Locum Consultant in Older People’s Services

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint a locum Consultant Physician/Geriatrician in Older People Services. We welcome applicants with established geriatric experience but would consider those with general medical qualifications and some experience and passion for geriatric medicine. This is a fixed term to cover maternity leave .

The posts offer an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and welcoming consultant team, with ample support provided to new consultants and those with less geriatric experience.

These posts will be based at Royal London Hospital we have a 52 bedded acute geriatrics ward. The successful candidate would be expected to manage a proportion of these patients independently, play an active role in the multi-disciplinary team and be part of the discharge planning process. They would be expected to cover falls and general out patient clinic We welcome requests for flexible or less than full time working

You require full registration with the General Medical Council with the licence to practice and an established career and training pathway within the NHS is essential.

For more information or to arrange a visit please contact Dr Dhanupriya Sivapathasuntharam Clinical Lead dhanupriya.sivapathasuntharam@nhs.net and Clinical Director Dominic.Cavlan@nhs.net

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to take on the following roles and responsibilities:

Comprehensive geriatric assessment of patients triaged to the department through acute ward rounds and reviews.

When on the wards, daily attendance of the base ward multidisciplinary board round

To undertake clinic on a regular basis.

Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Trust to develop a service model in keeping with best practice.

Close working with colleagues in the emergency department; acute medicine and specialist medicine to ensure appropriate patients are transferred to and managed within the department.

To always have regard to the clinical and quality standards set out within Trust guidelines, to participate in clinical governance working closely with other professionals to provide comprehensive care in and out of hospital.

This will include liaison with general practice and community services regarding management of patients with chronic conditions.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The on-call commitment is 1:8 weeks (potentially 1:9 if both posts are recruited into) and is non-resident on call overnight.

The week of acute on call includes a weekend resident 09:00 to 15:00 Saturday and Sunday working predominantly on the AAU and reviewing new and sick patients on the older people’s services wards (15:00 –09:00 non-resident on call).

Average daily take of patients on AMU is between 3-10,

Inpatient older people’s services wards consist of two 26 bedded wards. Each ward is shared between two consultants including internal cover during the week but covered by the on call at the weekend (as above).

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.