Job summary
This post is based in our growing department of elderly medicine and frailty specialists. Our department is full of opportunity for a new or established consultant physician to develop their career in general and subspecialties of geriatric medicine. The role will include time with the newly expanded acute frailty service in acute admissions and the Emergency department, supervising a team of doctors and Band 7/8 Frailty practitioners to deliver high quality comprehensive assessment to frail patients at the front door of the hospital. You will also join a large number of physicians and specialties in contributing to the acute medical rota, with periodic acute blocks.
Main duties of the job
We currently seek to recruit two consultant geriatricians in Acute Frailty. You will join our existing team of consultant geriatricians, working on the St Mary's site. As well as expanding and improving our provision of acute frailty services in medical admissions and the emergency department and contributing to our community sessions in West London, the post offers opportunities in undergraduate and postgraduate education, service development, ICT and innovation, quality improvement and management.
The first post is intended as a full time or near-full time post. The second post is a less-than full-time job share with an existing frailty consultant. Between the three posts rotational cover will primarily provide for daily acute frailty ward rounds and new patient reviews in acute medicine and ED CDU, and support for frailty practitioners in ED. The secondary responsibilities (cancelled during cross cover for primary acute frailty cover) will be providing a Rapid Access clinic for ward discharges/community referrals and SDEC transfers, and sharing in the department's multiple community Service MDTs providing geriatric expertise to local nursing homes, GP practices, and Rapid Response / Rehab services.
We encourage applications for flexible working in both posts.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medicine for the Elderly (MfE) services have evolved over recent years at St Marys Hospital (SMH) so there is now a multiprofessional Acute Frailty Team and ED liaison service, in addition to the 48 acute MFE beds across 3 wards, outpatients and liaison work with multiple community services in West London. The acute frailty team requires daily consultant input and so in addition to the current job-share arrangement, this new post has been created to allow for year-round provision of acute frailty input on admissions wards and into the Emergency Department, and further to allow the development of Frailty OPRAC (Older Persons Rapid Access Clinic) at the SMH site.
Frailty service development is at the heart of the Trust's planning and operations, and the addition of this post holder will allow not only provide the requisite level of cover to maintain a constant service, but also the capacity to design and pilot improvements within the team. There is an active programme of audit and QIP within and around the department and an active working group with the ED who have an appointed frailty lead. The post holder will be able to participate on local and regional working groups and CQUINs we are currently signed up to the Frailty Assessment CQUIN in ED.
This post holder will work with 2 consultant colleagues in the frailty service and will be primarily based in the acute medical unit, providing acute frailty input to admitted medical patients. Additionally, supervision and collaboration with the emergency department-based Frailty Advanced Practitioners (ACPs) is a key component. There will also be opportunities for involvement in community and virtual ward input, and general medicine admissions / on-call shifts. Imperial College is fully committed to supporting flexible working and discussions are welcomed.
The post-holder will rotate through cover for the acute admissions area, ED, Rapid Access clinics, and some periods of ad hoc cover of other inpatient services. During each block there will be also opportunities for community involvement including West London GP practice and Nursing home MDTs.
Acute Medicine
The post-holder will be expected to join a rotation on the Acute Medical Firm with the other geriatricians, equivalent to 1 DCC and involving some out of hours work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medicine for the Elderly (MfE) services have evolved over recent years at St Marys Hospital (SMH) so there is now a multiprofessional Acute Frailty Team and ED liaison service, in addition to the 48 acute MFE beds across 3 wards, outpatients and liaison work with multiple community services in West London. The acute frailty team requires daily consultant input and so in addition to the current job-share arrangement, this new post has been created to allow for year-round provision of acute frailty input on admissions wards and into the Emergency Department, and further to allow the development of Frailty OPRAC (Older Persons Rapid Access Clinic) at the SMH site.
Frailty service development is at the heart of the Trust's planning and operations, and the addition of this post holder will allow not only provide the requisite level of cover to maintain a constant service, but also the capacity to design and pilot improvements within the team. There is an active programme of audit and QIP within and around the department and an active working group with the ED who have an appointed frailty lead. The post holder will be able to participate on local and regional working groups and CQUINs we are currently signed up to the Frailty Assessment CQUIN in ED.
This post holder will work with 2 consultant colleagues in the frailty service and will be primarily based in the acute medical unit, providing acute frailty input to admitted medical patients. Additionally, supervision and collaboration with the emergency department-based Frailty Advanced Practitioners (ACPs) is a key component. There will also be opportunities for involvement in community and virtual ward input, and general medicine admissions / on-call shifts. Imperial College is fully committed to supporting flexible working and discussions are welcomed.
The post-holder will rotate through cover for the acute admissions area, ED, Rapid Access clinics, and some periods of ad hoc cover of other inpatient services. During each block there will be also opportunities for community involvement including West London GP practice and Nursing home MDTs.
Acute Medicine
The post-holder will be expected to join a rotation on the Acute Medical Firm with the other geriatricians, equivalent to 1 DCC and involving some out of hours work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- MRCP (UK)
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience in Elderly Medicine
- Excellent clinician with thorough grounding in Elderly Medicine
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Leadership/ Management
Essential
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
- Knowledge of finance/budgets Management of staff
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Academic achievements
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- MRCP (UK)
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience in Elderly Medicine
- Excellent clinician with thorough grounding in Elderly Medicine
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Leadership/ Management
Essential
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
- Knowledge of finance/budgets Management of staff
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Academic achievements
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
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).
