Locum Consultant Geriatrician

Job Summary
The Elderly Medicine department has seen significant financial investment from the Trust in the last 2 years in way of a purpose built frailty unit and expansion of the Elderly Medicine multidisciplinary team to enable delivery of the best possible care to our frail, older population. We are looking for a successful applicant to join us on our journey to further develop the services already provided and introduce a passion for specialist services.

Benefits of Working as Part of the Elderly Medicine Team:

1. Opportunities to lead on the provision of exceptional quality of life for our senior population, and to demonstrate geriatric expertise across different specialties and in the community.
2. Encouragement and support to work as part of an established multidisciplinary team and will help develop new models of care within acute elderly pathways.
3. Opportunity for consultants with a specialist interest and additional skills to promote and develop the service in order to improve diagnosis and management.
4. Support provided and time allocated for CESR.

Main Duties of the Job:

1. To provide high quality inpatient and outpatient services which are coordinated and person-centred to the elderly population served by PAH. The Geriatric team are undergoing an exciting development of elective and specialist services provided including the introduction of a cancer frailty clinic to support the colorectal cancer pathway.
2. To lead and motivate the multidisciplinary team within his/her ward area in order to deliver effective patient-focused interventions and timely discharge planning.
3. To create and maintain excellent working relationships with their own team, management team and external agencies such as community providers and CCGs. This includes effective communication in line with the Trust values.
4. To engage fully in development of services to meet the anticipated future challenges of the ageing population.
5. To lead on and drive forward innovations within service area.
6. To support consultant colleagues in the department in the delivery of their services where necessary.

About Us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping. We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise To Our Patients As Identified By Our 3 Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patient Experiences:

1. Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
2. Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
3. Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.

Person Specification

Training

• Training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT (or within 6 months of CCT/CESR being issued) in geriatric medicine.

Registration

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register in geriatric medicine or eligibility for specialist registration in geriatric Medicine within 6 months from the time of the interview.

Qualifications

• MRCP.

Desirable

• Valid ALS or equivalent.

Clinical Experience

• Broad knowledge and experience of Geriatric Medicine and UK Acute Medicine and Ambulatory Care in UK. Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by the RCP curriculum. Experience of guideline appraisals.

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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer Details
Employer name: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX
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