Description
The geriatric medicine team at Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) is expanding and we are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Geriatrician to join our dynamic team.
We have recently developed our 5-day frailty SDEC service and are now expanding it to cover 7 days. We are also part of the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP) trial site and part of Surrey East which hosts one of the national Frailty collaborative hubs.
The successful candidate will work within our already established GEMINI team and the current 4 substantive consultants in post. This team uses an evidence-based approach to develop services which integrate medicine for the elderly into acute medicine, emergency medicine, surgery and the community. The GEMINI team currently supports the management of patients in ED, frailty SDEC and in-patient elderly care wards.
The new posts will be instrumental in supporting the development of this service, ensuring a frailty SDEC runs 7 days a week with direct admissions from GP referrals and SeCAMB, as well as supporting wider in reach into all areas of the hospital where patients need support from our service.
We welcome informal enquiries and visits. If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Dr Sinead Henderson, Clinical Lead Elderly Medicine.
Job Responsibilities: The successful candidate will have a key role in supporting the development of our service, aligning our developing service with the emerging neighbourhood model and future increase in community geriatric provision.
Benefits: As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.
Requirements:
- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- A complete and accurate application
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration