Clinical Lead - Care of the Older Person - Internal Only

Job overview

This post is only open to current employees of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.

We are now recruiting into our fixed term clinical lead role in Care of the Older Person and Frailty. This post is for a fixed period of 3 years and you will be provided with 2 PA’s plus an allowance of up to £6,000.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to step into a more leadership position which will help shape and deliver our aim to be a clinically led, inclusive organisation.

UHMBT’s drive for a culture of continuous improvement and people-centred leadership means that you will be able to demonstrate your ability to commit to and model our values, inspiring and motivating teams and delivering exceptional patient care.

This role is only available to internal colleagues who wish to develop in their career through undertaking this role which will see the successful candidate being strategically responsible for leading, developing and managing their team within their area of expertise.

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The Clinician Lead is responsible for the overall management,
delivery and strategic direction of his/her speciality.

They will be managerially and professionally responsible for
Consultants, SAS doctors and junior medical staff within the
specified clinical area or service and work with Trust Educational
leads to deliver clinical and educational objectives

They will contribute to the wider Care Groups management team’s
decision making processes.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.