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Job summary

Main area
Geriatric Medicine
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
270-MED432-C
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Danetre Hospital
Town
Daventry
Salary
£96,990 - £139,882 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant or Specialist in Geriatric Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

This is a great opportunity to apply for a Consultant or Specialist post in Geriatric medicine, working as part of the consultant team, with specialist interests in community geriatrics and ICT. This post is in a dynamic, expanding department concerned with community medicine for older people and ICT. It is a new post based at Daventry community hospital which has 35 beds including 6 general palliative care beds

Main duties of the job

In addition to providing services at community hospital with elderly care beds the post holder is also expected to provide 4 sessions to ICT.

 

The post is in the community hospital is supported by three speciality doctors. There are close working relationships with other community hospitals run by the trust which are located at Corby, Isebrook and Brackley.Post holder is expected to be a part of the wider team which consists of two consultants and 5 middle grade doctors.

 The role in the ICT is supported by one middle grade doctor and a wider team including nursing and therapy colleagues, and prescribers. The ICT team also has got 2 other consultants to provide cover for remaining 6 sessions.

 In addition, there are opportunities for working with  Older Adult Mental Health team.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details regarding this post please see the attached jobs description or contact the team below

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Full registration and licence to practice with the GMC. MRCP(UK) or equivalent Entry to the GMC specialist register (or expected within 6 months) via CCT. Candidates from CESR must be on the specialist register at the time of application
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in the field of Geriatric medicine
  • Experience of supervising resident doctors
Desirable criteria
  • Member of British Geriatrics Society
  • Experience of working with community teams
  • Experience working in acute setting in ED/ Frailty Assessment Unit

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to manage and lead medical team
  • Experience of Rehabilitation in a variety of settings
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of key issues in the interface between secondary and primary/ intermediate care
  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rajesh Sardana
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
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