Locum Consultant Geriatrician inHarlow inHarlow PUBLISHED 28 DEC 2023

Band Consultant: £93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum pro rata + £149 London Fringe  FIXED TERM 
To create and maintain excellent working relationships with their own team, management team and external agencies such as community providers and CCGs.

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime

The Elderly Medicine department has seen significant financial investment from the Trust in the last 2 years in way of a purpose built frailty unit and expansion of the Elderly Medicine multidisciplinary team to enable delivery of the best possible care to our frail, older population. We are looking for a successful applicant to join us on our journey to further develop the services already provided and introduce a passion for specialist services.

There are a number of benefits working as part of the Elderly Medicine team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital can offer:

Opportunities to lead on the provision of exceptional quality of life for our senior population, and to demonstrate geriatric expertise across different specialties and in the community

Encouragement and support to work as part of an established multidisciplinary team and will help develop new models of care within acute elderly pathways

Opportunity for consultants with a specialist interest and additional skills to promote and develop the service in order to improve diagnosis and management

Support provided and time allocated for CESR

To provide high quality inpatient and outpatient services which are coordinated and person-centred to the elderly population served by PAH. The Geriatric team are undergoing an exciting development of elective and specialist services provided including the introduction of a cancer frailty clinic to support the colorectal cancer pathway.

To lead and motivate the multidisciplinary team within his/her ward area in order to deliver effective patient-focused interventions and timely discharge planning.

To create and maintain excellent working relationships with their own team, management team and external agencies such as community providers and CCGs. This includes effective communication in line with the Trust values

To engage fully in development of services to meet the anticipated future challenges of the ageing population.

To lead on and drive forward innovations within service area.

To support consultant colleagues in the department in the delivery of their services where necessary

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime

The Elderly Medicine department has seen significant financial investment from the Trust in the last 2 years in way of a purpose built frailty unit and expansion of the Elderly Medicine multidisciplinary team to enable delivery of the best possible care to our frail, older population. We are looking for a successful applicant to join us on our journey to further develop the services already provided and introduce a passion for specialist services.

There are a number of benefits working as part of the Elderly Medicine team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital can offer:

Opportunities to lead on the provision of exceptional quality of life for our senior population, and to demonstrate geriatric expertise across different specialties and in the community

Encouragement and support to work as part of an established multidisciplinary team and will help develop new models of care within acute elderly pathways

Opportunity for consultants with a specialist interest and additional skills to promote and develop the service in order to improve diagnosis and management

Support provided and time allocated for CESR

To provide high quality inpatient and outpatient services which are coordinated and person-centred to the elderly population served by PAH. The Geriatric team are undergoing an exciting development of elective and specialist services provided including the introduction of a cancer frailty clinic to support the colorectal cancer pathway.

To lead and motivate the multidisciplinary team within his/her ward area in order to deliver effective patient-focused interventions and timely discharge planning.

To create and maintain excellent working relationships with their own team, management team and external agencies such as community providers and CCGs. This includes effective communication in line with the Trust values

To engage fully in development of services to meet the anticipated future challenges of the ageing population.

To lead on and drive forward innovations within service area.

To support consultant colleagues in the department in the delivery of their services where necessary



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