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A Speciality Doctor in Geriatrics opportunity is available to join an established multidisciplinary elderly care service.
The role provides comprehensive assessment and management of frail older patients across inpatient and community settings, with opportunities to develop experience across a broad range of geriatric subspecialties. The post is supported by experienced Consultant Geriatricians, including dedicated mentoring and support towards CESR in Geriatrics.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will:

• Work within a large multidisciplinary team providing care for elderly patients.
• Provide clinical care for patients experiencing acute frailty crises.
• Participate in daily ward rounds and support discharge planning.
• Work across the Frailty Short Stay Unit, Frailty Base Wards and community inpatient services as required.
• Attend morning and midday board rounds to support clinical management and discharge planning.
• Manage complex co-morbidities and contribute to outpatient care.
• Assess and manage falls, delirium and dementia.
• Support polypharmacy reduction and optimise patients' medications.
• Contribute to advance care planning and end-of-life decision-making.
• Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, GPs and community staff.
• Supervise and support junior medical staff.
• Provide undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement and clinical governance.
• Contribute to departmental management and service development.

Geriatric Medicine Services

The department provides a broad range of geriatric services, including:

• Acute Frailty
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Frailty Short Stay care
• Frailty inpatient wards
• Community Frailty services
• Orthogeriatrics
• Surgical Frailty Liaison
• Falls and Syncope
• Movement Disorders
• General Frailty
• Rapid Access services for older people

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to rotate through different services and gain exposure to a range of geriatric subspecialties.

CESR & Professional Development

The department has an established CESR programme and provides mentoring and guidance to candidates working towards entry onto the Specialist Register in Geriatrics. Experienced Consultants will support the post holder throughout the process.
The role also provides opportunities for:

• Teaching and supervision.
• Clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Research and development.
• Leadership and service development.
• Continuing professional development.

 

Person Specification

Essential Requirements

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise.
• Full MRCP or working towards completion.
• Minimum of 2 years of previous NHS UK or equivalent experience in General Medicine and Geriatrics.
• General training in Geriatric Medicine to specialist level or equivalent.
• Experience of teaching doctors in training and undergraduate students.
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Experience of implementing quality improvement methods and repeating improvement cycles.
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level.
• Strong leadership, organisational, communication and professional skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Additional Attributes

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Commitment to high-quality clinical service delivery.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Ability to receive and act on feedback.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Respect for patient dignity, confidentiality and individual needs.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing service requirements.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.

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