Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Geriatrician
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We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a full-time Consultant into the Geriatric team and the successful applicants will join our expanding team of motivated Consultants.
Candidates with a CCT or CESR in Geriatrics are encouraged to apply. Those working towards the CESR qualification who already have experience working at consultant level are encouraged to contact the department to discuss other options. We can also accept applicants who are within 6 months of achieving a CCT in General Medicine.
We are also keen to support colleagues’ professional clinical areas of interest and are open to negotiations on your individual job plan.
Those candidates who wish to work flexibly are strongly encouraged to apply.
Informal discussions are encouraged, contact details below
- Dr Dhruv Sharda - Clinical Director - 0161 419 4330/4785
- Dr Anjali Prasad - Clinical Director - 0161 419 4330/4785
- Dr Karl Bonnici - Associate Medical Director - 0161 419 4770
- Ruth McNulty - Divisional Director - 0161 419 4770
Job Responsibilities
- Provide senior clinical decision-making on a general medicine ward designated for patients who are not ready for immediate discharge or transfer, including conducting consultant ward and board rounds.
- Offer clinical support for specialist outpatient services as agreed with the service.
- Participate in the out of hours General Internal Medicine Consultant Rota.
- Monitor and ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of clinical practice, actively participating in audits.
- Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
- Contribute and lead on transformational pieces of work leading teams through change as the pathways evolve.
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The post holders will be supported and responsible for supervision of junior/middle grade medical staff. The successful post holder will be supported to undertake formal training in educational supervision.
The post holders will build on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services so that frail, older people have risk factors identified and can be signposted to services that will support them, to maintain their independence as close to home as possible.
This may include co-ordination of specialist multi-disciplinary meetings which include primary and community care services to ensure that patients have robust care plans which help them to stay healthy at home for as long as possible.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
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We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits We Offer To You
- Between 27-34 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Terri Ennis-Ryder
- Job title: Directorate Manager
- Email address: terri.ennisryder@stockport.nhs.uk
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