Job summary
We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Geriatricians to join our existing team of six dedicated consultant colleagues. There has been significant investment and expansion of Older People's Services (OPS) within Barts Health NHS Trust, on the Newham Site, making it an exciting time to join our team.
There are rewarding opportunities available within Frailty, Acute Geriatrics, Medical Liaison, Community Liaison (including Virtual Wards and Care Home Medicine) as well as subspecialty outpatient clinics.
We deliver outstanding clinical care and high quality, award winning, services for people living within the London Borough of Newham, and the surrounding areas.
We are leaders in developing a flexible working environment and pride ourselves on the importance of well-being and a good work-life balance. We welcome, and encourage, applications for LTFT working.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical leadership to our award winning, Virtual Frailty Team as well as delivering an early CGA in ED for acute geriatric admissions. This will rotate with cover for an acute inpatient geriatric medicine ward (max 13 beds).
You will be expected to contribute to the General Internal Medicine on call rota (acute unselected medical take covering all ages) with a frequency of 1:12 for weekend cover and 1:18 weekday cover (B supplement). Pro rata on call slot available for LTFT posts.
You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.
The candidates will be supported by the Clinical Lead and there is the opportunity for mentorship to help you transition into your new role.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
10 PAs are based on 7.5 PA DCC programmed activities a week. 1.52.5 of this should be assigned to dictating letters, attending multidisciplinary team meetings, seeing relatives, reviewing results and attending case presentations. Includes time for lunch and travel.
1.5 SPA is Core SPA. This includes medical audit, CPD and appraisal. Additional SPA is allocated for teaching, supervision of trainees, clinical governance, and service development, taking SPA to a total of 2.5.
There is an expectation of continued professional development (CPD) and a commitment to revalidation.
You will be provided with secretarial support and an adequately equipped office with IT facilities.
There is an on call frequency of 1:18 weekdays and 1:12 weekends for General Internal Medicine (0.85 PA). The offsite on call commences at 8pm, when the onsite daytime consultant AAU shift finishes. It finishes at 9am the following morning. There is a commitment to a post take ward round from 8am. This is 2 hours on a weekday morning covering <75yo only and 4.5 hours on a weekend day covering all admissions. There is an expectation that the consultant will be on site during weekend days for at least 9 hours to allow for the morning post take and then an afternoon/ evening mid take round. The weekend consultant staffing consists of two General Internal Medicine consultants, a Cardiology consultant, and a Gastroenterology consultant for urgent Endoscopy cases. There will be consideration of time off in lieu for weekend working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
10 PAs are based on 7.5 PA DCC programmed activities a week. 1.52.5 of this should be assigned to dictating letters, attending multidisciplinary team meetings, seeing relatives, reviewing results and attending case presentations. Includes time for lunch and travel.
1.5 SPA is Core SPA. This includes medical audit, CPD and appraisal. Additional SPA is allocated for teaching, supervision of trainees, clinical governance, and service development, taking SPA to a total of 2.5.
There is an expectation of continued professional development (CPD) and a commitment to revalidation.
You will be provided with secretarial support and an adequately equipped office with IT facilities.
There is an on call frequency of 1:18 weekdays and 1:12 weekends for General Internal Medicine (0.85 PA). The offsite on call commences at 8pm, when the onsite daytime consultant AAU shift finishes. It finishes at 9am the following morning. There is a commitment to a post take ward round from 8am. This is 2 hours on a weekday morning covering <75yo only and 4.5 hours on a weekend day covering all admissions. There is an expectation that the consultant will be on site during weekend days for at least 9 hours to allow for the morning post take and then an afternoon/ evening mid take round. The weekend consultant staffing consists of two General Internal Medicine consultants, a Cardiology consultant, and a Gastroenterology consultant for urgent Endoscopy cases. There will be consideration of time off in lieu for weekend working.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A higher specialist training scheme in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine
- CCT (or equivalent e.g. CESR, European community rights), or within 6 months of a date, or entry on the Specialist Register of the GMC for General Internal Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine.
- Wide experience in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine
- MRCP UK
Desirable
- Higher Degree i.e MSc, PhD or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in Geriatric medicine and acute medicine.
- A broad range of knowledge in other relevant disciplines.
Desirable
- Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio
Skills
Essential
- Record of Teaching at under and post graduate levels
- Record of Completed audit projects
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
- To have the ability and willingness to teach at all levels
- Team player
- Patient focused
- Adaptable to change
- Problem Solver
- Good Communication Skills
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
- Record of attendance at training for trainer courses
Experience
Essential
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
- Experience in performing clinical audit
Desirable
- NHS complaint handling
- Publication record in field of GIM, or Geriatrics
- Critical incident reporting
- Training in and experience of appraisal
- Risk management Training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A higher specialist training scheme in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine
- CCT (or equivalent e.g. CESR, European community rights), or within 6 months of a date, or entry on the Specialist Register of the GMC for General Internal Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine.
- Wide experience in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine
- MRCP UK
Desirable
- Higher Degree i.e MSc, PhD or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in Geriatric medicine and acute medicine.
- A broad range of knowledge in other relevant disciplines.
Desirable
- Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio
Skills
Essential
- Record of Teaching at under and post graduate levels
- Record of Completed audit projects
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
- To have the ability and willingness to teach at all levels
- Team player
- Patient focused
- Adaptable to change
- Problem Solver
- Good Communication Skills
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
- Record of attendance at training for trainer courses
Experience
Essential
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
- Experience in performing clinical audit
Desirable
- NHS complaint handling
- Publication record in field of GIM, or Geriatrics
- Critical incident reporting
- Training in and experience of appraisal
- Risk management 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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
