Consultant in Geriatric Medicine with Specialist Interest

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Geriatrician to join the team at Manchester Royal Infirmary (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.. You will be part of the Medicine Division at the MRI which includes the specialties of Respiratory,  Ageing and Complex Care, Medical Specialties and Sexual Health. 

We would be supportive and open to Geriatrician applicants with specialist knowledge and interest in one of the following specialties; Cardiology, Vascular, Stroke, Acute Medicine, Acute Oncology and Frailty.

Committed to working with dignity and respect, you will have a broad-based expertise in Geriatric Medicine, General (Internal) Medicine and your relevant specialist interest.  You will be joining a team of highly motivated Consultants in Geriatric Medicine and depending on the interest and experience of the successful candidate there will be the opportunity to be involved in other sub-speciality areas of interest.

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care 
• Lead and contribute to the development of frailty services 
• Provide clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team 
• Drive quality improvement and service performance 
• Contribute to service planning and strategic development 
• Support safe, responsive and patient-focused care delivery 
• Use resources effectively and support service sustainability 
• Promote equality, inclusion and compassionate care 
• Participate in senior medical leadership responsibilities 
• Participate in the medical on-call rota

• MB ChB or equivalent
• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• Applicants who are UK trained must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants who are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
• Experience in Liasion or Frailty
• Organisational skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Involvement in service department and/or quality improvement processes.
• Teaching of medical students
• Experience of Audit
• Teaching of Junior Medical Staff.
• Experience of supervision of ST1 level trainees including workplace-based assessment and MSF.
• Trained Clinical Supervisor.

• MD, PhD or other higher degree
• Experience in frailty
• Publications in recognised Clinical Journals
• Trained Educational Supervisor
• Research projects relating to the specialist areas.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.