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Specialist Doctor in Geriatric Medicine | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £96,990 - £107,155 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 January 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M23 9LT |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6778326/349-WTWA-6778326 |
Summary
We are looking to employ enthusiastic geriatricians to join our dynamic, pioneering,supportive and family friendly department.
The role will work primarily within our front door frailty services with the opportunity to develop more specialist roles within the department to suit the interests of the applicant. The successful candidate will also be expected to support the on call medical consultant rota.
Example of Job Plan – Specialist in Geriatric Medicine
AM
PM
Monday
Ward round
SPA
Tuesday
Specialist interest session
Patient admin
Wednesday
Ward round
OFF
Thursday
Specialist interest session
Specialist interest session
Friday
Ward round
SPA/OFF
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The above is an example job plan. Following discussion, this will be adjusted to successful candidate’s specialist interests and flexible working requests as well as the service they choose to work in.
Specialist interest areas may include Bone health, Frailty, Parkinson’s, CommunityGeriatrics (including Hospital @ Home services), Continence, Falls (including tilt table testing), Surgical in-reach, Oncogeriatrics, Education. All these areas, even though well established, have further scope for expansion. We are also more than happy to consider other areas of interest for development at WTWA, following discussion with individual candidates, such as cardio-geriatrics[SB2] .
The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the general medical consultant on call rota. As a specialist, this will be as a second on call medical consultant/specialist and will involve a combination of evening, overnight and weekend cover. At the time of the advert, the frequency of the on call medical rota is 1 in 24 weekdays and 1 in 8 weekends with one bank holiday per calendar year.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 23 Dec 2024
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