Locum Consultant Elderly Care Medicine

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust's commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM, The Locum Consultant posts in Elderly Care is to support the Acute Elderly and Orthogeriatric services. The posts will be working for 10 Programmed Activities per week with an additional PA available subject to negotiation. The post holder will join a team of Elderly Care consultants to provide high quality patient care including the provision orthogeriatric consultations in addition to hospital based duties.
The post holder will have the opportunity to lead the development of orthogeriartric services and improve the quality of care for patients presenting with fractures neck of femur and allied medical problems. The Trust and the Elderly Care department have a robust programme for mentoring the new Consultant appointment., 1. To have a responsibility to provide a high quality clinical care to patients in Elderly Care and General Internal Medicine services and to continuously update practice based on evidence based medicine and audit.
2. To provide advice to colleagues in other specialties on elderly patients with problems.
3. To provide a comprehensive Out-patient service for elderly medicine for frailty band comprehensive geriatric assessment.
4. Proactively engage with the multi-disciplinary team within Intermediate Care Services offering specialist advice and support as required.
5. To provide support to the Primary Care Team (Frail and Elderly Pathway) for the management of patients in the community and Nursing homes.
6. To support teaching and training of nurses, junior medical staff, medical students and to contribute to postgraduate medical education in general
7. To undertake educational/clinical supervisor duties for junior doctors
8. To support and encourage audit and research
9. To actively participate in CPD and personal development plans., 1. To have a responsibility to provide a high quality clinical care to patients in Elderly Care and General Internal Medicine services and to continuously update practice based on evidence based medicine and audit.
2. To provide advice to colleagues in other specialties on elderly patients with problems.
3. To provide a comprehensive Out-patient service for elderly medicine for frailty band comprehensive geriatric assessment.
4. Proactively engage with the multi-disciplinary team within Intermediate Care Services offering specialist advice and support as required.
5. To provide support to the Primary Care Team (Frail and Elderly Pathway) for the management of patients in the community and Nursing homes.
6. To support teaching and training of nurses, junior medical staff, medical students and to contribute to postgraduate medical education in general
7. To undertake educational/clinical supervisor duties for junior doctors
8. To support and encourage audit and research
9. To actively participate in CPD and personal development plans.
Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.

• Please Note that this post may be identified as suitable and a preference given for Internal at Risk Employees

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
References from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover this period. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please review the attached Job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential job requirements.
Candidates should be aware that, regardless of country of origin, their ability to communicate in written and spoken English to the standard required to carry out the post, will be assessed during the selection process.
Referee email addresses should be provided on your application form.
Following the closing date, if you have not heard from us within 6 weeks you may assume your application has been unsuccessful.
We reserve the right to close this job early. Interested applicants are therefore advised to apply as early as possible.
If a large number of applicants meet the essential criteria then random selection will be applied.
We are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible and committed to equal opportunities.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment, Walsall Healthcare is an integrated organisation providing services from the newly built spectacular, light, airy, high-tech and ecologically-friendly building. The landmark development, in Pleck Road, heralds a new dawn for healthcare in the town and brings all of the hospital's services under one roof.
This new hospital comprises of State of the art Outpatient, diagnostic and treatment facilities for short stay cases whilst the upgraded older building provides emergency care for emergency patients.
The Trust has a state of the art Palliative Care Centre which is the base for a wide range of palliative care and end of life services, working closely with St Giles Hospice who provide the beds on site for end of life care.
The Trust provides high quality community based health services at a variety of health centres, GP surgeries and community locations across Walsall and community based multidisciplinary services, to support people to remain at home including rapid response and home based care