Consultant Geriatrician with an interest in Surgical Liaison

Consultant Geriatrician with an interest in Surgical Liaison YM72

Main area: Elderly Care Medicine

Grade: YM72

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week

Job ref: 220-039-AAC-EIM

Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Whittington Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 27/02/:59

Interview date: 04/04/2025

Job overview

Applications are invited for this substantive Consultant Geriatrician post at Whittington Health NHS Trust.

You will work within the acute COOP service, providing consultant cover 3 days per week to one of the COOP wards for approx. 12 patients and contribute to the acute medical take on a 1 in 20 basis. You will support the surgical liaison service providing cover 2 days per week. You will also work to support one of our local nursing homes attending twice a month supporting the wider care home MDT.

You will have a broad training in Geriatric Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine and will have experience of multidisciplinary working in rehabilitation in acute and slow stream settings. You must be an effective team player and will be flexible in approaching new ways of working.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for continuing to develop the surgical liaison service at Whittington Health in collaboration with the current surgical liaison consultant. This includes a daily presence on the surgical wards (general surgery and urology), attending surgical board rounds and reviewing elderly surgical patients. Time will also be allocated to support the surgical directorate in relevant quality improvement work and in the organisation of morbidity and mortality reviews.

The post holder will contribute to the acute medical take and support the hospital's commitment to providing a 7-day acute cover model. The post holder will also contribute to the Community Geriatrics Service by looking after 1 Islington care home which consists of 62 beds, visiting every 2 weeks to assess residents in line with our assessment criteria.

Person specification Qualifications

• A medical degree and postgraduate qualifications in medicine (MRCP or equivalent)
• Full GMC registration
• CCT Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine or within 6 months of CCT date

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Other important information

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

If you have problems applying, contact:

Address: Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Telephone: