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Consultant Geriatrician (55017524)

Western Health and Social Care Trust

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Consultant Geriatrician (55017524)

Western Health and Social Care Trust

418620

Geriatrics

Directorate: Community and Older People's Services

Location: Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry  

Contract and Hours: Permanent / Full-Time (10 PAs)

Job summary

The Western Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant Geriatrician. This is a replacement post. The successful candidate will be required to support the delivery of a comprehensive Care of the Elderly service across the Trust. The post will have a primary base of Altnagelvin Hospital, with cross-cover responsibilities at weekends for Waterside Hospital. Although we are seeking to recruit to a full-time position, the Trust will consider candidates seeking part-time employment.

Applications from Geriatricians with a sub-specialty interest and those who are completing training are welcome. Stroke medicine experience is not essential for this post, but for those with suitable experience there is the option of joining the acute stroke and thrombolysis rota.

Job  purpose

  • To provide a high quality, effective and efficient Care of Elderly Medicine service within the contract resources available to Western HSC Trust.
  • To provide an efficient and effective service to meet the needs of the population.

Main responsibilities

  • To share in the collective responsibility for the provision of the Care of Elderly Medicine service to patients within the Western Trust area.
  • To provide leadership within the specialty team and to contribute to the development of excellence in clinical practice through research, audit and undergraduate and postgraduate training.
  • To provide senior decision making within the Elderly Care service.
  • To contribute to the development in excellence in clinical practice through research, audit and undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
  • This post is a full time position, 10 Programmed Activities, with additional PA’s available for training, education/ specialist activities (to be determined upon appointment).
  • The Trust would wish to offer all candidates opportunity to specialise in their preferred sub-specialty. Every effort will be made to ensure these opportunities are available.
  • Mentorship is available if required from colleagues within the team or regionally if not available locally. It would also be expected that experienced candidates would be willing to mentor junior colleagues.

 

For complete details view the full job description in the Additional Information section below.

Permanent

Full Time

£106,424 - £139,920 per annum pro rata

Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry

Northern Ireland


The Trust is an equal opportunities employer
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Consultant Geriatrician (55017524)

Western Health and Social Care Trust

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