Cons in Geriatric - London, United Kingdom - Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Consultant:

Main area

Geriatric and General Internal Medicine

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Grade

Consultant

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time 10 sessions per week (No on call)

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Job ref

343CON232
Site
St. Helier

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Town

London

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Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 PA + LDW
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

05/05/2024 23:59"
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We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.
This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
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At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.

We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.

This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview:

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.

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.

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

Working for our organisation:

We manage both an inpatient bed base and outpatient services at each site.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is a large 768 bed acute Trust serving South West London and Surrey.

It comprises one acute hospital in Carshalton and a District General Hospital in Epsom, a dedicated children's hospital, Elective Orthopaedic Centre and a private patient unit and provides services from a number of support hospitals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
A detailed job description is attached. This description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.

Person specification:

Qualifications and Training:

Essential criteria:

Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
Entry onto the Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Internal Medicine or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent
Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP or equivalent
UK and relevant level NHS experience

Desirable criteria:

MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research

Clinical, Management and Administrative Experience:

Essential criteria:

High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for General Medicine
Audit/Research experience
Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR
Supervision of postgraduate trainees
Personal time management skills
Clinical governance experience
Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists

Desirable criteria: