Job summary
This post offers an exciting opportunity to join the Orthogeriatric Service as a locum Consultant for 12 months. The service has undergone significant investment and has a very well-established ward based clinical team, delivering excellent care to our Orthogeriatric patients. The service will shortly be going live with our Fracture Liaison Service, identifying patients at risk of fracture and commencing preventative care and treatment. The orthogeriatric team will lead this service, working collaboratively with our rheumatology and community based partners.
Main duties of the job
The Trauma and Orthopaedic admissions unit has 36 beds and is well supported by an integrated multidisciplinary team, led by two Orthogeriatric Consultants who are responsible for assessing and managing the majority of unscheduled emergency elderly care orthopaedic admissions to the unit throughout the week. Our ward based clinical team is well established and prides itself in being patient focused. We are looking to attract enthusiastic, high calibre candidates who are passionate about delivering first-class compassionate care. With training and skills across orthogeriatric medicine, an interest in falls prevention and bone health this role would be an exciting opportunity to develop skills, mobilise change and improve patient's clinical outcomes.
Our working model for the Orthogeriatric Consultants delivers alternating trauma 'take' weeks, with the vision to provide fragility community outreach and outpatient clinics to support discharge planning for some of our must vulnerable patients.
The Orthogeriatric team work closely with the Orthopaedic Surgeons, Anaesthetic Consultants and the wider Care of the Elderly team, with combined Risk & Governance structures to promote shared learning.
This position has arisen due to maternity leave cover, so this is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team. The post does not include on call commitments, and the service would be happy to consider part time applications.
About us
Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust is a thriving hospital, located close to Richmond Park, Kingston town centre and central London and is readily accessible by public transport. Our Acute Assessment Unit is comprised of 50 assessment beds and is developing a Same Day Emergency Care Unit for our Acute Emergency Care outpatients and day cases. This unit is fed directly by GP referrals and also from our Emergency Department which is a Trauma Centre seeing over 100,000 attendances per year. There are 350 acute adult inpatient beds and a 12 bedded ITU.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further details are available on the attached JD.
Interested applicants are invited and encouraged to contact one of the following to discuss the job in detail or arrange an informal visit:
Mr John Dabis, Clinical Lead
020 8934 3793
Mobile 07736 309510
Dr Sara Stefanini,
020 8934 3793/ 2359
Consultant Orthogeriatrician.
Jennie Coulbeck (DGM)
020 8934 3793 Mobile 07775 011350
Matron Aira Chico
020 8546 7711 Blp: 802/ ext: 3523
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further details are available on the attached JD.
Interested applicants are invited and encouraged to contact one of the following to discuss the job in detail or arrange an informal visit:
Mr John Dabis, Clinical Lead
020 8934 3793
Mobile 07736 309510
Dr Sara Stefanini,
020 8934 3793/ 2359
Consultant Orthogeriatrician.
Jennie Coulbeck (DGM)
020 8934 3793 Mobile 07775 011350
Matron Aira Chico
020 8546 7711 Blp: 802/ ext: 3523
Person Specification
Management Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate at a strategic and operational level
- Evidence of effective leadership e.g. quality improvement projects, service improvement
- Experience of clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Attended management training course
- Knowledge of finance / budgets
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with license to practise
- MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level via Register via: CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview.
- Current wide range of general and acute medicine experience.
- CCT in Orthogeriatrics and on GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration.
Desirable
- Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Orthogeriatrics
- Experience in falls prevention and bone health
- Current wide range of general and acute medicine experience
- Experience in falls prevention and bone health
Person Specification
Management Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate at a strategic and operational level
- Evidence of effective leadership e.g. quality improvement projects, service improvement
- Experience of clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Attended management training course
- Knowledge of finance / budgets
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with license to practise
- MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level via Register via: CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview.
- Current wide range of general and acute medicine experience.
- CCT in Orthogeriatrics and on GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration.
Desirable
- Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Orthogeriatrics
- Experience in falls prevention and bone health
- Current wide range of general and acute medicine experience
- Experience in falls prevention and bone health
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).
