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GP with a specialist interest in Acute Frailty | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £73,113 - £110,330 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 8HD |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6489853/236-SCO-GP-Interest-AF-25 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated General Practitioner to join our Ageing & Complex Medicine Team working as an integral part of our multidisciplinary acute frailty team.
As the post holder, you will assist in the running of the Frailty SDEC and supporting your colleagues in managing the department.
We have a well-established reputation for postgraduate training and clinical research, as well as a strong dedication to providing high quality patient care. We are very keen to include GPwSI in our teams and improve the interfaces between primary and secondary care.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Care of the Elderly / Frailty, as well as an interest in general medicine or the motivation to learn and professionally develop while working in a supportive environment.
The role will have a specific remit for ensuring that frail older people in a ‘crisis situation’ receive expert, responsive, and safe care in a place closest to home, that best meets their needs.
Practice as an autonomous General Practitioner with special interest in Frailty, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and utilising highly specialised knowledge and skills to diagnose, plan, deliver and advise on programmes of care for patients.
To provide clinical leadership, diagnosis, management, and treatment for patients with specialist frailty and end of life care needs; act as an expert resource for medical, nursing, and other health care professionals across the Trust footprint; and be an active champion of high-quality frailty and older persons care both locally and across the region.
The post holder will:
• Be able to accurately assess a patient including history taking, examination, diagnosis, investigation, treatment, and where necessary referral onto multidisciplinary colleagues in a timely manner.
• Provide professional leadership, expert knowledge of frailty management, education, clinical advice, and experience to multidisciplinary team members as necessary.
• Maintain accurate clinical records record.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitewww.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Thursday 20 Feb 2025
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