Specialty Doctor - Older People's Services

Job overview

UHD requires a Geriatric Medicine Speciality Doctor to fulfil the roleswithin our Older People's Services and Acute Care directorate.  The post holder will be predominantly ward based and gain a wide range of experience and undertake on call.

The role will be required to work with other grades of staff, and help out with ward rounds, admitting patients and clinics.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

Main duties of the job

Working alongside our existing specialty doctors and trainee Geriatric registrars to provide care to inpatients including new admissions

Supervision and support of junior medical colleagues, Physicians Associates and  Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners

Maintaining continued professional development

Attending ward multidisciplinary meetings

Attending and contributing to educational sessions and Clinical Governance meetings

Partaking in departmental Quality Improvement work

Teaching Medical and Physician’s Associates students

Participating in the hospital appraisal process as part of on-going professional development

Potential weekend working within the ortho-geriatric service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Older People's Services Department is staffed with 35 Consultant Geriatricians as well as other junior medical colleagues and a team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

Person Specification

Essential skills:

Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.

Ability to prioritise workload & use initiative

Ability to know own limitations and when to seek help

Meet the requirements of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.

Full registration with GMC

Can evidence successful completion of foundation competencies

Completed training to IMT2 level

Approachable manner

Flexible attitude

Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary team

Able to work positively and engage with all staff groups

Eligibility or valid/relevant GMC Registration

Basic Medical Qualification

Completion of foundation training

Completion to IMT2 level and evidence of MRCP part 1

Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice

ALS

Able to speak English as necessary for the role

Computer literate