Cons in Geriatric & Gen Int Med with interest in Frailty/Integration

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

CONSULTANT IN GERIATRIC AND GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE WITH AN INTEREST IN FRAILTY/INTEGRATION, EPSOM & ST. HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST, LONDON

Our Care of the Elderly team is looking to recruit three full-time substantive Consultants in Geriatric and General Medicine.
We aim to provide individualised person-centred care in the right setting at the right time.
These appointments are anticipated to commence as soon as possible and are based at St Helier Hospital with the potential to work at Epsom Hospital too. The successful candidates will support the further development of services aimed at the providing excellent care to the older person from community to hospital and back home. The Trust is firmly committed to improving its services to older people.
We are looking for colleagues with broad geriatric medicine expertise, an interest in frailty and an enthusiasm for change and service development. This is a fantastic time to join our department as we continue to develop our services with an integrated strategy for frailty across the acute and community services.
The post is a 10 PA post with additional on-call commitment

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The main duty of the role is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to our patients.
Our ideal candidate will be dynamic, enthusiastic, flexible, and will bring new ideas to help reshape and grow our services for the older person.
Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is a University teaching hospital with strong links to the neighbouring St George’s Medical School, University London. There are many opportunities to get involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
We request that successful applicants must have relevant UK and NHS experience in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine with full GMC registration and already have CCT, or be within 6 months of obtaining their CCT.
The job description has been fully approved by the Royal College of Physicians.
Interview date – TBC

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

A detailed job description is attached. This description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.