Consultant in the Healthcare of the Older Person
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Overview
The Healthcare for Older People (HOP) team is a hard-working, dedicated and accommodating team. Consultant numbers over the last 15 years have expanded from 3 WTE to 9.15 WTE (excluding stroke consultants' numbers) and have also diversified with the addition of two Specialty Doctors, a Consultant Nurse and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Frailty and three Specialist Nurses in Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder.
Our specialty base currently includes two 28-bedded acute medical wards specialising in healthcare for older people. We have a separate 28-bedded acute stroke ward with 2.9 WTE Consultant Stroke Physicians. In one of our community hospitals we have a 15-bedded stroke rehabilitation ward. Our rehabilitation beds are based in our 4 community hospitals and Intermediate Care beds within our local care homes. We also provide an Orthogeriatric service, Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorder service and rapid access clinics.
Main duties
* To provide high quality Consultant delivered care to patients, including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.
* To have an interest in medicine for community dwelling frail older adults offering comprehensive geriatric assessment in a variety of settings including at home, care homes, community hospitals and intermediate care settings, and providing senior medical input to diverse inter and intra disciplinary teams working across these settings and Dart ward at Totnes Community Hospital.
* To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.
* To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the juniors and specialty doctors. To be proactive in the Department's clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.
* To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the Department to address any issues arising that may affect the services.
* To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
About Us
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has recently become one of the first vertically-integrated health and care organisations in the country. There is a commitment to an ambitious and inclusive vision to improve health and well-being for the population from all local stakeholders across health and social care, with Pioneer status from NHS England. The Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) delivery model focuses on designing and delivering innovative services that are integrated with primary care and mental health services.
Details
Date posted: 09 June 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 388-6967443-M&D-A
Job locations: Torbay Hospital, Lowes Bridge, Torquay, TQ2 7AA
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
* CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
* CESR
* Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School
* ATLS / APLS / ALS
Desirable
* Distinctions, scholarships, prizes; other degrees (e.g. BSc, MSc, MD)
* At least three years in Higher Training in relevant specialty
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* Ability to prioritise clinical need
* Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams
Knowledge
* Essential: Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems
* Essential: Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* Essential: Ability to prioritise clinical need
* Essential: Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams
* Desirable: Subspecialty experience of movement disorder, stroke, perioperative medicine, frailty and community geriatrics
Person Specification
* Essential: Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems
* Essential: Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* Essential: Ability to prioritise clinical need
* Essential: Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams
* Desirable: Subspecialty experience of movement disorder, stroke, perioperative medicine, frailty and community geriatrics
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
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