Job summary
- Main area
- Geriatric Medicine
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 432-MI2393
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Geriatric & General Medicine
Consultant
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Offers are open for an enthusiastic and passionate candidate to join the department of Older People’s Medicine at Ipswich Hospital, part of East Suffolk and North East Essex Foundation Trust as a full time substantive consultant.
This forward thinking and innovative department is developing services that begin in the heart of the community. We care for patients in their home using the virtual ward, and through the whole span of their journey within the acute hospital - from specialist assessment in the emergency department to seamless specialist care in our frailty assessment base and our short stay frailty unit. We focus on a truly patient-centred care model which is underpinned by expertise in specialist geriatric assessment.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our team and work with us to develop services to meet the needs of our older population, enabling them to age well and with dignity in an ever-changing landscape. We don’t believe in always doing the same things and we welcome individuals who can bring new ideas and thoughts to the table. Our division and wider Trust supports the development of new services, along with opportunities to engage with research and innovative ways to deliver the best, tailored care to all our older adults.
An Enhanced Relocation Package including a Lump Sum Payment may be available for the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will share a complex Older Peoples Ward with a colleague and will be responsible for 14 inpatients. This is supported by a team of juniors – middle grade, CMT and FY1 doctors. The post holder will be the clinical supervisor of some of these juniors. Ward cover will involve a daily consultant led board round, regular ward rounds and time for relatives meetings as well as monthly clinical governance meeting.
This post includes 2 Frailty Assessment sessions per week, this involves seeing up to 4 patients with the specialist nursing, pharmacy and therapy team in the Frailty Assessment Base for a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, we have access to dietitian, community therapy and REACT. There will be a share of covering the “hot phone” this is a mobile phone which enables any GP or community therapist to phone for advice, currently this is 2 – 8 calls a day and is part of the FAB session. The number of FAB session per week can be altered to accommodate the sub-specialty interest of any successful candidate. For example – Movement Disorder, Falls, Surgical Liaison, Interface Geriatrics and Frailty. The other aspect of the job will be joining a consultant colleagues covering 14 patients on one of our Older People’s Wards (complex short stay frailty unit), supported by an SpR, CMT and two FY1 doctors.
Working for our organisation
We are at a very exciting time at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust as our £150 million development programme takes shape.
Over the next five years, we are changing the landscape of care, bringing additional and improved services to the 1 million people we serve in Suffolk and North East Essex.
At our Ipswich hospital site, we are in the process of building a state-of-the-art Urgent Treatment Centre, co-located with a new Emergency Department which is due to open in Summer ’24. We have a new Acute Medical Same Day Emergency Care unit, co-located with our Medical Emergency Assessment Unit, a recently built Acute Respiratory Care Unit and newly opened new Surgical Assessment Unit. We have an award-winning Frailty Assessment Base, linking directly with our virtual ward programme and community teams, including a comprehensive set of admission avoidance services within our integrated primary and secondary care system. Over the past couple of years, we have also heavily invested in our ward refurbishment programme; ensuring maximised ward specialty adjacencies, refurbishments to include dementia friendly and additional ward areas created to support seasonal pressures.
We have a simple philosophy: Time Matters. Time matters for our patients, their families and our staff. By focusing on time, we can remove unnecessary stress and frustration – giving our patients a better experience and to make sure you have more time to care and make the most of your skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As part of a major investment programme, at Ipswich Hospital, agreement has been given for a significant investment to deliver a truly transformative model for management of inpatient medical and older persons care. This model has been designed collaboratively by our consultant leads across acute medicine, older people’s services and medical specialties. It aims to deliver:-
- Appropriately resourced 7-day consultant working
- Strengthened GIM rota, improving rotas and providing a better balance of workload across each day of the week; reducing the burden on clinicians associated with Medical Take by reducing the frequency and bolstering the post-take support
- Innovation in patient care and service delivery, allowing the right patient, to see the right clinician, at the right time (7 days per week), ensuring patients are managed from the outset, on the most appropriate ward for their condition(s).
- Early access to specialist advice
- Overall, to deliver greatly improved quality of care for our patients whilst supporting a long-term, sustainable set of consultant job plans
The post-holder will:
- Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
- Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
Clinical Responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities are:
- General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
- Specialist Clinics
- Outpatient clinics
- Operating: as per specialty
- Teaching
- Other care of inpatients or outpatients
- Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
- Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
- Participation in Clinical Governance
Please see attached Job Descriptions for further details about the two roles in Geriatric Medicine.
Person specification
Professional Qualification
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatrics and General (Internal Medicine) or within six months of expected date of CCT(or be eligible for entry onto these registers within 6 months of application)
- Evidence of completion of higher specialist training
- Detailed knowledge of Geriatrics and G(I)M and of the specialist skills required for this post
- Ability to take on independent clinical responsibility whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to organize and manage staff and resources effectively and prioritise complex demands
- Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues and team members
Desirable criteria
- Training in appraisal techniques
- Postgraduate diploma or higher degree
- Evidence of participation in research and publications in peer reviewed journals
- Management training programme
- Post Graduate Certificate in medical education or equivalent
- Knowledge of current national agendas affecting the NHS and the implications
- Evidence of subspecialist interest
- Full Driving Licence and regular access to a car
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 Dan Coates
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473 704674
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