British Medical Journal
Job title:
Specialist Doctor in Health Care of Older People – GHH
Company
British Medical Journal
Job description
The Specialist is an established role in our department that supports experienced and motivated colleagues in working alongside consultant colleagues in a leadership role in HCOP. The post also aims to support colleagues in completing a CESR qualification for a future consultant post if they so wish. With this in mind, we are looking for high-performing individuals to join our existing team of HCOP Consultants at Good Hope Hospital. We currently have a team of six HCOP Consultants who are supported by a wider team of consultant colleagues (with areas of specialty interest including Respiratory, Diabetes, Cardiology, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Gastroenterology & Stroke) to manage patients within our service.Candidates are required to have MBBS or an equivalent primary medical qualification, have 12 years of clinical experience since their primary medical qualification and have 6 years of experience in Health Care of Older People at SAS level.The successful candidate will join other consultants of the department and participate in covering medical wards and other clinical areas designated for HCOP. Opportunities for teaching are available in our clinical skills area. Other areas of special interest are encouraged. The standard job plan is 10PA but less-than-full-time working is welcomed. The breakdown of job plans will be agreed with the successful candidates, using a standardised tool to ensure parity between colleagues.CompanyUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population.It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe.We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe.We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK.We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC).We have over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
Expected salary
Location
Birmingham
Job date
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 04:04:18 GMT
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