Locum Consultant Physician in Frailty Services

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work with the Frailty team whilst on direct clinical care.
• Attend Frailty team meetings
• Attend service improvement meetings
• Attend UEC governance meetings.
• Support education programme for junior staff in UEC and frailty team.
• Work closely with the Emergency department team.
• Work closely with the Acute medicine team.
• Take responsibility for own continuing professional development and take part in continuing medical education activities, in accordance with any relevant standards for maintaining GMC licence to practice and membership of any relevant professional body.
• Be committed to the concept of lifelong learning and produce and maintain a Personal Development Plan in agreement with yourappraiser.
• Attend relevant local and national activities in order to maintain up to date knowledge and to ensure compliance with legal and procedural requirements associated with the current processes of certification, investigation (by coroners) and registration.
• Participate in any relevant governance activities relating to the scrutiny of deaths.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered medical qualification. MRCP or equivalent.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Full registration with GMC

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD, PhD).
• Name on Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine
• Within 6 months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview.

Training & Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide experience in all aspects of Geriatric Medicine and interest in obtaining further qualifications in post.

Desirable criteria

• Experience in front door Geriatrics Medicine and admission avoidance.

Knowledge/Skills/Clinical Expertise

Essential criteria

• Experience in and knowledge of Geriatric Medicine.
• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit

Desirable criteria

• Wide experience in all aspects of Geriatric Medicine and interest in obtaining further qualifications in post.
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
• Experience in front door Geriatrics Medicine and admission avoidance.

Leadership/Management Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable criteria

• Management course and/or qualification.

Academic Achievements (including research and publications)

Desirable criteria

• Publication of original research papers
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
• Experience of clinical research
• Experience of recruitment to CRN studies

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month's salary. Volunteers are exempt.

Our Values - At the heart of all we do
We recruit not just for skills but for behaviours aligned with our core values: dedication, care, courage, and innovation. Show us how you live these values in your application and interview.

Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications-please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring UK sponsorship are welcome where the role is eligible for sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) rules.

Please note that not all roles will meet the eligibility requirements for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Eligibility is determined by factors including occupation code, skill level and salary thresholds in line with UKVI guidance.

Most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals require a visa to work in the UK. Candidates are encouraged to review current visa requirements and eligibility before applying: