Job summaryWe are looking for a hardworking and motivated colleague who is keen to learn how to care for frail older trauma patients. This role would particularly suit doctors who have completed IMT-training (or equivalent) who are looking to progress to specialty training in Geriatric Medicine and also those who wish to go down the non-consultant career grade or SAS route.This post will be for a period of 1-2 years (with review after the first year) and can be flexible i.e. full time or part time.The appointee (you) will be trained in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and provide clinical input to patients admitted under the Major Trauma pathway under the clinical supervision of the existing Consultant Geriatricians. You will work with surgical teams from across a range of surgical specialties to enhance the quality of care provided to elderly patients who present with traumatic injuries.Main duties of the jobYou will:- Work at registrar level within the Elderly Medicine department at the Royal Preston Hospital. You will work with the Consultant Geriatricians who will provide clinical and educational supervision.- You will be expected to see new patients admitted under the Major Trauma pathway to provide CGA.- You will work with your supervisor to develop a proactive service for proactively reviewing these patients to ensure rapid recovery, early recognition and treatment of complications, and proactive discharge planning.- You will develop experience in general medicine and elderly medicine (CGA, frailty, the geriatric syndromes, osteoporosis management and advance care planning).- You will develop skills in communication (including obtaining quality collateral histories and advance care planning) and participate in multidisciplinary team working.- You will attend (and contribute) at the Major Trauma service governance meetings.- You will have opportunities to lead a service development or quality improvement project and work with our continuous improvement team to measure your success.- There is an option of participating on the general medicine middle-grade (registrar) on-call rota if you wish (optional).About usLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute Trusts in the North West of England with all the main specialties. We are the tertiary centre for major trauma, neuro-sciences, renal, oncology and plastic surgery/burns for Lancashire and South Cumbria. All our trauma work occurs at the Royal Preston Hospital site.The development and expansion of the Elderly Medicine and Major Trauma services at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is very high on the Trust's agenda. We care for around 600 trauma patients per year, around 250 of which are classed as having major trauma. This equates to about 2 new patients per day and approximately 20-30 inpatients on our trauma wards on any given day. Our existing consultant geriatricians currently provide 3.5 sessions/week to Major Trauma patients, however we wish to further develop this service.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:What we can offerJob Plan/On-call RequirementsThe TeamPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialFull GMC Registration and Licence to PracticeMBChB or equivalentFull MRCPDesirableValid ALSExperience & SkillsEssentialCompletion of core medical training or equivalentDesirableExperience in GeriatricsComputer LiteracyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressRoyal Preston HospitalSharoe Green LanePrestonPR2 9HTEmployer's websitehttps://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)