Overview
The Senior Adult Medical Services (SAMS) Consultant delivers high-quality, patient-centred care for older adults across acute and community settings. Responsibilities include ward-based management, surgical and frailty in-reach, Emergency Department frailty cover, and outpatient clinics. The postholder will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely assessment, treatment, discharge planning, and optimal patient flow. The role includes participation in the GIM on-call rota, prospective cover for colleagues, and Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) covering teaching, audit, research, clinical governance, and service development. Key objectives include seven-day frailty services, rapid assessment via the OPSSU, expansion of the iOPAL service, and strengthening community integration through Locality Hubs and Virtual Wards. The postholder will also contribute to leadership, quality improvement, and service transformation initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and support an excellent workplace.
Responsibilities
* Deliver consultant-level clinical services across wards, surgical and frailty in-reach, Emergency Department, and outpatient areas.
* Provide expert diagnosis, investigation, treatment, and ongoing management in accordance with Trust policies and best practice.
* Maintain continuing responsibility for patient care, including clinical administration across a 7-day service model.
* Participate in the General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call rota and prospective cover for colleagues to ensure service continuity.
* Collaborate with Hub GPs, A&E consultants, and community teams to support integrated patient pathways.
* Assist in the development, use, and teaching of SAMS pathways to ensure safe and efficient patient flow.
Administrative, Leadership & Professional Responsibilities
* Provide clinical leadership, support service development, audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives.
* Engage with medical, nursing, and operational colleagues to deliver departmental objectives and improve patient experience.
* Undertake administrative duties, attend meetings, support appraisal, job planning, and rota organisation.
* Participate in formal and post-graduate teaching, training, and educational activities.
* Develop special interests and research aligned with departmental objectives and provide learning opportunities for staff.
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.
Benefits
* 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
#J-18808-Ljbffr