Consultant Geriatrician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London weighting allowance

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a substantive Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to lead frailty and trauma care. The post focuses on comprehensive geriatric assessment, peri-operative care, and development of a surgical liaison service for older adults.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to on-call rota arrangements. The role requires a CCT in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine or within six months of CCT, MRCP or

Qualifications

• CCT in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine (or within six months of CCT).
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Higher degree such as PhD or MD.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted following trauma, in line with national best practice.
• Develop and support the orthogeriatric service beyond the existing NOF pathway.
• Develop and deliver consultant-led surgical liaison for older patients under general surgery and other surgical specialties.
• Develop peri-operative medical assessment, optimisation and shared decision-making for frail older adults having surgery.
• Lead the development of integrated frailty trauma, surgical liaison and peri-operative pathways in line with British Geriatrics Society guidance.
• Provide clinical leadership for the inpatient geriatric bed base, with flexible cross-cover across inpatient services.
• Develop outpatient services, including hot clinics and pre-operative assessment and optimisation, where need is shown.
• Work with acute colleagues to optimise care for frail older patients and facilitate safe discharge.
• Work with community teams
• Attend trauma boards
• Take part in the General Internal Medicine on-call rota
• Work collaboratively within the Department of Geriatric Medicine alongside consultant colleagues

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Teaching experience

Audit/research literacy

Education

CCT in Geriatric Medicine & General Internal Medicine

MRCP or equivalent

PhD/MD

Job description

A substantive consultant post in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, joining an existing geriatric consultant team. The work centres on frailty trauma and frail surgical patients, including comprehensive geriatric assessment and peri-operative care for older adults. Shaping a new surgical liaison service with surgical and anaesthetic colleagues is central, and the mix of trauma, liaison, peri-operative and outpatient work will evolve. A CCT in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, or within six months of CCT, is required.

What the job involves

• Provide comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted following trauma, in line with national best practice
• Develop and support the orthogeriatric service beyond the existing NOF pathway
• Develop and deliver consultant-led surgical liaison for older patients under general surgery and other surgical specialties
• Develop peri-operative medical assessment, optimisation and shared decision-making for frail older adults having surgery
• Lead the development of integrated frailty trauma, surgical liaison and peri-operative pathways in line with British Geriatrics Society guidance
• Provide clinical leadership for the inpatient geriatric bed base, with flexible cross-cover across inpatient services
• Develop outpatient services, including hot clinics and pre-operative assessment and optimisation, where need is shown
• Work with acute colleagues to optimise care for frail older patients and facilitate safe discharge
• Work with community teams
• Attend trauma boards
• Take part in the General Internal Medicine on-call rota
• Work collaboratively within the Department of Geriatric Medicine alongside consultant colleagues

What’s required

Qualifications

• CCT in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, or within six months of CCT
• MRCP or equivalent
• Higher degree such as PhD or MD

Registration & licences

• Entry on the Specialist Register

Experience

• Broad experience in geriatric, general internal and acute medicine
• Teaching experience or willingness to teach medical, nursing and other staff
• Experience of audit or clinical research

Skills & knowledge

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead a team
• Commitment to working with consultant and multidisciplinary colleagues
• Commitment to achieving Government and Trust targets
• Willingness and ability to take part in the on-call rota

Other

• Willingness to be flexible in working patterns
• Willingness to share non-clinical organisational tasks
• Trustworthy and responsible

Nice to have

• Experience in frailty trauma
• Experience in perioperative medicine for older people having surgery (POPS)
• Experience in orthogeriatrics

What’s offered

• London weighting allowance