Consultant in Geriatric Medicine

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, based at Ealing Hospital. The role includes inpatient care on Medicine for Older People wards, involvement in frailty assessment and new outpatient clinics, teaching, and service development within a dynamic DMOP/OPRAC environment.

The post emphasises high-quality clinical care, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and contribution to governance, teaching and annual appraisal.

Job description

The post holder will hold a post of Consultant in Geriatric Medicine at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, and be based at Ealing Hospital.

Our collective goal is to provide excellent care for our frail older patient in both in hospital and at home through outpatient services. We aim to treat acute illness appropriately, to enhance quality of life, to reduce disability, recognise when life is nearing its end, and to provide individualised person-centred care in the right setting at the right time

The Department of Medicine for Older People (DMOP) based in Ealing Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital is a dynamic, friendly, inclusive and innovative department where Consultants are supported in their professional development and in the delivery of high-quality clinical care and service development. Resident doctor feedback indicates that they feel well supported and that they achieve their educational targets. We aspire to high standards of medical and nursing care and routinely assess aspects of this with regular clinical auditing. Mentoring is provided by the Trust’s mentor scheme for any new consultant.

The Older Persons Rapid Assessment Clinic (OPRAC) is a well-established service providing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment or addressing specific issues in an outpatient setting. We have a mix of virtual and face to face appointments.

*JD pending royal college approval*

• To provide in-patient care for patients on the Medicine for Older People wards at Ealing hospital.
• To work in the frailty unit, focusing on comprehensive geriatric assessment for older people presenting to the Emergency Department and referred for urgent assessment from the community.
• To contribute to outpatient care in clinics. The post holder will be expected to work with the clinical leads for DMOP and cardiology to establish a new clinic for frail people with heart failure.
• GIM on call as detailed above.
• To work with the rest of the clinical and managerial team to support clinical governance, including contribution to morbidity and mortality meetings, quality improvements projects and clinical audit.
• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
• To contribute to service development where relevant.
• The job will include liaising with and teaching nursing staff, health care assistants, therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To maintain CPD and participate in annual appraisal and revalidation.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We Run Major Acute Services At

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Kate Senger Job title: DMOP Consultant CD Email address: [e-mail]

Milan Shah: General Manager

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