Consultant Geriatrician - Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom - East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Main area Geriatric Medicine Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours
• Annualised hours

Site William Harvey Hospital Town Ashford Salary £93,666 - £126,281 per annum + £20,000 recruitment premium* Salary period Yearly Closing 05/05/2024 23:59

Job overview

The post holder will be a part of our team, ensuring that the highest standards of care, in accordance with the National Service Framework for Geriatric medicine and relevant NICE guidance are provided to patients.

Acute Geriatric services are provided at the William Harvey Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital. Our Geriatricians are responsible for providing emergency care to the older person, from ED/ emergency floor through to discharge.

The geriatricians on the William Harvey Hospital site support the Medical take in two ways – frailty-focussed for those who need us the most (Acute Frailty) as well as those 80 years and older. We have implemented frailty identification early in the emergency pathway to enable prompt CGA initiation, working closely with an established Therapy and Discharge service and our community partners, particularly the East Kent Frailty Home Treatment Service/Virtual Ward. We also have an Acute Frailty Assessment Unit. Alongside this we have an Acute Physician led AMU model supported by specialty in reach

Main duties of the job

The Consultant will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and to undertake the administrative duties associated with their care. They will be expected to co-operate with the Clinical Director and Care Group Management on organisational and budget issues.

The on-call commitment and acute hospital sessional commitment to geriatric medicine will be organised with the Consultant's colleagues to ensure both delivery of this goal and continuity of responsibility for inpatient care.

In addition to geriatric acute and post-acute care duties there are flexible commitments, including administration, management, committee work, pastoral visits, relative interviews etc. Appropriate acute skills are required in view of the acute admissions.

The HCOOP Directorate has a strong history of Clinical Leadership, and we will encourage new colleagues to develop their Leadership and Management skills with education programs and mentorship, that are robustly supported by the Trust's Organisational Development team.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.

We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there's never been a better time to join us.

Our package of benefits includes an additional £20,000 payment* ** to thank you for choosing to work at our Trust.

In addition, through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post - For more information please visit

We also offer removal expenses, up to 32 days' annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our 'We care' improvement journey, and medical education and research.

* ** refer to clauses associated with the Recruitment Premium - For more information, please contact Paul Barnes via

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process.

This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification Qualifications and training

• Full GMC Registration
• Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
• Higher Degree (MD /PhD or equivalent) in Geriatric Medicine

Clinical governance

• Experience in Audit
• Experience in service improvement

Personal/professional attributes

• Adheres to GMC code of conduct
• Upholds Trust Values

Other requirements

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability and willingness to travel effectively between sites

Skills and Experience

• Experience in acute geriatrics, community geriatrics, frailty management and knowledge of end of life care and advance care planning.

Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the 'We are the NHS' campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.

There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there's never been a better time to join us. To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.

We'll close this job advert once we've received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on who are happy to help.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust's People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.

Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.

Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.

We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.

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If you are applying via NHS Jobs your application will be sent to our recruitment system TRAC. All subsequent information will be generated from TRAC so you won't be able to see the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs and we won't be able to respond to e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to us transferring your application and details to our system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records. Good luck with your application, we'll contact you via email so please check your junk/spam folders.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.