Senior Consultant, 50/50 Geriatric & Acute Medicine

Consultant In Elderly and Acute Internal Medicine

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Hospital are inviting applicants to apply for this exciting Geriatric, Acute and General Medicine post with a 50/50 split full time role in the Department of Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP) at the Hampstead site.

The Post will comprise of 50% Geriatric Medicine and 50% Acute and General Medicine.

Applicants will be expected to have suitable experience in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM).

Main duties of the job

This role will be predominantly focused on delivering a consultant-led liaison service to frail and complex patients on the HSEP (Health Services for Elderly People) 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.

The successful applicant will contribute to the Acute Medicine duty rota working primarily on our new 54-bedded Acute Medicine, Unit as well as covering the Acute Medicine Take shifts, Same Day Emergency Clinic (SDEC) and the Adult Assessment Unit (AAU). Together with other consultants in Acute Medicine the successful applicant will provide care for patients admitted via the acute unscheduled admissions system, which principally receives referrals from the Emergency Department (ED) and primary care. Out of hours and weekend cover is currently provided on a 1:12 basis for long days and approximately 1:12 for short days.

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

Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification Academic achievements research/publi cations

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level

Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Excellent written and spoken communications, ability to build rapport, work with others
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of clients
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
• Able to work as part of a team

Others

• Member of a Medical Defence organisation

Language

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Education & Professional Qualifications

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner
• GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register
• Appropriate Royal College Membership
• MD, PhD
• Academic achievements research/publications

Knowledge/Skills

• Experience in admission avoidance and community geriatrics
• Demonstrable commitment to multidisciplinary team working
• Comprehensive knowledge of current issues in General Medicine
• Experience of and commitment to audits
• IT Skills and computer literacy
• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing, and managing the performance of colleagues
• Knowledge of finance/budgets
• Management of staff

Teaching & Training

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates /postgraduates and junior medical staff

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPer annum plus London Weighting