Geriatric Consultant (COE)

Job summary
We are recruiting for a Geriatric Consultant to join our diverse and dynamic team. This is a substantive post within our Care of the Elderly Department (COE). The post holder will join our established department of Consultants covering special interests including Stroke, Ortho-Geriatrics, Acute Geriatrics, Community Geriatrics, Adult learning Disability, Quality Improvement (QI), Global Digital Exemplar (GDE), Dementia, Falls, Geriatric Surgical liaison, General Inpatients and more.

Main duties of the job
General Responsibilities as Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine. The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee is expected to:

• Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership on the base geriatric medicine ward or our frailty unit (Amber Ward)
• Lead the daily board rounds and see new admissions to the base geriatric medicine ward.
• Develop current geriatric medicine practice and patient pathways within North Middlesex Hospital and in conjunction with Clinical Director to further develop the service in line with best practice.
• Lead and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines in geriatric medicine, audit and other key aspects of the clinical governance agenda. Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
• Actively participate in the Department's teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
• Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.
• Opportunity to develop a speciality interest within or outside of Geriatric Medicine if the post holder has an area of expertise and it is in alignment with the service requirements of the Trust.

About us
The Care of the Elderly (COE) Department at North Middlesex University Hospital is a key pillar of the Medicine & Urgent Care Services Division. We are proud to provide high quality, person-centred care to one of London's most diverse communities, with a strong emphasis on innovation, integration, and multidisciplinary working.

Over a third of the hospital's inpatients are under the care of a geriatrician, reflecting the central role we play in the organisation. We work across the acute and community interface, driving improvements in frailty recognition, early intervention, and discharge planning.

Since 2019, we have partnered with the Royal Free Clinical Practice Group (CPG) to expand our acute frailty pathway. This has included:

• A front-door frailty service
• A dedicated Acute Frailty Unit (Amber Ward)
• Development of a Same Day Acute Frailty (SDAF) assessment area
• A newly funded Geriatric Emergency Medicine Service (GEMS) offering 70 hours of specialist frailty input each week in the Emergency Department

Our inpatient services include four general geriatric wards and a high-performing Orthogeriatric team that consistently ranks in the top quartile of the National Hip Fracture Audit. We also deliver Geriatric Surgical Liaison and Onco-Geriatrics services and contribute to community care via the CHAT Team (Care Home Assessment Team)--a nationally recognised NHS England best practice model.

Person Specification
Values
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications
Essential

• GMC Registration
• MRCP or equivalent
• CCST /CCT or equivalent (e.g. Certificate for Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) in Geriatric on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview.

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree
• Publications in Medicine

Experience
Essential

• Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Ability to work in a pressured environment.

Skills and aptitudes
Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
• Potential to develop leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Experience in providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates
• Knowledge and participation of clinical audit and quality improvement work
• Postgraduate diploma in teaching
• Knowledge and participation of QIP methodology

Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential

• Excellent communication, skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Computer literate
• Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.