Consultant Geriatrician

This is a new 10PA post (8 DCC, 2 SPA) based at St Mary's Hospital Campus of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Medicine for the Elderly (MfE) services have evolved over recent years at St Mary's Hospital so there is now a multiprofessional Acute Frailty Team and ED liaison service, in addition to the 48 acute MFE beds across 3 wards, outpatients and liaison work with multiple community services in West London. The acute frailty team requires daily consultant input and so in addition to the current job-share arrangement, this new post has been created to allow for year-round provision of acute frailty input on admissions wards and into the Emergency Department, and further to allow the development of Frailty SDEC at the SMH site.

Frailty service development is at the heart of the Trust's planning and operations, and the addition of this post holder will allow not only provide the requisite level of cover to maintain a constant service, but also the capacity to design and pilot improvements within the team. There is an active programme of audit and QUIP within and around the department and an active working group with the ED who have an appointed frailty lead.

The post holder will be able to participate on local and regional working groups and CQUINs - we are currently signed up to the Frailty Assessment CQUIN in ED.

This post holder will work with 2 consultant colleagues in the frailty service and will be primarily based in the acute medical unit, providing acute frailty input to admitted medical patients. Additionally, supervision and collaboration with the emergency department-based Frailty Practitioners (ACPs) is a key component. There will also be opportunities for involvement in community and virtual ward input, and general medicine admissions / on-call shifts.

Imperial College is fully committed to supporting flexible working and discussions are welcomed.

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Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Provide high quality care to patients in Elderly Medicine

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.

o To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

o To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care programmed activities.

o To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

For further details see the attached full job description.

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner
• GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register

• Extensive experience in Elderly Medicine
• Excellent clinician with thorough grounding in Elderly Medicine
• IT Skills and computer literacy

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
• Knowledge of finance/budgets
• Management of staff

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

• Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

This 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.

Depending on experience £109,725 to £145,478 per annum WTE