Consultant Geriatrician

The appointee will join an enthusiastic and friendly department of ICOP consultants which is an integral part of the Division of Medicine at the QEH. The department is rapidly growing having appointed 4 consultants within the last 3 years.

The ICOP physicians work closely together providing cross cover for sub specialty interests. Currently we manage 61 acute in-patient beds and 34 community rehabilitation beds.

To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the Integrated Care of Older People (ICOP) service.

To provide support and leadership to the ICOP department nursing and medical staff.

If applicants have other sub-specialty interests, then we would strongly encourage and support this within the job plan.

The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing:

- Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
- Cost Improvement programme (CIP)
- Implementing evidence based new ways of working when necessary

With over 4,000 staff (known as TeamQEH), the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn is one of the biggest employers in West Norfolk, supporting the health and wellbeing of the local community. QEH has 518 beds, 18 wards, a budget of circa £220m and provides a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to those who live in the three counties of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

We are passionate about our journey of improvement. Our vision is to become the best rural district general hospital for patient and staff experience in the UK. We strive to deliver services that our local communities can be proud of, and to deliver exceptionally high standards of care, consistently for our patients and their families. Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 patients in 20/21, and were ranked 27/507 nationally for Covid related research. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and are recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.

TeamQEH is proud to be an inclusive employer, with many active staff networks. We have also been recognised as an exemplar employer by BAPIO (British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin) and offer outstanding health and wellbeing initiatives to support our staff and to implement our learning from the pandemic.

Clinical
- To share in the inpatient care on our two base wards and participate in the frailty in-reach rota.
- To develop a surgical liaison service for older frail patients.
- To take part in the weekend General Medical on-call rota with colleagues,

currently 1 in 18, as first on-call 8:30 till 20:30 and a second on call covers the wards from 9:00 till 14:30 at weekends.
- To provide cover for colleagues during absence on annual or study leave.
- To provide leadership and further develop the service.

Organisational
- Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
- To act as clinical/educational supervisor to locally employed doctors and doctors in training programmes of a variety of grades and experience as appropriate.
- To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
- To provide leadership and support for the effective development of the service.
- To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
- To further develop clinical protocols, guidelines, and concise care bundles.
- To carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
- To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff and attend all relevant health and safety training.
- To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.
- To carry out annual performance reviews with each member of their staff.
- To agree annual personal development plans with their staff and support them with any training or development requirements to fulfil their role.
- To attend all relevant management training in health and safety, risk assessment etc.
- To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trust’s appraisal process.

Additional Duties
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but provide an indication of the range and complexity of the work to be undertaken.