Job summary
We are looking for two colleagues to join us as Consultant Geriatricians, working on a substantive basis at St George's Hospital, Tooting. The posts involve delivering clinical leadership and comprehensive geriatric assessment to inpatients on our wards supported by highly skilled multi-disciplinary teams. One job is slightly more front door facing, taking clinical responsibility for half of the patients on our Acute Senior Health Unit (ASHU) with sessions working in our front door frailty team and the other post taking clinical responsibility for half of the patients on our general geriatric ward (Heberden Ward), with additional sessions in an outpatient setting and an opportunity to develop areas of specialist interest such as community work, surgical liaison or acute frailty for example.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit for informal discussion and the planned date for interview is Friday 28th March 2025.
Contact details: Dr Rhonda Sturley, Consultant Geriatrician and General Physician, Clinical Lead for the Senior Health Department, 0208 725 3503 or rhonda.sturley@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
This job description is for a Consultant Geriatrician, working on a substantive basis in the Acute Senior Health Unit (ASHU) and OPAL at St George's Hospital, Tooting.
They will hold clinical responsibility for half of the patients on this 28 bedded ward. With the multidisciplinary team, the appointee will provide Geriatric Medicine and comprehensive geriatric assessment to older adults with frailty admitted to the ward aiming for rapid, safe discharge home through integrated working with the local community trust
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
With the OPAL team, the post holder will oversee Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), delivering high quality care and avoidance of unnecessary admission to older adults living with frailty in the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Emergency Department (ED).
Job description
Job responsibilities
With the OPAL team, the post holder will oversee Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), delivering high quality care and avoidance of unnecessary admission to older adults living with frailty in the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Emergency Department (ED).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent
- Full registration with GMC
- On the Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine
Desirable
- Higher Research Degree
- On the Specialist Register for General Medicine and/or Acute Medicine
Skills
Essential
- Ability to take on independent clinical responsibility whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Ability to organize and manage staff and resources effectively
Experience
Essential
- Higher specialist training with CCT or equivalent in Geriatric Medicine
- . Advanced Life Support Certificate
- Demonstrable experience in Clinical Governance activities
- Demonstrable experience in teaching
Desirable
- Higher specialist training with CCT or equivalent in General (Internal) or Acute Medicine
- Demonstrable experience in research with an appropriate publication record
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent
- Full registration with GMC
- On the Specialist Register for Geriatric Medicine
Desirable
- Higher Research Degree
- On the Specialist Register for General Medicine and/or Acute Medicine
Skills
Essential
- Ability to take on independent clinical responsibility whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Ability to organize and manage staff and resources effectively
Experience
Essential
- Higher specialist training with CCT or equivalent in Geriatric Medicine
- . Advanced Life Support Certificate
- Demonstrable experience in Clinical Governance activities
- Demonstrable experience in teaching
Desirable
- Higher specialist training with CCT or equivalent in General (Internal) or Acute Medicine
- Demonstrable experience in research with an appropriate publication record
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).
