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Locum Consultant Gerontologist Emergency Medicine and Acute Frailty
The closing date is 18 September 2025
The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for frail, older patients from across the emergency pathway and to provide and develop a Geriatric Emergency Medicine model that aligns with the well-established multi-professional team in the Acute Frailty Assessment Unit. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff
Main duties of the job
We welcome interest from a skilled Consultant in Geriatric Emergency Medicine to lead the specialized care of older adults with complex medical and frailty-related needs across the emergency pathway including ED and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care. This is a new role with the potential for professional growth in service development, clinical leadership and medical education. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with emergency, geriatric, and multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient flow, reduce unnecessary admissions, and improve outcomes through timely, holistic, and evidence-based care in an acute setting. Delivering expert assessment, diagnosis, and management tailored to the unique challenges faced by elderly patients
The Princess Royal University Hospital provides acute care to a significant number of frail and older patients. It is well-recognised that the London Borough of Bromley has the largest population of older people in London and this is predicted to increase by 35% by 2035. Therefore, it is crucial that Gerontology team matches this demand in terms of workforce numbers and skill. There is a collective commitment to fully integrate frailty services across care providers in the borough of Bromley which led to the development of the Acute Frailty Assessment Unit in 2021. This service has grown in workforce and maturity over the last 2 years and has been recognised as a regional exemplar of high-quality frailty care.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum - and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.
Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.
We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.
We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recongised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.
Our Strong Roots, Global Reach strategy, published in 2021, sets out our BOLD vision, and commitment towards:
1. Brilliant People
2. Outstanding care
3. Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education
4. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.
At King's, we are proud to serve a diverse range of communities, and our staff reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, with many people also travelling from all the world to start and develop their careers with us.
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitionersas a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
11. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
12. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
14. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
15. Kings is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Interview
* GMC Registration
* Experience of managing older people in an Emergency Department setting
* Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Gerontology or Emergency Medicine
Qualifications
* Full MRCP
* Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
* Full Registration with GMC
* Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Training and Experience
* Wide experience in all aspects of Gerontology and/or Emergency Medicine culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC
Administration
* Experience in day-to-day organisation of Emergency and Acute Frailty services in a busy Teaching Hospital
* Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
* Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
* Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
* Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
* Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
* Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
* Audit Publications
Research and Publications
* Experience of clinical research
* Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
* Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Gerontology or Emergency Medicine
Teaching
* Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
* Teaching skills course/qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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