Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician- Trauma and Orthopaedics/ HCOP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties Continued: Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description

This role offers a balanced blend of clinical care, leadership and development, tailored to the successful candidate's experience and interests.

Clinical Responsibilities

*Senior ortho-geriatric input to patients admitted with fractured neck of femur

*Review of orthopaedic outliers and complex trauma patients

*Multidisciplinary decision-making to optimise outcomes, reduce complications and length of stay

*Support for families and carers during high-risk decision-making

The appointee should have a special interest in care of the elderly with fragility fracture whether as in-patients or in the out-patient setting and also in Orthopaedic care for the elderly, specifically those admitted with Fractured Neck of Femur. The post will support collaboration between Surgeon and Geriatrician in the management of older people following trauma and enhance training for foundation doctors.

You will hold Full Registration with the General Medical Council.

• You will work as part of a collaborative approach in providing the best quality of care for our patients within the Fractured Neck of Femur unit at Heartlands Hospital
• You will hold clinical responsibility for the patients in your care, ensuring that dignity, compassion and safeguarding are at the forefront of the patients' care.
• You will lead senior decision-making around patient's care, supporting the learning of more junior doctors and trainees
• You will evidence and maintain a good knowledge and understanding of Governance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• * Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification.Evidence of continuing professional development. Degree Level education or equivalent. CCT in Geriatric Medicine and registered on the speciality register
• * Full registration with the General Medical Council

Desirable

• * Higher degree in relevant Clinical or management subject. (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• * Experience in liaison geriatrics in the form of Ortho Geriatrics and surgical liaison.
• * Broad experience in the management of all aspects of geriatric medicine.
• * Demonstrates the underpinning subject specific competencies relevant to the role setting and scope.
• * Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this dependent
• on the outcomes of treatment.
• * Good practical clinical skills.
• * Good understanding of Clinical Governance.
• * Good understanding of safeguarding. Practices with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and Generic Professional Capabilities Framework
• * Respects patients' dignity, ensures confidentiality and appropriate communication where potentially difficult barriers exist, including communication with parents/carers.
• * Demonstrates key generic skills around the areas of consent, ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicines safely and using medical devices safely.
• * Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
• * Aware of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; data protection; Gillick competence: equality and diversity
• * Takes prompt action where there is an issue with the safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns, through clinical governance systems, where necessary Collaborates with multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams to manage risk and issues across organization and settings, with respect for and recognition of the roles of other
• health professionals.
• * Evaluates and audits own and others' clinical practice and acts on the findings. Reflects on personal behaviour and practice, responding to learning opportunities.

Desirable

• * Preparation and implementation of strategy. Demonstrate evidence of sound financial management. Evidence of effectively managing service/transformational change. Experience of
• managing Clinical services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)