Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description provides a comprehensive overview of the key duties and responsibilities associated with this role, while the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. The document is available to download from this page.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
- MRCP (UK)/ MRCGP or equivalent.
- Consultant – Entry on the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of CCT, in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine
- Specialist Doctor – Significant experience in Geriatric Medicine, Acute Medicine, General Internal Medicine or Frailty Services
Desirable criteria
- Diploma in Geriatric Medicine or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
- Educational Supervisor or Clinical Supervisor accreditation
- Qualification in medical education or leadership.
- Advanced Life Support certification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience caring for older adults and patients living with frailty and complex multi-morbidity
- Evidence of senior clinical decision-making and autonomous practice
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of clinical governance, audit and quality improvement
- Experience of integrated working across acute, community and/or primary care services
- Experience supporting education and development of colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Acute Frailty Units or Frailty SDEC services
- Experience in Hospital at Home or Virtual Ward services
- Experience in Intermediate Care services
- Experience undertaking Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
- Experience leading service development or transformation programmes
- Experience supervising junior medical staff or ACPs
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Expertise in frailty, multi-morbidity and comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Ability to manage complex and undifferentiated presentations
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement
- Effective organisational, leadership and decision-making skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Hospital at Home and Virtual Ward operational models
- Knowledge of admission avoidance and early discharge pathways
- Understanding of integrated care systems and community healthcare delivery
- Experience of service redesign and pathway development
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Compassionate and patient-focused
- Demonstrates professionalism, integrity and accountability
- Flexible and adaptable in approach
- Positive and collaborative team member
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Enthusiastic about developing innovative models of care for older people
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading change and transformation
- Interest in research, innovation and service development
- Commitment to advancing integrated frailty care across acute and community settings
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.
At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.
At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a
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