Job summary
- Main area
- Geriatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 381-ME-7025622
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Smethwick
- Salary
- 拢105,504 - 拢139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultants in Geriatric Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As 鈥淧eople鈥 is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
CONSULTANTS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
SWBH is undergoing an exciting period of transformation and expansion. As we moved into our new state-of-the-art hospital (MMUH), we are delighted to be able to announce the opportunity for candidates to join our growing, friendly and enthusiastic elderly care team. We are a department with a strong and proud identity. We believe our older population deserve the very best and are passionate about developing a truly responsive and integrative service that puts patient well-being at the very heart and soul of everything we do. We are seeking like-minded, dynamic and forward thinking clinicians to join us as we continue to develop our high performing services. Successful applicants will join a team of 9 passionate, innovative and dedicated geriatricians, committed to providing high quality care and services within the region.
Applicants should hold full GMC registration and a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Internal Medicine (GIM) and Geriatric Medicine, or be eligible for entry to the Specialist Register within six months of the interview date. Demonstration of a commitment to service development, education and training or other academic achievement will be considered an advantage. This is a full time post but we are happy to consider those who wish to work less than full time in this role. This Trust offers a competitive relocation package.
Closing date 19th March 2025
Interview date 7th April 2025
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Main duties of the job
Inpatient clinical activity will be based on the elderly care ward within MMUH but outpatient activity may be conducted across both sites of City and Sandwell Hospitals. The role would involve the supervision of Foundation, IMT, GP trainees and specialty trainees in Geriatric Medicine. The successful applicant has the opportunity to run a weekly outpatient session (or inpatient subspecialty clinical session) of their specialist interest. The successful applicant will work closely with colleagues in Geriatric Medicine and will be contributing to the general internal medicine on call rota (1 in 20 weekday, 1 in 8 weekend).
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Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care听organisation with a budget of approximately 拢600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.听
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.听
We have three strategic objectives:
- Our People 鈥 to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients 鈥 to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population 鈥 to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post exists as part of rotational service model which can include experience in core geriatrics, front-door frailty, orthogeriatrics, movement disorders and surgical liaison. However, as a large and dynamic department, there is ample opportunity to negotiate job plans to fit specialist interests. We strongly believe that personal development enhances our services and drives change. As such, subspecialty interests are not only welcome, but fully supported and actively encouraged.
The Trust maintains an accessible, open and visible management structure and considers communication and collaboration as core values. As such, any successful appointee will be encouraged to participate in the development, planning, management and delivery of services in partnership with colleagues. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate a commitment to multidisciplinary working and be expected to participate alongside colleagues in the on-call rota for acute medical admissions.
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The Geriatric Medicine Department is part of the Admitted Care Directorate of the Group of Medicine and Emergency Care. There are 5 established Geriatric Medicine wards at MMUH totalling 112 inpatient beds. The Geriatric Medicine wards provide acute care and rehabilitation with provision for further rehabilitation at various intermediate care sites in the locality.听
A full time Orthogeriatrician works with the trauma & orthopaedic team to provide care for all the neck of femur fracture patients and care for the non-neck of femur fracture patients in the trauma & orthopaedic wards. We also deliver a weekday surgical liaison service to those frail patients being managed within the surgical bed base.
Frailty Intervention Team operate within the medical SDEC at MMUH providing in-reach into the Emergency and Acute Medical Assessment Unit, with daily Geriatrician input on the front door to facilitate the assessment and timely management of the frail older patients in acute setting and frailty SDEC areas. The team has forged great relationship with the community teams and support the newly developed Frailty Virtual ward with a daily Geriatrician input during the weekdays. The team is currently working towards developing a 7 day frailty service with the growing elderly care team.
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.听
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For an informal discussion, please contact:
Group Director/Consultant Cardiologist : Dr Chetan Varma, Tel: via the Cardiology secretaries on 0121 507 5841, email: [email protected]
Clinical Director/Consultant Geriatrician: Dr Asim Majeed, Tel: via the Elderly care secretaries on 0121 507 4718, email: [email protected]
Clinical Specialty Lead/Consultant Geriatrician: Dr Grace Shorthouse, Tel: via the Elderly Care secretaries on 0121 507 4718, email: [email protected]
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Person specification
Qualifications:
Essential criteria
- 鈥 MRCP or equivalent
- 鈥 Entry on the Specialist Register in General and Geriatric Medicine (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- 鈥 Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- ion (CESR)
- European Community Rights
Desirable criteria
- 鈥 Higher Degree
Clinical Experience:
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Geriatric Medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
Desirable criteria
- 鈥 Special interest that complements the existing consultants
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
Teaching and Training experience:
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
Desirable criteria
- 鈥 Formal training in teaching
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- 鈥 Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to the older patients.
- 鈥 Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- 鈥 Evidence of having undertaken original research
Other Requirements:
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Grace Shorthouse
- Job title
- Clinical Specialty Lead/Consultant Geriatrician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 507 4718
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