Consultant in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal MedicineWe are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Geriatricians to join our existing team of six dedicated consultant colleagues. There has been significant investment and expansion of Older People's Services (OPS) within Barts Health NHS Trust, on the Newham Site, making it an exciting time to join our team.There are rewarding opportunities available within Frailty, Acute Geriatrics, Medical Liaison, Community Liaison (including Virtual Wards and Care Home Medicine) as well as subspecialty outpatient clinics.We deliver outstanding clinical care and high quality, award winning, services for people living within the London Borough of Newham, and the surrounding areas.We are leaders in developing a flexible working environment and pride ourselves on the importance of well-being and a good work-life balance. We welcome, and encourage, applications for LTFT working.Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical leadership to our award winning, Virtual Frailty Team as well as delivering an early CGA in ED for acute geriatric admissions. This will rotate with cover for an acute inpatient geriatric medicine ward (max 13 beds).You will be expected to contribute to the General Internal Medicine on call rota (acute unselected medical take covering all ages) with a frequency of 1:12 for weekend cover and 1:18 weekday cover (B supplement). Pro rata on call slot available for LTFT posts.You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register for Geriatric and General Medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.The candidates will be supported by the Clinical Lead and there is the opportunity for mentorship to help you transition into your new role.About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.Job responsibilities10 PAs are based on 7.5 PA DCC programmed activities a week. 1.52.5 of this should be assigned to dictating letters, attending multidisciplinary team meetings, seeing relatives, reviewing results and attending case presentations. Includes time for lunch and travel.1.5 SPA is Core SPA. This includes medical audit, CPD and appraisal. Additional SPA is allocated for teaching, supervision of trainees, clinical governance, and service development, taking SPA to a total of 2.5.There is an expectation of continued professional development (CPD) and a commitment to revalidation.You will be provided with secretarial support and an adequately equipped office with IT facilities.There is an on call frequency of 1:18 weekdays and 1:12 weekends for General Internal Medicine (0.85 PA). The offsite on call commences at 8pm, when the onsite daytime consultant AAU shift finishes. It finishes at 9am the following morning. There is a commitment to a post take ward round from 8am. This is 2 hours on a weekday morning covering Person SpecificationQualificationsA higher specialist training scheme in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric MedicineCCT (or equivalent e.g. CESR, European community rights), or within 6 months of a date, or entry on the Specialist Register of the GMC for General Internal Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine.Wide experience in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric MedicineMRCP UKHigher Degree i.e MSc, PhD or equivalentKnowledgeExcellent knowledge in Geriatric medicine and acute medicine.A broad range of knowledge in other relevant disciplines.Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolioSkillsRecord of Teaching at under and post graduate levelsRecord of Completed audit projectsAn understanding of Clinical GovernanceTo have the ability and willingness to teach at all levelsTeam playerAdaptable to changeGood Communication SkillsEvidence of multidisciplinary teachingRecord of attendance at training for trainer coursesExperienceAbility to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriateExperience in performing clinical auditPublication record in field of GIM, or GeriatricsCritical incident reportingTraining in and experience of appraisalDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr