Locum consultant In Geriatric Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking passionate Geriatricians to join their team. The roles involve clinical leadership, delivering Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments, and working within a supportive environment that values well-being and flexibility. Essential qualifications include GMC registration and experience in Geriatrics. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful healthcare services within a distinguished trust.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics.
• Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the Virtual Frailty Team.
• Deliver Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in ED.
• Contribute to the General Internal Medicine on-call rota.

Skills

Record of Teaching at under and post graduate levels

Team player

Good Communication Skills

Patient focused

Education

CCT or equivalent

MRCP UK

Job description

Overview

We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Geriatricians to join our existing team of six dedicated consultant colleagues. There has been significant investment and expansion of Older People’s Services within Barts Health NHS Trust on the Newham Site, making it an exciting time to join our team. There are rewarding opportunities available within Frailty, Acute Geriatrics, Medical Liaison, Community Liaison (including Virtual Wards and Care Home Medicine) as well as subspecialty outpatient clinics. We deliver outstanding clinical care and high quality, award-winning services for people living within the London Borough of Newham, and the surrounding areas. We are leaders in developing a flexible working environment and pride ourselves on the importance of well-being and a good work-life balance. We welcome, and encourage, applications for LTFT working. We value clinical leadership across all our specialties, and Barts Health is committed to delivering an excellent leadership development programme in partnership with the Kings Fund. Candidates interested in a clinical lead role are encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

Post 1: The successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical leadership to our award-winning Virtual Frailty Team as well as delivering an early CGA in ED for acute geriatric admissions. This will rotate with cover for an acute inpatient ward (max 13 beds).

Post 2: The successful candidate will rotate between an acute inpatient ward (max 13 beds) and the Front Door Frailty Team based in ED delivering CGA with a view to avoid unnecessary admissions and re-presentation to hospital in frail older adults.

Both posts will be expected to contribute to the General Internal Medicine on-call rota (acute unselected medical take covering all ages) with a frequency of 1:12 (B supplement). Pro rata on-call slot available for LTFT posts.

You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.

The candidates will be supported by the Clinical Lead and there is the opportunity for mentorship to help you transition into your new role.

About us

Barts 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. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCT (or equivalent e.g. CESR, European community rights), or within 6 months of a date, or entry on the Specialist Register of the GMC for General Internal Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine.
• Wide experience in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
• MRCP UK
• A higher specialist training scheme in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Desirable

• Higher Degree i.e MSc, PhD or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in Geriatric medicine and acute medicine.
• A broad range of knowledge in other relevant disciplines.

Desirable

• Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Skills

Essential

• Record of Teaching at under and post graduate levels.
• Record of Completed audit projects
• An understanding of Clinical Governance
• To have the ability and willingness to teach at all levels
• Team player
• Patient focused
• Adaptable to change
• Problem Solver
• Good Communication Skills

Desirable

• Record of attendance at training for trainer courses
• Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching

Experience

Essential

• Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
• Experience in performing clinical audit

Desirable

• Publication record in field of [GIM, Geriatrics, Stroke]
• Critical incident reporting
• Training in and experience of appraisal
• Risk management Training
• NHS complaint handling