Consultant Geriatrician inHemel Hempstead inHemel Hempstead PUBLISHED 28 DEC 2023

Job Summary

We are looking for enthusiastic and talented consultants to join our team to develop and deliver excellent care to our local population. We encourage prospective consultants to develop their own areas of specialist interest to align with the vision for our organization.

These are substantive consultant posts which will be based at Hospital and work in the community helping to support the management of frail patients in their usual place of living. The applicant should hold or within six months of achieving a CESR or CCT in General and Geriatric Medicine. Those candidates who wish to work flexibly are strongly encouraged to apply.

The post holders will be supported and responsible for supervision of junior or middle grade medical staff. The successful post holder will be supported to undertake formal training in educational supervision.

Candidates interested in the Orthogeriatric post will be joining a team of orthogeriatric which currently works in collaboration with our well evaluated Hip fracture unit. There is scope to further your interest in falls prevention tilt table testing and osteoporosis management. There is close collaboration with trust which is a Falls prevention service in the community and Fracture liaison service.

Candidates interested in General Geriatrics will be encouraged to develop their special areas of interest to complement this developing Geriatrics service. The hospital has been one of four specialist hospital sites. It is expected that Geriatricians will be crucial for the support of medical management of patients with complex medical comorbidities.

Candidates interested in the Frailty or Community Geriatrician posts will deliver their community sessions in the community as part of the MDT leading the clinical management and auditing outcomes as part of the educational forums. The post holders will be expected to evolve the community side of the service in conjunction with primary care and community colleagues. The expectation would be the joint management of complex frail older patients in the community with an aim to provide the best quality care outside of a hospital in patient stay.

The post holders will build on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services so that frail older people have risk factors identified and can be signposted to services that will support them to maintain their independence as close to home as possible and reduce the incidence of further crisis. This may include co ordination of specialist multi disciplinary meetings which include primary and community care services to ensure that patients have robust care plans which help them to stay healthy at home for as long as possible.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

These responsibilities will depend on the core responsibilities of the post and will be discussed with the clinical director for those interested.

In general it is anticipated that the consultant will provide medical leadership and professional accountability for the patients under their care.

These duties are subject to review from time to time considering the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the post holder Clinical Director and Divisional Director. Work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute care to patients.

Key Relationships

Geriatricians

Other speciality consultants

Trauma and orthopaedics

Surgeons

Acute Physicians

ED Physicians

Integrated Transfer Team

Director for Medicine and Clinical Support

Operational Managers

GPs

Primary Care Frailty Leads

Community Services

The job plan will be discussed with the successful candidates and will depend on the special interest such as general geriatrics frailty orthogeriatric surgical liaison and community service provision.

The trust has a robust process for SPA allocation and the successful candidate will be encouraged to take up roles that attract SPA allocation in keeping with the needs of the department.

There is opportunity for further SPA activity in terms of educational supervision quality improvement and mortality review work.

All Consultants are expected to work flexibly in undertaking their duties. This may require working during the evenings and weekends to ensure effective delivery of service and its sustainability. The final job plan will be discussed with the appointed consultant by the Clinical Director for DMOP.

Though the posts are offered as full time we positively encourage applications from those who wish to work flexibly including on a job share basis.

Office accommodation and medical secretarial clerical service will be provided. Job plan will include dedicated admin sessions.

About the role

As a Consultant Geriatrician, working at Trust, you will provide medical leadership and professional accountability for the patients on under your care.

Some duties may involve

Being supported and responsible for supervision of junior or middle grade medical staff. You will be supported to undertake formal training in educational supervision.

Build on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services so that frail, older people have risk factors identified and can be signposted to services that will support them to maintain their independence as close to home as possible and reduce the incidence of further crisis.

Work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute care to patients.

Trust benefits

Through the Trusts exceptional support and care package, you will receive:

A 360-relocation package, inclusive of flights and initial accommodation as required

Tier 2 UK Visas

Extensive and acutely tailored Training and Development, including a direct route to the CESR Program for the successful candidate

Flexible working patterns

To apply for this position, you will have

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP).

Relevant CCT/CESR or entry on specialist register expected within 6 months or applied for entry.

Full General Medical Council Registration

4-5 years training at ST3+ level in general internal medicine (GIM) and geriatric medicine.

Experience in daily independent ward rounds on acutely ill patients.

The ability to make decisions at Consultant level and takes full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.

Evidence of participation in research.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

These responsibilities will depend on the core responsibilities of the post and will be discussed with the clinical director for those interested

In general, it is anticipated that the consultant will provide medical leadership and professional accountability for the patients on under his/her care

These duties are subject to review from time to time considering the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required, these will be mutually agreed between the post holder Clinical Director and Divisional Director.

Work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute care to patients.