Description
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant in Geriatric Medicine to work across both the acute Frailty service at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Woolwich and the community frailty service based at Memorial Hospital, Shooters Hill, Woolwich.
The postholder will join a team of 10 consultants in QEH and be part of the community frailty team delivered by Oxleas Foundation Trust. The post has been created to develop and consolidate new ways of working, enabling flow from acute settings to community teams.
The role involves:
- Supporting the development of a comprehensive geriatric medicine service and Frailty within the Greenwich integrated neighbourhood teams
- Developing the Geriatrician role within the four integrated neighbourhood teams in Greenwich
- Leading, supporting, and mentoring junior medical staff within the department
- Providing high-quality healthcare for older patients referred for diagnosis and treatment
- Responding to inpatient and outpatient referrals from other specialties
- Participating in educational and audit meetings
- Meeting CPD and revalidation requirements
The salary for this position is £113,565 to £150,569 per year for 10 PAs.
Responsibilities:
- Provide a consultant-led service in the specialty
- Lead daily board rounds and ward rounds on relevant wards
- Lead on new initiatives for the care of older people
- Contribute to research in Medicine for the Elderly in an area of special interest
- Supervise and teach Medical Students
- Participate in formal teaching of the Medicine in Old Age Syllabus to Year 4 medical students
- Supervise and manage trainee medical staff
- Provide post-graduate training in Medicine for the Elderly for all grades of Medical Staff and for non-medical clinical staff
- Participate in clinical audit and implement audit findings as appropriate
- Support NIHR funded research
- Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level
- Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice
- Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy
- Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care
- Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines
- Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service
Requirements:
- MBBS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC and hold a licence to practise and be on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine or within six months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview
- Broad-based general training
- Broad-based training in Geriatric Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and clinical risk
- Understanding and experience of audit
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team
- Flexibility to respond to the varying needs of a busy department