Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine (Frailty)

Job overview

Manchester Royal Infirmary is expanding our Department of Medicine for Older People workforce. Over the last 3 years the department has transformed our front door frailty, community, outpatient and surgical liaison provision which we hope to be able to continue expanding.

Part of this includes new Specialty Doctor posts in Frailty. These posts are all 12 PA's and will include a 1 in 6 commitment to the Frailty SDEC rota.

This post is ideal for those considering CESR applications in geriatric medicine in future.

We would also welcome applications from trained GPs (with CCT).

Main duties of the job

Duties would include:

• Participation in the out of hours and weekend on call frailty rota
• Providing supervision, assistance and instruction to the junior medical staff e.g. foundation, GP or internal medicine trainees.
• Working in accordance with GMC good medical practice and appropriate policies of the Trust/Department.
• Communication of relevant clinical information to other medical, technical and nursing staff both within and external to the department, regarding patients referred to other places for further treatment of follow-up.
• Teaching and supervision of medical students, PA students nurses and junior trainees in the department.
• Supporting and developing quality improvement initiatives in accordance with departmental and hospital objectives
• Occasional duties may arise at the acute trust, e.g. major incidents, ensuring adequate ward staffing.
• The post holder accepts that they will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultants.
• The post holder is expected to provide cover for the occasional absences of colleagues as far as practicable.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

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Diversity Matters

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We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• Medical Degree
• Minimum four years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part-time or flexible basis), at least two of which must be in Geriatric Medicine.
• Previous experience in Geriatric Medicine
• Full MRCP or equivalent

• MSc or equivalent

Teaching & Audit

• Experience of Audit
• Teaching of Junior Medical Staff

Academic Achievements

• Distinctions or Prizes during undergraduate training
• Research & Publications

Interpersonal/Professional Skills

• Involvement in service development and/or quality improvement processes

Other

• Full registration with the General Medical Council and a licence to practice