Consultant In Geriatric Medicine

Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Consultant Geriatrician at the Hampstead site. You will join a team focused on TREAT and early CGA for older patients, with teaching and supervision of medical students as part of the role.

The post requires experience in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, with collaboration across Acute Medicine and the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent required.
• GMC registration within 6 months of appointment.
• MRCP or equivalent required.
• Postgraduate medical degree (MD/PhD or equivalent) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver early Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) for frailty via the TREAT service.
• Provide consultant-led liaison support to frail and complex patients on the HSEP ward.
• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff as part of the role.
• Collaborate with Acute Medicine and the broader multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Aptitude for teaching

Ability to cover out of hours on call

Multidisciplinary team working

Presentation skills

IT Skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

GMC registration within 6 months

Postgraduate medical degree (MD/PhD)

Job description

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Hospital are inviting applicants to apply for a consultant geriatrician post in the Department of Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP) at the Hampstead site. The successful applicant will be joining a group of 11 dynamic, forward looking consultants to deliver high quality care for older patients. Applicants will be expected to have suitable experience in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM). On call is for acute geriatric medicine on a 1 in 10. There is also a commitment to teaching and educationally supervising medical students.

Main duties of the job

This role will be predominantly focused on TREAT (Triage and Rapid Elderly Assessment Team). The TREAT service delivers early Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) for older adults presenting with frailty in line with NHS England Acute Frailty and British Geriatric Society guidance. The role will also support a consultant-led liaison service to frail and complex patients on the HSEP ward and developing our frailty liaison service. Clinical supervision and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level will also be an important aspect of this role. The appointee will also work closely and in partnership with our Acute Medicine colleagues as well as the wider multidisciplinary team.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Registered with the GMC and within 6 months (at the scheduled time of the appointments committee) of being accepted for the specialist registers for Geriatric Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• Postgraduate medical degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Royal Free Shared Commitments

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical training and experience as required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in Acute and/or General (Internal) Medicine and Infectious Disease
• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
• Experience of and commitment to medical audit
• Current ALS provider

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Aptitude for teaching and training.
• Ability to cover out of hours on call.
• Demonstrable commitment to multidisciplinary team working.
• Positive approach to lessons learnt.
• IT Skills
• Presentation skills

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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