Locum Consultant Community Geriatrician
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Job overview
Locum Consultant Community Geriatrician
The geriatric medicine team at SaSH is expanding and the future is exciting. We are part of the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP) trial site and part of Surrey East which hosts one of the national Frailty collaborative hubs.
We are looking for a colleague to join our wonderful team. This is a fixed term post to help us develop our community geriatrics in reach into East Surrey. The post will be working 4 days a week in the community, integrated with the urgent community response, virtual ward and intermediate care teams. It will be delivering admission avoidance and proactive case management in older people's own homes. One day a week the post will be working within the acute trust on the frailty unit.
This post would suit someone with prior community medicine experience and a passion for the development of such a service. The post will work with the First Community Healthcare team (community trust) and SaSH (acute trust) in partnership.
Main duties of the job
Why join us at SASH? • Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) • A supportive, friendly, and inclusive working environment • Excellent opportunities for professional development, teaching, and research • Located in a beautiful part of the country with easy access to London, Gatwick, and the South Coast
We welcome informal enquiries and visits. If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact: Dr Sinead Henderson, Clinical Lead Elderly Medicine. Email: [email protected].
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.