Consultant

Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Whitehaven/Carlisle

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

Are you considering your next career opportunity? On the 30th June, we are hosting an open day at the CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY in Carlisle for Consultant posts in a number of specialties. Please use the following link for more information -https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/consultant-jobs Are you a dynamic and motivated clinician? Are you focussed on patient centred care and choice? Do you want to be involved in an exciting new Frailty service in North Cumbria - if so we want to hear from you! NCIC is expanding and investing in its Frailty services to integrate between community and secondary care. North Cumbria has an ageing population and is seeing more older people living with frailty in our emergency departments and on our wards. We know that a hospital stay makes it less likely that an elderly person can return home and live independently so we have introduced a new Frailty Hub to provide a same day service. After a successful pilot, the service is now being permanently funded in both Whitehaven and Carlisle; therefore we are looking for dynamic and motivated team members to join our ambitious, multi-disciplinary team. We want to hear from people who are passionate about our vision to provide more care closer to home and enhance the care we provide to older people living with frailty.

Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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We are looking for posts in both West Cumberland Hospital (WCH) and Cumberland infirmary Carlisle (base sites), however some cross cover may be required. The successful candidates will play an important role in embedding a Same Day Care approach to frailty. As a developing service, there are currently no substantive medical consultant posts within the frailty pathway, and the successful candidate will contribute to shaping clinical standards, pathways, and ways of working, in line with national guidance and local priorities. The Same Day Care Frailty Service is intended to support timely assessment and management of patients living with frailty, with a focus on ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The service will work closely with the Emergency Department, ambulance services, and primary care to provide early senior clinical input, support decision-making, and where appropriate, enable same-day management and discharge with appropriate support. The development of this service is an important part of the Trust's response to ongoing system pressures, including increasing demand, Emergency Department crowding, and delays in patient flow. The post holder will support efforts to reduce avoidable admissions, improve patient experience, and contribute to more effective use of hospital capacity, while maintaining a strong focus on patient safety and quality of care.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Person specification

Essential

Valid Full Registration with the General Medical Council
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c) European Community Rights.
Membership of the Royal College Physicians or equivalent
High level of clinical experience and competence in Geriatric medicine
Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in Geriatrics or evidence of equivalent competency.
Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

Postgraduate qualification
A commitment to, and experience of teaching
An interest in developing links with Acute Medicine or Primary Care