Consultant Care of Elderly - Stroke

Job overview

Now is a really exciting time to Join our Team of forward-thinking Elderly Medicine Consultants at Croydon University NHS Trust, and make a real difference to our elderly patients in the Croydon Borough.

Here at Croydon we put the patient at the heart of everything we do, as we strive to deliver and develop our modern and comprehensive Elderly Care service.  We are aiming to recruit a geriatrician to join our existing team of fourteen consultants working across our acute and community services.  The successful applicant would be responsible for providing in-patient care for patients living with frailty and presenting with frailty syndromes, as well as contributing to our developing Acute Care of the Elderly service.  As such, they would be working on our Stroke Team

There is commitment for night and weekend on call for acute admissions.  The Trust divides the take according to age based criteria such that the post holder would be responsible for admissions for those over the age of 80 years (and over 65 years living in a care home).  Weekday on calls are one day a fortnight and weekends at a frequency of 1 in 12.

AAC interview date is to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

The full time post offers a 10 PA job plan. The needs of our patients are at the heart of everything we do and we are equally committed to the wellbeing of our clinical teams, therefore your contribution will be highly valued. The Trust has a successful track record of staff engagement, has excellent postgraduate and research facilities, supports study leave for CPD and aids with funding up to an agreed limit.  The successful applicant would be expected to be responsible for the care of half on one of the elderly care wards (14 patients) with another consultant responsible for the other half of the ward.  Together they would share a team of junior staff consisting of a registrar, three SHO level doctors and two FY1’s.  In addition the applicant would run a Stroke clinic on a fortnightly basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful candidates will be supported in developing subspecialty interests The department is looking to innovate further with development of its outpatient offering to adapt to the changing needs of the population. This is evidenced by the increasing integration with community clinics and services, enabling greater choice and flexibility for our patients.

Please see attached job description which is currently pending approval from the Royal College for more details on the role of the job or contact Dr Rehman for any further information.