The successful candidates will be joining our innovative team of 16 Consultant Geriatricians as part of the Ageing and Complex Medicine department at Salford Care Organisation. We welcome less than full time applications and are willing to discuss flexible working arrangements. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to Geriatric Medicine.
We are a flexible and innovative department and wish to support candidates to include their chosen subspecialist interest into their job plans. Recent appointments have been able to include research interests or other CCT specialities (i.e. stroke) into their job plans.
The Ageing & Complex Medicine clinical service cover:
3 Acute Ageing & Complex Medicine Wards
Acute Frailty Assessment (EAU, ED) and Frailty SDEC
Geriatric medicine outpatient clinics
Community clinics
Parkinson’s Disease services
Intermediate Care Services
Orthogeriatric Service
General Surgery & Major Trauma Liaison Services
Direct Clinical Care:
Ward based care
Liaison work (general surgery, trauma, orthogeriatrics)
Acute Frailty sessions – SDEC, ED in-reach and short stay
Out-patients
Community sessions - domiciliary clinics, intermediate & urgent care
Patient administration
Investigative and diagnostic
Supporting Professional Activities:
Training
Teaching
Continuous Professional Development
Audit/Clinical Governance
Research
Quality improvement
Clinical Management
All Consultants will be allocated 1 core SPA per week for professional development, Job Planning, Appraisal, Mandatory Training, attendance at team meetings which will have a clinical governance aspect and audit. Additional SPA time will be available on the basis of evidenced need. Such allocation will be agreed and subsequently reviewed by the Consultant and their Clinical Director during the Job Plan review.
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.
To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers
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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
