Consultant Geriatrician with interest in Acute Frailty
3 weeks ago
Whipps Cross University Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust Group is looking for a full time Consultant Geriatrician to join our Older People's Services (OPS) team based at Whipps Cross Hospital site.
The posts offer an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and to develop new models of working and services that support all older people attending the hospital and within the local community. Whipps Cross Hospital serves a local population with a high degree of frailty and within the Barts Health Group is being developed to be a centre for Geriatric Medicine.
In particular, this post will enable the post-holder to participate in reshaping local acute frailty services delivery and contribute to the departmental 5-year strategy plan.
Main duties of the jobWhipps Cross Acute Frailty Service is well-established and considered an example of outstanding practice by the CQC in their last inspection in 2019. Healthwatch Waltham Forest rated the inpatient Acute Frailty Unit as 'Outstanding' on their last visit in 2020. The post-holder will have the opportunity to work with a motivated multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding care and meet the dynamic needs of an expanding older population in the borough.
This post also forms part of the redevelopment of Geriatric Medicine at Whipps Cross University Hospital and gives the post-holder a unique opportunity to collaborate in the redevelopment of the hospital itself.
You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST.
About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
Job responsibilitiesThe posts offer an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and to develop new models of working and services that support all older people attending the hospital and within the local community. Whipps Cross Hospital serves a local population with a high degree of frailty and within the Barts Health Group is being developed to be a centre for Geriatric Medicine.
Person Specification Qualifications- Full GMC Registration with license to practice.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (or eligibility for entry within 6 months of date of Advisory Appointments Committee) for either Geriatric Medicine or G(I) Medicine by CCT or CESR.
- Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
- Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Higher specialist training in Geriatrics and or G(I) Medicine
- Broad experience in Geriatrics and G(I)M
- Experience in Acute Frailty Services
- Ability to organise and deliver a teaching programme.
- Current ALS certificate
- Detailed knowledge of Geriatrics and G(I)M and of the specialist skills required for this post.
- Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
- Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff.
- Ability to manage staff and resources effectively.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies.
- IT Skills
- Experience in managing virtual wards and primary care network MDT's
- Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues
- Good leadership skills
- Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national level.
- Prepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of Whipps Cross Hospital
- UK Driving License for Home Visits
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.
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