Licence to Practise. Applicants must also be on the Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training via CCT or CESR.
Proposed AAC date is 4th June 2024.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be based within Care of the Elderly carrying out comprehensive geriatric assessments of our frail elderly cohort of patients which will be supported by members of the multidisciplinary team.
The post holders will be involved in twice weekly MDT meetings for our 30 “bed” virtual frailty ward and assessment of patients at risk of admission via our ‘hot clinics’ to ensure high quality care is delivered in the right place.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information regarding the job plan can be found in the job description attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Qualification
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Medical Council and a Licence to Practice
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months if interview) • CESR • European Community Rights
Desirable criteria
- Additional higher degrees relevant to this post
- Other postgraduate qualification e.g. MD, PhD
- Qualified educational supervisor
Teaching and Education
Essential criteria
- Experience and interest in teaching both junior medical and non-medical staff
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning
- Commitment to teaching
- Membership of Society of Acute Medicine
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Desirable criteria
- Recognised teaching skills course Special interest in role development and staff training
- Membership of relevant medical associations/learned societies
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Educational Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad clinical training and experience in the comprehensive management of elderly patients.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.
- Broad based general professional training in general medicine
- Computer literate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Shirley Hammersley
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 273584
- Additional information
Dr Michelle Kidd
Consultant in Acute Medicine and Acute Frailty
Division of Medicine and Emergency Care
Email: [email protected]
Dr Emily Rowe
Consultant in Geriatric Medicine and Acute Frailty
Division of Medicine and Emergency Care
Email: [email protected]
Dr Dayo Awonaike-Salau
Consultant in Geriatrics and General Medicine
Email: [email protected]
Dr Maqsud Salehin
Consultant in Geriatrics Medicine
Email: [email protected]
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