Consultant Geriatrician

Tabasco Event; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking an experienced Consultant Geriatrician to enhance its service provision. The role involves delivering high-quality clinical care, engaging in a multi-disciplinary team, and contributing to improvement activities while supporting the professional development of staff within the department.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

On-site Nurseries

On-site staff cafes

Support in career development

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Broad training in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.
• Experience in managing elderly patients including dementia and frailty.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for patient care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients through the department.
• Engage in clinical leadership and improve patient experience.
• Participate in staff training and clinical governance activities.

Skills

Clinical Care

Leadership

Communication

Education

Full GMC registration

CESR registration

Job description

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Job Summary

We are looking to recruit a Geriatrician with varying interests and skills to enhance and develop our current service provision. The department currently provides specialist services for falls, iOPAL, acute frailty, community services (Locality Hubs), dementia, Parkinson's disease & Orthogeriatrics. The trust is keen to develop an outstanding geriatric service and is looking for a highly motivated and innovative physician to supplement the present team.

Job Summary

We are looking to recruit a Geriatrician with varying interests and skills to enhance and develop our current service provision. The department currently provides specialist services for falls, iOPAL, acute frailty, community services (Locality Hubs), dementia, Parkinson's disease & Orthogeriatrics. The trust is keen to develop an outstanding geriatric service and is looking for a highly motivated and innovative physician to supplement the present team.

The SAMS department has a history of innovative working both within the hospital and into the community:

• Won the prestigious HSJ Award for Managing Long Term Conditions for our Nursing Home Project in 2012
• Won the RCP Excellence in Patient Care Award in 2017 for our early supportive discharge strategy involving a multidisciplinary team in the hospital and in the community
• Older Peoples Short Stay Unit a finalist in the HSJ Value in HealthCare awards in March 2018
• 2019 Finalist at the HSJ Value Awards and Patient Safety Awards
• 2018 PENNA Awards winner
  
  

We have multiple high-quality publications in renowned geriatric journals.

Main duties of the job

• Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high-quality, well-led service for patients of Ashford & St Peter's.
• Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.
• To have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and to undertake the administrative duties associated with their care across 7 days.
• To be part of the GIM On call rota during their rotation in the Trust.
• Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.
• Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.
• Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department
• Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff. Teaching and training will require verification of teaching certification
  
  

About Us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
  
  

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience Dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-MD0259-LM

Job locations

St Peters

Chertsey

KT151UX

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The Job Plan has a maximum of 9 PAs of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) including admin and 1 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) which will be organised on an 18-week rota, and an additional 1.1 PAs for GIM work. The rota allows for consultants to alternate working on busy and less busy days in order to equalise workloads.

Majority of the DCC is covering the ward in one of our SAMS wards providing an in-reach service to surgical wards, or providing frailty cover to ED Department.

This is an indicative weekly timetable for the current staffing of 10 consultants. A specific job plan will be agreed upon with the appointed consultant to meet the needs of the service. The job plan will be reviewed annually or upon request.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The Job Plan has a maximum of 9 PAs of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) including admin and 1 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) which will be organised on an 18-week rota, and an additional 1.1 PAs for GIM work. The rota allows for consultants to alternate working on busy and less busy days in order to equalise workloads.

Majority of the DCC is covering the ward in one of our SAMS wards providing an in-reach service to surgical wards, or providing frailty cover to ED Department.

This is an indicative weekly timetable for the current staffing of 10 consultants. A specific job plan will be agreed upon with the appointed consultant to meet the needs of the service. The job plan will be reviewed annually or upon request.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CESR registration at the time of starting the role
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Broad and comprehensive training in General Internal Medicine (GIM) and Geriatric Medicine.
• Recent and relevant experience in managing elderly patients, including frailty, falls, dementia, polypharmacy, and end-of-life care.
  
  

Clinical skills & knowledge

Essential

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical governance.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical governance.
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peters

Chertsey

KT151UX

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peters

Chertsey

KT151UX

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

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