LOW Geriatric & internal medicine consultant with Interest in Frailty

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

JOB OVERVIEW

The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic Line of work Geriatric and internal medicine consultant with an Interest in Frailty to join our pool of Staff Bank workers, there are many full time roles available but as they are ever-changing - the exact roles available will be provided once your Hiring & Recruitment is complete. We can give you an idea of the type of roles available at the time of contact, but we cannot guarantee set roles as your hiring time may vary. Depending on previous relevant experience & previous NHS experience, higher banding/rates can be discussed. This is an excellent job opportunity for a consultant to gain more experience and skills working within General Medicine. This role is to work within the St. Helier site for Epsom and St. Helier NHS trust.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

Main Responsibilities and Duties
1. To show dynamism, enthusiasm and flexibility in participating in the reshaping of acute frailty services at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and within the community of the London Borough of Sutton.
2. To help provide a first class clinical service to all people with frailty.
3. To provide high quality leadership and support to staff, allied health care professionals, and Trust management and support staff in the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit/Hub, Frailty Short Stay Unit (OPSSU), and community.
4. To lead and support the multi-disciplinary team with complex discharge planning.
5. To support and sustain teaching and research where possible in relevant clinical areas.
6. To work within the framework of applicable Trust policies, procedures, and clinical governance framework.
7. To work within contractual requirements, and in support of applicable Trust clinical development frameworks, business plans, and development strategies.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a Consultant in Frailty appointment anticipated to commence as soon as possible. This 10PA post with GIM on calls will be based flexibly across both St Helier Hospital and the place of Sutton, and will support the further development of integrated services for people with frailty. Expertise in any sub-speciality, which enhances the Trust’s reputation, would also be desirable.
We aim to treat acute illness appropriately, to enhance quality of life, to reduce disability, recognise when life is nearing its end, and to provide individualised person-centred care in the right setting at the right time. Expertise or a desire to develop sub specialty interest including Orthogeriatrics, Parkinson’s disease (working in conjunction with the Neurology team), dementia, falls, frailty, surgical liaison or elderly syncope (for which the Trust has a tilt table service) is particularly welcomed. We are proud of our integration with the General Medicine team, which benefits our patients who require more specialist advice or diagnostic input. The Orthogeriatric service at St Helier is highly regarded with excellent patient outcomes.
We are looking to recruit Consultants in Geriatric Medicine to join our already established team at St Helier, with a specialist interest in developing cross-system integrated frailty services. The work model is centred on the Sutton ‘place’ and will comprise a split in clinical time, delivering care both at the ‘front door’ and specialist short stay areas of the St Helier’s Hospital site as well as into the community setting working directly both with the Sutton Health and Care @Home service which provides rapid response MDT services and also with the wider proactive MDT services being developed through the four Primary Care Networks of Sutton.