Job summary
We are pleased to offer the opportunity for 2 enthusiastic with well-rounded training to join an existing team of 5 Consultants.
You will join a fantastic multidisciplinary team, led by Dr Hafiz and colleagues. The department has expanded steadily and has become extremely effective in providing acute and rehabilitative care to frail, older medical admissions.
Main duties of the job
You will work within an inpatient bed base that covers 3 wards and has an additional rehabilitation ward. You will be supported by 3 frailty nurse specialists, 2 Parkinsons nurse specialists, 2 Registrars, 1 associate specialist, 2 GPVTS and 9 Trainees.
There is a strong commitment to high quality education and you will be encouraged to support in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. As a clinical and educational supervisor you will shape future generations of physicians. The team are committed to, in addition to Grand Round presenting, dedicated Wednesday Geriatrics teaching sessions.
The post holders will also be expected to participate in the emergency out of hours General Medicine on call Rota.
The HCOP department at Rotherham is home to a friendly, diverse and accommodating team who are passionate about patient centered care and interdisciplinary working. We will welcome new colleagues and support them in all aspects of their role.
For more information about the post or to arrange a visit, please contact: Dr Ahmed Abdel-Hafiz, Consultant in Elderly Medicine, ahmed.hafiz@nhs.net or via his secretary on 01709 424765 or Sophie Steadman, Service Manager, sophiesteadman@nhs.net on 01709 427374
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community provider delivering a range of health care services to people in Rotherham and across South Yorkshire.
We are ambitious about our future and the part we will play in meeting the health and social care needs of the local community and the wider region. Our innovative and forward thinking approach means we are at the forefront of care delivery for people at home, in the community and in hospital.
At the heart of the Trust are more than 4,500 members of staff who are working out of the main Rotherham Hospital site and a number of community locations. A range of specialist services are delivered across the South Yorkshire region and nationally.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. The Trust seeks to establish a workforce as diverse as the population it serves. We will consider applications to work flexibly. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Medical Recruitment Team to discuss.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Department
The wards and outpatient facilities are housed in a purpose-built modern unit on the main hospital site.
There are six other consultant physicians for Older Age medicine, each having a lead responsibility for a sub-specialty within the directorate:
Dr F Al-Modaris: Falls/Syncope clinic
Dr N V Athavale: Orthogeriatrics and Bone Health
Dr A H Abdelhafiz: Lead Clinician and Consultant in Diabetes in the Elderly and Parkinsons disease
Dr M Roycroft: Frailty
Dr Punnoose: joint post with Stroke
Dr Ulley: Palliative care
There are specialist nurses attached to each of the subspecialties.
Intermediate care is well established in Rotherham and the directorate works in close collaboration with primary care and social care colleagues to promote the use of intermediate care facilities in the community.
Other medical Staff in Healthcare for Older People
1.One Specialty Doctor
2.ST3 (Specialist Registrar 2 posts. There are two career grade registrars in Elderly Medicine on a training rotation within the North Trent Deanery
3.ST, F2 and F1 Total of 10 posts at these grades
The Post
The post is based at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Hospital. The Healthcare for Older People Clinical Service Unit has a bed base over three acute general medicine wards. Emergency admissions are accepted and assessed initially in the integrated Medical Admissions Unit for the Division of Medicine.
The out of hours on call rota in integrated with other General Physicians and currently works on 1 in 16 basis to support the Emergency Medicine consultants and trainee doctors rota, providing specialist advice and ward rounds on call.
To provide a consultant medical service for inpatient and outpatient services and for the proper functioning of the department.
Secretarial Support & Office Accommodation
The post holder will be allocated office accommodation and will be provided with secretarial support. A personal computer with access to both the Trust internal IT systems and the Internet will be provided.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Department
The wards and outpatient facilities are housed in a purpose-built modern unit on the main hospital site.
There are six other consultant physicians for Older Age medicine, each having a lead responsibility for a sub-specialty within the directorate:
Dr F Al-Modaris: Falls/Syncope clinic
Dr N V Athavale: Orthogeriatrics and Bone Health
Dr A H Abdelhafiz: Lead Clinician and Consultant in Diabetes in the Elderly and Parkinsons disease
Dr M Roycroft: Frailty
Dr Punnoose: joint post with Stroke
Dr Ulley: Palliative care
There are specialist nurses attached to each of the subspecialties.
Intermediate care is well established in Rotherham and the directorate works in close collaboration with primary care and social care colleagues to promote the use of intermediate care facilities in the community.
Other medical Staff in Healthcare for Older People
1.One Specialty Doctor
2.ST3 (Specialist Registrar 2 posts. There are two career grade registrars in Elderly Medicine on a training rotation within the North Trent Deanery
3.ST, F2 and F1 Total of 10 posts at these grades
The Post
The post is based at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Hospital. The Healthcare for Older People Clinical Service Unit has a bed base over three acute general medicine wards. Emergency admissions are accepted and assessed initially in the integrated Medical Admissions Unit for the Division of Medicine.
The out of hours on call rota in integrated with other General Physicians and currently works on 1 in 16 basis to support the Emergency Medicine consultants and trainee doctors rota, providing specialist advice and ward rounds on call.
To provide a consultant medical service for inpatient and outpatient services and for the proper functioning of the department.
Secretarial Support & Office Accommodation
The post holder will be allocated office accommodation and will be provided with secretarial support. A personal computer with access to both the Trust internal IT systems and the Internet will be provided.
Person Specification
Ability and Skills
Essential
- Clear, fluent and articulate in verbal and written presentation in English.
- Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description
- Possession of the clinical skills required to perform the job including both elderly care and general internal medicine
- Ability to cope with the demand of a main site Consultant
- Ability to lead and develop the service
- Ability to empathise and demonstrate probity
- Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
- Please confirm your GMC Registration number
- On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview
Education and Training
Essential
- Training the trainer course
Experience
Essential
- Satisfactory completion of ARCP outcome 6 or equivalence.
- Experience in the management of a broad GIM and Stroke caseload
- Experience in the management of an Elderly Care Medicine caseload
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Desirable
- Relevant research published in peer review journal
Management Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management/organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
- Demonstrate innovation and problem solving abilities
Person Specification
Ability and Skills
Essential
- Clear, fluent and articulate in verbal and written presentation in English.
- Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description
- Possession of the clinical skills required to perform the job including both elderly care and general internal medicine
- Ability to cope with the demand of a main site Consultant
- Ability to lead and develop the service
- Ability to empathise and demonstrate probity
- Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
- Please confirm your GMC Registration number
- On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview
Education and Training
Essential
- Training the trainer course
Experience
Essential
- Satisfactory completion of ARCP outcome 6 or equivalence.
- Experience in the management of a broad GIM and Stroke caseload
- Experience in the management of an Elderly Care Medicine caseload
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Desirable
- Relevant research published in peer review journal
Management Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management/organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
- Demonstrate innovation and problem solving abilities
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
