Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Ageing Complex Medicine Team in a permanent Consultant Geriatrician post at Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA). We are looking for a doctor who can provide expert geriatric care for older people in general and specialist medicine. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates who are interested in working within the Orthogeriatric service.



This is an exciting time to join the Division as you will be part of a hospital and medical department currently undergoing a period of innovation and development. The successful candidate will be joining our innovative team of 16 Consultant Geriatricians as part of the Ageing and Complex Medicine department.



The post is a substantive post and therefore essential criteria include Full GMC Registration with a CCT (or proposed date for CCT within 6 months of appointment) in Geriatric Medicine or GIM. We welcome less than full time applications and are willing to discuss flexible working arrangements. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to Geriatric Medicine.



Candidates with experience in Orthogeriatrics would be particularly welcome to apply as we wish to develop this service.



If you would like to work in a dynamic, caring, inclusive and forward-thinking environment where innovation is welcomed, then we would welcome your application.



The successful candidates will be joining our innovative team of 16 Consultant Geriatricians as part of the Ageing and Complex Medicine department at Northern Care Alliance. The post is substantive and therefore essential criteria include Full GMC.



We are a flexible and innovative department and wish to support candidates to include their chosen subspecialist interest into their job plans. Recent appointments have been able include research interests or other CCT specialities (i.e. stroke) into their job plans.



Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.



Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.



As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.



In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers



To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/