Consultant Geriatrician - Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Liverpool

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Posted

14 Jan

About the role

Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest in Acute Frailty Care and Clinical Lecturer The Department of Medicine for Older People wishes to appoint a Consultant Geriatrician with Specialist Interest in Acute Frailty Care The post holder will work alongside other geriatricians to develop innovative 7 day services for older people, both within the hospitals and community. They will work with colleagues across sites to develop a seamless, equitable service This role is for a consultant to support acute frailty services and general geriatric ward cover at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen sites.

The successful applicant will be expected to work alongside other geriatric team members to continue to develop and provide an innovative acute frailty service with commitment to continue to improve quality of care for older frail people and provide CGA with the MDT.

They will have sessional work to support the acute frailty services in the emergency areas. The job plan will develop as the service develops supported by the senior leadership team.

The post holder will have sessional work on the general geriatric wards and re-ablement wards where they will work alongside the Geriatrics consultants to deliver comprehensive geriatric assessment to patients requiring in patient care. These sessions will involve responsibility for leading MDT based CGA care on this ward.

Person specification

Essential

MB ChB or equivalent
MRCP (or equivalent)
Full registration with the GMC and licence to practice
On GMC specialist register for Geriatric and General Medicine or eligible for specialist register
CCT in Geriatric and General Medicine (or equivalent training) or 6 months of attaining CCT at time of interview

Desirable

Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
Higher degree such as MD or PhD
Evidence of continuing medical education
Geriatric and General Medicine experience across the specialties and for the duration required for CCT
Evidence of training and education (PGCE)
Proven track record in significant audit
Publication of audit results
Involvement in research
Publication of research
Demonstrates an understanding of management and the specific management issues within a NHS Foundation Trust.
Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with the ability to lead and manage conflict.
Committed to the delivery of operational targets.
Develops, supports and motivates trainee medical staff
Excellent communication and knowledge sharing, both within the multidisciplinary team and externally, and with patients, carers and healthcare professionals as appropriate.
Committed to improving the patient healthcare experience and improving Trust performance.
Projects a positive image and able to challenge negativity, internally and externally.
Empathic and sensitive approach to patient needs
Experience of implementing service change to enhance the quality of patient care.
Ability to provide consultant level leadership - Experience of and ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams - Evidence of leadership skills within multi-disciplinary teams. - Ability to organise own workload and prioritise clinical needs. - Understanding of NHS, Clinical Governance and risk management - Able to assess, contain and manage clinical risk and support colleagues in managing risk - Ability to act as mentor to junior medical staff - Act as a role model - Able to demonstrate management skills
Demonstrates an approach based on critical enquiry, evidence based practice and the development of practice based evidence.
Strong but collaborative leadership abilities, within the multidisciplinary team, across the Trust and in an interagency context.
Good leadership skills with the ability to adapt and innovative and lead change within the healthcare system.
Shows enthusiasm for the development of the service and an ability to think strategically.
Evidence of training & education (PGCE)
Evidence of delivery of education, both undergraduate and postgraduate
To have a good understanding of 'Good Medical Practice' from the GMC
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on clinical conditions of adult patients and in particular, older patients. Ability to offer management of long term conditions.
Ability to advice on efficient and smooth running of the department of medicine for the elderly.
Ability to take responsibility, make decision, exert appropriate authority.
A commitment to the highest standards in clinical care and service and personal development.
Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust Common Purpose 'Getting it right for every patient every time' and the Trust values of - Delivering safe compassionate care - Improve through learning and innovation - Communicate honestly and openly - Work as a team - Use resources wisely - Value each other
Positive approach to lessons learnt