Job overview
Consultant in Elderly Medicine
Full time or Job share
Northampton General Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to join and help develop the successful service that the Trust provides. This is an exciting opportunity for the new team member to join our well located DGH at a time when the department is changing practice throughout the hospital. We are looking to develop new areas of working so candidates with special interests will be accommodated and supported as much as possible.
This is an exciting time for Northampton General Hospital as we are establishing a service for frail elderly patients on Emergency Medical assessment unit. Current service consists of two Specialist Nurses for Elderly Medicine to carry out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment within 24-hours of admission to Medical assessment units. They are supported by dedicated sessions of trust grade Registrar and a consultant Geriatrician. They identify suitable patients for multidisciplinary team assessment on two admission units to enable prompt and safe discharges. This service also identifies appropriate patients for 2 short stay elderly wards which are managed by Geriatricians.
Main duties of the job
Duties & Responsibilities OF clinical role
- To participate in the future development of Elderly medicine services for the Trust with a particular emphasis on the development of the front end frailty pathway.
- To provide input into medical student education for Leicester undergraduates on the diagnosis and management of medical emergencies
- To support and provide teaching and training of junior medical staff, post graduate training and nurse training on the unit
- To participate in the Department of Medicine meetings and have a representative on the Directorate management Board
- To ensure good practice by regular audit and review of incidents with the clinical team and take forward lessons learnt
- To link in with the directorate clinical governance meetings and contribute to lessons learnt from incidents and complaints
- To take part in the on call medical rota
- The appointee will link with all the acute physicians involved in the admission of elderly patients and the consultant Psycho-geriatrician who is also a member of the CECS.
- The consultant will be expected to join the on call rota for acute medical admissions to the emergency units.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details and information.
Person specification
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Essential
- High level Organisational Skills
- Communication Skills
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Effective Team worker, valuing the experience and contributing
- Demonstrable Team Leadership skills and experience
Desirable
- Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Essential
- Relevant specialty degree qualification
- MRCP (UK) with part 1 and 2 and paces or an equivalent qualification
- Completion of Speciality Training (CST or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving it in relevant specialty
Desirable
- MD, PhD or other higher degree
- Education / Medical Education Qualification (preferably at Masters level)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESEARCH
Desirable
- Publications in recognised Medicine / Medical Education Journals or Presentations at National Level
- Research experience relating to quality improvement
TEACHING, AUDIT & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Essential
- Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement
- Experience of Teaching Junior Staff
- Experience of Undergraduate Teaching
Desirable
- Experience of Curriculum development and delivery
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This advert is for Consultant in Geriatric Medicine with Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust in Northampton, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Geriatric Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum / Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent: Fixed Term. The application deadline is 29 Jun 2026.
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