Job summary
We are advertising three Consultant Geriatrician posts:

• 1 WTE Consultant Geriatrician, Senior Health post working within the Acute Senior Health Unit (ASHU) and OPAL teams, providing specialist geriatric input to support the assessment, management, and ongoing care of older people with complex needs in the acute setting.
• 2 WTE Virtual Ward Consultant Geriatrician post supporting the delivery of an integrated frailty pathway across acute and community services, with a core focus on the development and delivery of the Hospital at Home model, enabling high-quality care closer to patients' homes.

We welcome candidates to submit a single application for these posts and indicate whether they would like to be considered for one or both roles, including their preferred post(s).

Main duties of the job

• 1 WTE Consultant Geriatrician, Senior Health post

They will hold clinical responsibility for half of the patients on this 28 bedded ward. With the multidisciplinary team, the appointee will provide Geriatric Medicine and comprehensive geriatric assessment to older adults with frailty admitted to the ward aiming for rapid, safe discharge home through integrated working with the local community trust.

• 2 WTE Virtual Ward Consultant Geriatrician post

These postholders will lead reactive frailty care across St George's and Wandsworth & Merton CLCH (Community Trust) by providing clinical leadership and senior decision-making across a joint caseload. They will be supported by an MDT from a range of professional backgrounds including ACPs, GP, nurses, therapists and admin. The role will complement admission avoidance at the front door through close alignment with ED, Senior Health and Acute Medicine departments including Same Day Emergency Care.

About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for a full breakdown of the main responsibilities for these positions.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCP or equivalent
• Full registration with the GMC
• Entry on the Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine, or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview
• Advanced Life Support

Desirable

• MD, PhD or equivalent

Clinical experience
Essential

• 1. Inpatient care of older people living with frailty
• 2. Acute medical take
• 3. Leading a multidisciplinary team
• 4. Experience of integrated care or cross-organisational pathway development for people living with frailty

Desirable

• 5. Experience of working within a community service

Policy and quality
Essential

• Audit and research
• Participation in clinical governance
• Familiarity with service organisation and development

Teaching
Essential

• 1. Understanding of modern medical curricula and of learning assessment tools
• Evidence of maintaining and/or updating teaching skills

Desirable

• 2. Experience in training, teaching and assessing undergraduate medical students
• . Educational supervisor accreditation

Research
Essential

• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
• 2. Ability to critically review research
• Ability to contribute to change management

Desirable

• . Publications in peer reviewed journals

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).