Job summary
We are currently expanding our Consultant Geriatrician team, which you could be part of!
This is a great opportunity for consultants who hold a CCT to start immediately with a view to becoming substantive. We will also welcome applications from non-CCT holders and we will provide the opportunity of support with your CESR application or other educational requirements.
The Trust recognises the importance of a healthy work/life balance which is tailored to individual depending on their specific needs at a given time. We welcome applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and would discuss with an individual how best to marry their needs with the needs of the department.
We are one of the largest Acute trusts in the UK with specialist services in Acute frailty, virtual ward, falls, dementia and orthogeriatrics. As part of an investment to improve and develop our geriatric/frailty facilities within the Trust, we are looking for enthusiastic innovative professionals to be part of the journey to lead and shape our team, so we can succeed in becoming one of the best Geriatric units in the country.
Main duties of the job
Locum Consultant in Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine
The post holder will contribute to the development of the Frailty Service establishing an effective multi-disciplinary team to provide early comprehensive geriatric assessment and management to meet the needs of frail older patients at BHRUT.
The post holder will build on the existing good relationships with primary and community care services so that frail, older people have risk factors identified and can be signposted to services that will support them to maintain their independence as close to home as possible and reduce the incidence of further crisis. This may include co-ordination of specialist multi-disciplinary meetings which include primary and community care services to ensure that patients have robust care plans which help them to stay healthy at home for as long as possible.
The job plan is anticipated to contain 10 Programmed Activities per week, consisting of 8.5 DCC + 1.5 SPA. The post-holder will participate in:
1. Stroke on-call rota 1:8
2. HASU rota 1:8 including 1:8 weekend cover (in line with existing frequency in Geriatric Medicine also)
3. An overnight on call Older Person's medical rota.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities, the specific skills, experience you'll need to make an informed decision to apply for this role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification within the attachments. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application.
Our team are looking for a skillful and passionate colleague with broad Geriatric Medicine expertise, a passion for movement disorders and an enthusiasm for change and service development.
If you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us. We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
This post is part of an expansion of our medical workforce in both Stroke and Geriatric Medicine. The post holder will deliver high quality care to patients with a focus on maximising independence and supporting return to usual place of residence wherever possible as well as working on initiatives to optimise and improve services and care.
The neuroscience services (stroke, neurology and neurosurgery) provided at BHRUT form the core of our specialist, tertiary service offer to patients in North East London (NEL), East Hertfordshire and Essex. We provide a comprehensive stroke service, from front door stroke assessment in ED, 5-day TIA assessment service, and through to the provision for mechanical thrombectomy delivered through our two biplane angiography suites at Queens Hospital, alongside our 14-bedded Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and 30-bedded Acute Stroke Unit (ASU). In addition, we run a 15 bedded stroke rehabilitation unit from our King George Hospital site.
As well as Stroke Medicine, the post holder will have the opportunity to participate in the clinical activities at the Ageing Well Centre and the Frailty Virtual Ward; work within the Acute sites in Acute or General Geriatrics, or in Community Geriatrics. The Geriatrics clinical practice will be dependent on experience and agreement.
Please contact Dr Simon Green (Associate Medical Director for Frailty and Clinical Group Director Geriatrics) via email simon.green5@nhs.net or Dr Anjum Misbahuddin anjum.misbahuddin@nhs.net, Clinical Lead Neurology, Consultant Neurologist should you require an informal discussion.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Jasbir Ark, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435 000 ext. 4195
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC Registration with license to practice
* MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
Desirable
* Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
* Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
* Higher specialist training in Geriatrics and G(I)Medicine
* Sub-specialty interest in Stroke and or Rehabilitation
Desirable
* Experience in Service Development
* Valid ALS certificate
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
* Detailed knowledge of Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine and of the specialist skills required for this post
* Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to QI
* Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Care of Elderly Medical Staffing, Queens & King George Hospitals, Romford, RM7 0AG
Employer's website: https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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