Job vacancy: Consultant Physician in Elderly Medicine -Welcome Payment Included, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury

Job summary

Main area

Elderly Care

Grade

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

10 sessions per week (Part time hours will be considered)

Job ref

269-MD883

Employer: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salisbury District Hospital
Town: Salisbury
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 04/02/2025

Consultant Physician in Elderly Medicine -Welcome Payment Included

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see our interactive candidate information pack for more information on this opportunity and working at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust: https://www.flipsnack.com/798D88DD75E/candidate-information-pack-consultant-geriatrician/full-view.html

The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the acute medical on call rota at SFT on a 1:16 basis, as well as other clinical commitments such as acute care ward rounds, frailty same day emergency care, rapid access clinics, Specialist clinics (including Parkinson's disease and falls), and MDT meetings.

The post is advertised as full time (10 PA’s), but less than full time or flexible working would also be welcomed.

There is also a generous relocation package available to candidates, up to a maximum of £8,000 (terms and conditions apply), as well as a £22 000 welcome payment (terms and conditions apply).

Visit our Medicine Division eBrochure to find out more about working & living in Salisbury

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

GMC

Essential criteria

GMC registration
Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT

Experience/Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in General Adult Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Stroke Medicine, as well as some leadership skills and evidence of team working.
Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice

Management Experience

Essential criteria

Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors

Communications Skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
Cycle to work scheme
Uniform provided (where required)
On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
On site health and fitness club
On site car parking
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Russell Mellor

Job title

Consultant Elderly Medicine

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

01722 336262

Additional information

Informal visits are welcomed.

Please contact Dr Russell Mellor, Consultant on 01722 336262 ext 4141 for informal enquiries and visits or e-mail: Russell.Mel[email protected]

Alternatively contact Dr Zoe Cole, Clinical Director for Medicine on 01722 336262 ext 3556; e-mail: [email protected]

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Job summary

Employer heading

Consultant Physician in Elderly Medicine -Welcome Payment Included

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

GMC

Essential criteria

Experience/Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

Management Experience

Essential criteria

Communications Skills

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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