Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Geriatrician with varying interests and skills to enhance and develop our current service provision. The department currently provides specialist services for falls, iOPAL, acute frailty, community services (Locality Hubs), dementia, Parkinson’s disease & Orthogeriatrics. The trust is keen to develop an outstanding geriatric service and is looking for a highly motivated and innovative physician to supplement the present team.  

The SAMS department has a history of innovative working both within the hospital and into the community:

•             Won the prestigious HSJ Award for Managing Long Term Conditions for our Nursing Home Project in 2012

•             Won the RCP Excellence in Patient Care Award in 2017 for our early supportive discharge strategy involving a multidisciplinary team in the hospital and in the community

•             Older Peoples Short Stay Unit a finalist in the HSJ Value in HealthCare awards in March 2018

•             2019 Finalist at the HSJ Value Awards and Patient Safety Awards

•             2018 PENNA Awards winner

We have multiple high-quality publications in renowned geriatric journals.

Main duties of the job

• Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high-quality, well-led service for patients of Ashford & St Peter’s.
• Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.
• To have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and to undertake the administrative duties associated with their care across 7 days.
• To be part of the GIM On call rota during their rotation in the Trust.
• Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.
• Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.
• Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department
• Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff.  Teaching and training will require verification of teaching certification

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org