Consultant Geriatrician

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Elderly Medicine - YORK Hospital

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Are you looking to be part of an experienced and supportive MDT?
• Are you passionate in providing high quality frailty care?
• Do you want a working environment that supports your clinical and academic development?

Main duties of the job

We are looking to welcome Consultants in Elderly Medicine to join our friendly, dynamic and enthusiastic team of Geriatricians based at York Hospital. We are expanding services and recruiting for a retirement.

The directorate of Older People's Health encompasses a number of specialist services, including a Frailty Assessment and frailty SDEC unit, dedicated Acute Care and Short Stay Facilities, Specialist Hip Fracture and Orthopaedic Liaison, Hyper-Acute Care and Stroke Rehabilitation Services, Parkinson's Care and a dedicated Dementia and Delirium Unit. We also provide clinical input into two of our local community hospitals providing rehabilitation.

The posts are offered as 10 programmed activities (PAs) over four days and currently include an on-call commitment of 1 in 12 for elderly medicine. We are open to discuss any specific or specialised job plans that candidates may desire, including flexible/less than full time working. The department strives to achieve a collective work ethos to help to maintain long term sustainability to work-life balance. Whether you are interested in a subspecialty commitment, teaching, research or quality improvement projects, we are excited to explore these opportunities with you.

About us

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites.

Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.

We're situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.

In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning and development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning and development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the 2008 - Consultant Terms and Conditions. More information can be found on the Trust's website in the 'Working for Us' section.

Job responsibilities

For more information please see the job description attached.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC.
• Hold a license to practise with the General Medical Council.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Geriatrics via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - CESR or - European Community Rights (Within 6 months of completing a training programme recognised for the award of CCT or equivalent).
• MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research.
• Experience of teaching lay groups and paramedical staff.

Mentoring and Teaching

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees.
• Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings.
• Experience of supervising Specialist trainees.

Clinical practice/ competence

• Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and skill in the specialty.
• Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice.
• Experience of working in or setting up a clinical service.

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.