Consultant Physician - Medicine for the Elderly

Consultant Physician - Medicine for the Elderly

We are very pleased to offer the substantive appointment of a Consultant Physician, with a special interest in Medicine, at the Elderly at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This position will be based at Barnet General Hospital. If appointed you will join a committed team of consultants, in our well-developed and respected service. We also pride ourselves on our supportive and forward-thinking culture.

Main duties of the job

If appointed you would alternate between the various services we offer, be it running a large acute geriatrics ward, or providing 'front door services' - in the well-developed Adult Assessment Unit (AAU).

When working in the AAU, you would become part of a team involved in running the fast turnaround bed base in the unit, and also in providing an adjoining same day/same week hot clinic.

If successful you may also partake in the provision of a frailty in-reach service, supporting patients in the emergency department (ED).

You would also play a role in running the virtual ward service, a very exciting and expanding development for patients at our hospital.

You would be on the acute integrated medical on-call rota, supporting weekend and out of hours provision.

This is an exciting time to join the Barnet Hospital team. We have a strong focus on updating and improving our model of care - (to meet the needs of an aging population) & we have a well-developed suite of quality improvement programmes underway, to drive improvement of outcomes and patient experience.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the topFor more information please follow link

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

Person Specification Education & professional Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• MRCP or equivalent
• CCT (in GIM and Ger) or Interview within 6 months of CCT date

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

• Broad experience in General Internal and Geriatric Medicine.
• Training and education of undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Experience in integrated care service development and delivery

Skills and aptitudes

• Strong teaching skills and experience
• Understanding of quality improvement, clinical governance and audit procedures

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Motivated, flexible and enthusiastic

Other

• Reconfiguration of services or clinical innovation

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPer annum plus London weighting