Job summary
The post holder will work for the Perioperative medicine for Older People undergoing Surgery (POPS) team within the Department of Ageing and Health. POPS is an innovative and award-winning service delivering Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and optimisation (CGA) based care to older people undergoing elective and emergency surgery. The service operates from both Guy's and St Thomas' hospital sites covering urology, GI surgery, vascular, plastics, trauma and orthopaedics, cardiac surgery and gynaecology and community amputee rehabilitation.
The post holder will be involved in the delivery of preoperative CGA and optimisation, shared decision making and postoperative/inpatient management on surgical wards. The fellow will participate in outpatient clinics, ward rounds, board rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings. The on call commitment involves a combination of geriatric medicine on call and general medical acute on call but the option of an anaesthetic on call rota could be discussed.
Exciting opportunities to design and deliver education and training programmes to undergraduates and postgraduate doctors and allied health professionals exist within the role. All POPS fellows will be involved in quality improvement and/or research work where they will be supported to conduct, publish and present their projects. Furthermore, training and experience is provided in management skills including service development and business planning.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Rotate between vascular, GI, urology, gynaecology, thoracic, orthopaedic surgery and community services
- Provide inpatient and outpatient proactive comprehensive geriatric assessment of older people undergoing elective and emergency surgery
- Provide clinical assessment in high risk patients of all ages
- Ensure communication across specialties
- Provide multidisciplinary liaison in ward based and outpatient MDMs
- Participate in service development and team clinical governance
- Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training across disciplines and specialties
- Deliver on quality improvement projects
- Supervise clinical and quality improvement work undertaken by POPS foundation trainees
- Participate in research (as desired with full support of POPS consultants)
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with almost 11,000 staff, a turnover of over £900m and around 900,000 patient contacts a year.
The Trust is made up of two of London's oldest and most well known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation. We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts.Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of POPS services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:
(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
Training of junior staff:
The post holder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that post holder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching:
The post holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of POPS services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:
(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
Training of junior staff:
The post holder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that post holder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching:
The post holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise MRCP
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in geriatrics/general internal medicine or in Perioperative Medicine
Desirable
- Surgical Liaison geriatrics
Knowledge and Skills:
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Familiarity with literature relating to perioperative medicine in older people Skills in implementing change Writing for publication Attendance at a perioperative medicine conference
Research
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
Desirable
- Evidence of original research
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
Desirable
- Development of a teaching programme
Other
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development Appraisal training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise MRCP
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in geriatrics/general internal medicine or in Perioperative Medicine
Desirable
- Surgical Liaison geriatrics
Knowledge and Skills:
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Familiarity with literature relating to perioperative medicine in older people Skills in implementing change Writing for publication Attendance at a perioperative medicine conference
Research
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
Desirable
- Evidence of original research
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
Desirable
- Development of a teaching programme
Other
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development Appraisal training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
