Consultant in Orthogeriatrics

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

At Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust we pride ourselves on giving outstanding quality care to our older people.

We are really excited to be expanding out orthogeriatric team with the addition of this post. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed consultant to join our team of 12 geriatricians to expand our service.

This post will be based mostly with the orthogeriatric service and will work with the team to expand the service from the current patients with neck of femur fractures.

In addition the post will be able to work in our innovative Pendleton frailty day unit running an outpatient rapid access CGA clinic there. We are the team behind the MDTea podcasts and were one of the trusts partnered with the Virgina Mason hospital in Seattle and have incorporated quality improvement at the heart of our teams with SaSH+.

For more information please see the job description and for informal enquires please contact: Dr Iain Wilkinson - iainwilkinson1@nhs.net or 01737 768511 ext 6762

Main duties of the job

To provide an orthogeriatric service of the highest quality, ensuring that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, evidence based research, job planning and appraisal and to work flexibly with colleagues to achieve the hospitals business strategy.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Date posted

19 May 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£84,559 to £114,003 a year 10

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-4157201-LW

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Specialist Registration with the GMC, CCT or within 6 months of CCT.
MRCP Qualification or equivalent
A minimum of 6 months experience working in an orthogeriatric unit (per or post CCT).
Understand the principles of quality improvement and audit
Specialist knowledge of orthogeriatric care
Evidence of experience in leadership of junior teams working across departments

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Specialist Registration with the GMC, CCT or within 6 months of CCT.
MRCP Qualification or equivalent
A minimum of 6 months experience working in an orthogeriatric unit (per or post CCT).
Understand the principles of quality improvement and audit
Specialist knowledge of orthogeriatric care
Evidence of experience in leadership of junior teams working across departments

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).