Locum Consultant Geriatrician, Interest in Peri-Operative Medicine

We are delighted to offer two fixed-term posts (total 1.5 WTE) for Geriatric Medicine Consultants to join our team in the Department of Clinical Gerontology (DCG), King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill.

The DCG is a dynamic department with a strong track record in delivering innovative pathways of care, high quality multi-professional training, and academic research. The posts suit both seasoned clinicians and aspiring clinical leaders holding a CCT in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, or within six months of completing specialist training, or equivalent. Within the 1.5 WTE there is room for Full-Time and/or Less-Than-Full-Time (LTFT) working: we are open to negotiation.

Applications may be considered from Consultant General Physicians with an interest in Frail Older People.

The posts support inpatient services, frailty pathways, and the hospital-community interface. Interests and specific expertise can be accommodated, particularly in older adult surgical liaison: prior enquiry/discussion is strongly encouraged. We support academic and research interests.

The post-holders will contribute to an unselected General Internal Medicine on-call rota covering weekends & Bank Holidays plus our seven-day Frailty service commitment and a separate 24-hour telephone on-call rota for Geriatric Medicine.

They will play an active role in the general workload of the DCG & the Acute Specialties Medicine (ASM) Care Group and contribute to teaching/training of junior staff.

The Department of Clinical Gerontology provides a comprehensive service for older adults with an increasing number of sub-specialty services reflecting the increasing evidence base for quality services for this population. There are 90 specialist beds, not including stroke rehabilitation which is managed by Neurosciences currently.

The Trust operates an integrated approach to General and Geriatric Medicine with a mix of generic acute medical beds but also dedicated specialty beds for the care of the more complex older adult. All older people admitted to hospital with an acute medical problem are cared for by general physicians of whom approximately 25% are geriatricians. The department has an expanding ambulatory care portfolio reflecting the varied interests and expertise of departmental staff and the needs of the local population.

King's is in a privileged position having been a key partner in developing integrated older people's services across health and social care and the third sector in recent years. There has been a strong focus on delivering integrated care locally for older people and members of the department work with community rehabilitation, care homes, local GPs, and with our local hospital at home service. There is a heightened interest in frailty and multi-morbidity in our local population and Geriatricians contribute to community multi-disciplinary team meetings., King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD; Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum, excl. London Zone Allowance.