Job summary
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Hospital are inviting applicants to apply for a consultant geriatrician post in the Department of Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP) at the Hampstead site.
The successful applicant will be joining a group of 9 dynamic, forward looking consultants to deliver high quality care for older patients.
Applicants will be expected to have suitable experience in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM). On call is for acute geriatric medicine on a 1 in 10. There is also a commitment to teaching and educationally supervising medical students.
Interview Dates to be confirmed.
Main duties of the job
This role will be predominantly focused on delivering a consultant-led liaison service to frail and complex patients on the HSEP (Health Services for Elderly People) ward and developing our frailty liaison service. Clinical supervision and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level will also be an important aspect of this role.
The appointee will also work closely and in partnership with our Acute Medicine colleagues as well as the wider multidisciplinary team.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC registered Medical Practitioner
- GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register
- Appropriate Royal College Membership
Desirable
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- oExtensive experience in geriatric medicine
- oExperience in admission avoidance and community geriatrics
- oDemonstrable commitment to multidisciplinary team working
- oComprehensive knowledge of current issues in General Medicine
- oExperience of and commitment to audits
- oIT Skills and computer literacy
Leadership/Management skills
Essential
- oAble to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- oHave proven skills in leading, motivating, developing, and managing the performance of colleagues
- oKnowledge of finance/budgets
- oManagement of staff
Teaching & Training
Essential
- oExperience of teaching and training undergraduates /postgraduates and junior medical staff
Academic achievements research/publications
Essential
- oEvidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- oExcellent written communications, ability to build rapport, work with others
- oEmpathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of clients
- oAble to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- oAble to work as part of a team
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Language
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level
Others
Essential
- Member of a Medical Defence organisation
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC registered Medical Practitioner
- GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register
- Appropriate Royal College Membership
Desirable
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- oExtensive experience in geriatric medicine
- oExperience in admission avoidance and community geriatrics
- oDemonstrable commitment to multidisciplinary team working
- oComprehensive knowledge of current issues in General Medicine
- oExperience of and commitment to audits
- oIT Skills and computer literacy
Leadership/Management skills
Essential
- oAble to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- oHave proven skills in leading, motivating, developing, and managing the performance of colleagues
- oKnowledge of finance/budgets
- oManagement of staff
Teaching & Training
Essential
- oExperience of teaching and training undergraduates /postgraduates and junior medical staff
Academic achievements research/publications
Essential
- oEvidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- oExcellent written communications, ability to build rapport, work with others
- oEmpathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of clients
- oAble to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- oAble to work as part of a team
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Language
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level
Others
Essential
- Member of a Medical Defence organisation
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).
