Consultant Geriatrician ( Orthogeriatrics)

Consultant Geriatrician (Orthogeriatrics) London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

The post holder will be responsible for the medical care of non-NOF patients over the age of 60 years who need to be reviewed by a Geriatrician within 72 hours of admission as per recommended best practice for fractures and will work alongside the existing Orthogeriatrician. There is also scope within the job plan for further service development, which will be agreed with the successful candidate, though it is anticipated this will involve improving patient care within the surgical directorate.

The post is based at Ealing Hospital, and the post holder is expected to assist in the development of an innovative Orthogeriatrics service, particularly supporting the care of elderly patients admitted to the hospital with fragility fractures. The appointee will play a key role in the development of the services and contribute to the acute care of Orthogeriatric patients, providing medical support to the treatment plan and discharge planning.

JD is pending Royal College approval.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be based on the Ortho ward at Ealing Hospital and be medically responsible for Orthopaedic patients on that ward alongside the existing Orthopaedics Consultants and Orthogeriatrician (approximately 10-15 patients each). On occasion, there may be medical outliers on wards who will also be looked after by the medical Consultants based there. When bed pressures are extreme, there are Orthopaedic patients on other surgical wards, and the post-holder will also be expected to review those patients. This post holder should be able to give routine advice on younger people under the Orthopaedics teams and then, if needed, signpost them to more specialist medical teams.
• Deliver care alongside the existing orthogeriatrics team to develop the orthogeriatrics service, ensuring our elderly trauma patients receive the best possible treatment to optimize patient outcomes.
• Provide oversight and clinical supervision for junior doctors attached to your team, alongside the Physician Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist. The post holder will be the educational supervisor for up to 3 trainees per year.
• Carry out a follow-up clinic from Orthopaedics discharges clinic. There will be opportunity to develop an area of sub-specialty (e.g., bone health, continence, 'hot' clinics). Typical clinic numbers are 5 new and 4 follow-up patients.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification Experience

• Years of experience working in an Orthogeriatric Unit.

Knowledge & Expertise

• Broad-based training in Geriatric Medicine and its subspecialties.

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Lead Orthopaedic Medicine/Orthogeriatrics