Consultant in Geriatrics (Acute and Community)

To support the development on-going development of a comprehensive geriatric medicine service and development of Frailty within the Greenwich integrated neighbourhood teams

Support and develop the interface frailty services for ED and relevant clinical areas

Develop the Geriatrician role within the four integrated neighbourhood teams in Greenwich, specifically supporting the MDT needs of the moderately and severely frail population.

Support, lead and develop integrated care working with ICB's and community partners

Be an advocate for the care of older people within the organization.

Lead, support and mentor junior medical staff within the department and ensure training requirements are met.

Undertake work within a relevant area of interest

Clinical Responsibilities

The support and further development of the initiatives within the Department of Geriatric Medicine (as described above), and the consolidation of current inpatient clinical services for older people.

To provide high quality health care for older patients referred for diagnosis and treatment,

To respond to inpatient and outpatient referrals from other specialties

To provide prompt advice for General Practitioners

To participate in educational and audit meetings

To meet CPD and revalidation requirements

To provide cover for Consultant colleagues during periods of leave

To contribute to all other aspects of the Directorate and trust affairs

Medicine for the Elderly

To provide a consultant-led service in the specialty

To lead daily board rounds and ward rounds on relevant wards

To lead on the new initiatives for the care of older people

To contribute to research in Medicine for the Elderly in an area of special interest

To contribute to meeting the 18 week outpatient target

To contribute to meeting the 4 hour waiting time target in the Emergency Department

To contribute to otherquality indicators where relevant

To contribute to community services (Bat phone and Frailty Clinic)

To supervise and teach Medical Students.

To participate in formal teaching of the Medicine in Old Age Syllabus to Year 4 medical students, and acute medicine to Year 3 students.

To supervise and manage trainee medical staff (in conjunction with other Consultants on the firm and in the Department) and ensure training requirements are met

To provide post-graduate training in Medicine for the Elderly for all grades of Medical Staff and for non-medical clinical staff.

To contribute to regular training and teaching sessions for General Practitioners and to foster increased knowledge and skills within the local Medical Community

To be a Clinical supervisor and Education supervisor to a number of trainees.

Clinical Audit/ Clinical Governance/ Research

To participate in clinical audit and implement audit findings as appropriate.

To support NIHR funded research.

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Qualifications

Desirable: - MD/PhD or other higher degree

Training

Essential: - Broad based training and wide experience of acute & general medicine; - Broad-based training in Geriatric Medicine

Clinical Experience

Essential: - Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and clinical risk.; - Understanding and experience of audit.

Desirable: - Previous broader experience of clinical governance, clinical risk management and associated areas

Clinical Audit

Teaching Experience

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential: - Knowledge of research methodology & Clinical trials

Other Attributes

Essential: - Good communication and interpersonal skills; - Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team; - Flexibility to respond to the varying needs of a busy department