Locum Consultant in Geriatrics (Acute)

Whipps Cross University Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust Group, is looking for a full-time Consultant Geriatrician to join our Older People's Services (OPS) team based predominantly on the Whipps Cross Hospital site.

The post offers an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and to develop new models of working and services that support all older people attending the hospital and within the local community. Whipps Cross Hospital serves a local population with a high degree of frailty and within the Barts Health Group is being developed to be a centre for Geriatric Medicine.

The post-holder will have the opportunity to work with a motivated multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding care and meet the dynamic needs of an expanding older population in the borough.

Main duties of the job

• Participate in reshaping local acute frailty services delivery and contribute to the departmental 5-year strategy plan.
• Work with a motivated multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding care.

Responsibilities

• Hold full registration with the General Medical Council with license to practise.
• MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification.
• Higher specialist training in Geriatrics and G(I)Medicine.
• Broad experience in Geriatrics and G(I)M.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of supervising medical staff.
• Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff.
• Ability to manage staff and resources effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year.
• Fixed-term contract for 6 months.

Requirements

• Full GMC Registration with license to practice.
• Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.).
• Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent).
• Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme.
• Experience in service development.
• Current ALS certificate.

Selection process

• 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.