Job Description

The post holder will be part of a dynamic and innovative trauma and orthopaedic team which is looking to appoint a keen and enthusiastic Consultant Ortho-geriatrician. The post holder will work closely with Trauma team to support fractured neck of femur surgery on site.



The candidate will work in a multi-disciplinary team approach alongside of medical staff/doctors, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals.

Clinical responsibilities include:

1. Seeing any unwell adult patients as requested by the orthopaedic team.

These patients are usually directly referred by the FY1 Doctors.

2. Providing advice about the medical care of patients on the ward.

3. Working with and supervising the Speciality Doctors / locum Registrars, to ensure that patients receive care to the standard required by the Best

Practice Tariff and the National Hip Fracture Database. This will include:

a) Ensuring patients are seen by an Orthogeriatrician (Consultant,

Speciality Doctor or locum Registrar) within 72 hours of admission

b) Completing the standardised falls and osteoporosis assessment

documents

c) Attending daily "board rounds" / multidisciplinary team meetings.

(Currently at 2pm Monday to Friday).

d) Working with and supervising the Specialist Nurse for Inpatient

Osteoporosis to arrange osteoporosis investigations and treatment

4. Talking to patients relatives concerning medical problems and end of life

care.

5. Communicating about patient care with other members of the

Multidisciplinary Team (including surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, trauma

coordinators and therapists).

6. Ensuring GPs are made aware of changes to long term medication (and the reasons for the changes).

7. At present there is an outpatient clinic alternate Friday afternoons. This could be developed depending on the interests of the postholder.



MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of 3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.



Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.



We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.



We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.



At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the ' Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.



COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the 'NHS England' website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.



Diversity Matters



MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .



We're looking forward to hearing from you!