Job summary
Consultant in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine with an interest in Frailty/Integration, Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, London
Our Care of the Elderly team is looking to recruit three full-time substantive Consultants in Geriatric and General Medicine.
We aim to provide individualised person-centred care in the right setting at the right time.
These appointments are anticipated to commence as soon as possible and are based at St Helier Hospital with the potential to work at Epsom Hospital too. The successful candidates will support the further development of services aimed at the providing excellent care to the older person from community to hospital and back home. The Trust is firmly committed to improving its services to older people.
We are looking for colleagues with broad geriatric medicine expertise, an interest in frailty and an enthusiasm for change and service development. This is a fantastic time to join our department as we continue to develop our services with an integrated strategy for frailty across the acute and community services.
The post is a 10 PA post with additional on-call commitment
Main duties of the job
The main duty of the role is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to our patients.
Our ideal candidate will be dynamic, enthusiastic, flexible, and will bring new ideas to help reshape and grow our services for the older person.
Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is a University teaching hospital with strong links to the neighbouring St George's Medical School, University London. There are many opportunities to get involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
We request that successful applicantsmust have relevant UK and NHS experience in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine with full GMC registration and already have CCT, or be within 6 months of obtaining their CCT.
The job description has been fully approved by the Royal College of Physicians.
Interview date - TBC
About us
We manage both an inpatient bed base and outpatient services at each site.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is a large 768 bed acute Trust serving South West London and Surrey. It comprises one acute hospital in Carshalton and a District General Hospital in Epsom, a dedicated children's hospital, Elective Orthopaedic Centre and a private patient unit and provides services from a number of support hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A detailed job description is attached. This description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A detailed job description is attached. This description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
- Entry onto the Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Internal Medicine or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent
- Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP or equivalent
- UK and relevant level NHS experience
Desirable
- MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
Clinical, Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
- Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for General Medicine
- Audit/Research experience
- Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR
- Supervision of post-graduate trainees
- Personal time management skills
- Clinical governance experience
- Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists
Desirable
- Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development
Teaching & Research Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to contribute to change management
- Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
- Ability to critically review research
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/postgraduates
- Experience of supervising junior doctors
- Experience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Language
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
- Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels
- Good interpersonal skills
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate with patients and relatives
- Willingess to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service
- Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
- Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
- Work as one team - communicate, collaborate and share
- Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
- Entry onto the Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Internal Medicine or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent
- Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP or equivalent
- UK and relevant level NHS experience
Desirable
- MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
Clinical, Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
- Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for General Medicine
- Audit/Research experience
- Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR
- Supervision of post-graduate trainees
- Personal time management skills
- Clinical governance experience
- Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists
Desirable
- Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development
Teaching & Research Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to contribute to change management
- Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
- Ability to critically review research
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/postgraduates
- Experience of supervising junior doctors
- Experience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Language
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
- Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels
- Good interpersonal skills
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate with patients and relatives
- Willingess to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service
- Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
- Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
- Work as one team - communicate, collaborate and share
- Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening
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
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).
