Consultant in Geriatric Medicine
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Awst 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £109,725.00 i £145,478.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9249-25-0419 |
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We are continually looking to develop flexible and creative ways of working and would relish the opportunity to explore the skills and ideas potential candidates could bring to our steadily expanding team. We always promote professional development and are keen to nurture the personal interests that candidates may have in any field of geriatric medicine. The DOPS team is in the Betjeman Centre, located on the ground floor of GWH. This is home to the departments outpatient clinic rooms and office space for the consultant team and their secretarial support. There are currently 9 consultants/SAS doctors within the department who manage inpatients on our three main geriatric medicine wards (Jupiter, Woodpecker, and Teal), orthogeriatric patients on the Trauma ward, as well as covering our 15 bed Older Persons Short Stay Unit (TOPSSU). There are also rehabilitation services for orthogeriatric and stroke patients. We are also developing and expanding a very successful acute geriatric service at the front door, consisting of geriatricians, advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and therapists working closely together to provide comprehensive geriatric assessments and help support timely discharges. A full complement of outpatient services is provided, including clinics in general geriatrics, stroke, falls, syncope, orthogeriatrics, and movement disorders. Over the last few years, we are proud to have implemented many great improvements within our department. This includes the establishment of a 15-bedded Older Persons Short Stay Unit and an acute front door geriatric service, the refurbishment of our first dementia friendly ward, as well as the successful recruitment of three new consultants, six ACPs and two Admiral Dementia Specialist Nurses. Recently, our Admiral Nurses won the National Parliamentary Award in Nursing and Midwifery in recognition of their outstanding care and dedication to our patients. During this time, we have also won national recognition and accolades for our orthogeriatric service and frailty pathways. Older Persons Medicine at our Trust was rated as Good in our latest CQC inspection in March 2020. Our track record demonstrates that we are an ambitious and progressive team who are motivated to develop our services in order to provide outstanding care for our local population. We aim to help support and maintain a work-life balance by offering an innovative and sustainable 1 in 7 General Medical on-call rota. The appointed candidate will participate in this rota along with 19 other consultants, to enable us to reduce the frequency of this commitment for all. Candidates are required to be within six months of CCT at the time of interview or currently hold CCT or equivalent in Geriatric and General (Internal) Medicine. As such, the post holder should be trained in all aspects of General Medicine and Geriatric Internal Medicine. Special interests are encouraged and will be supported. We would welcome applications for either full-time or part-time work. We are truly flexible. Futher details can be found on the attached job description and person specification.