Consultant in Elderly Medicine - Acute and Frailty
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | Hayes, London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | REST ASSURED ENTERPRISE |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Job summary
The post holder will join our new Frailty Assessment Unit, which is the only frailty
assessment unit in North West London to achieve all 5 of NHS England's Acute
Frailty service recommendations. This is a stand-out unit offering acute front-door
frailty care in an 8 bedded assessment unit with direct pathways from community
and LAS as well as ED. This provides the opportunity to work alongside a developing
ACP and MDT workforce. The post-holder will also be responsible for managing 15
inpatients on one of our general Elderly Medicine wards (Hayes ward). Hayes ward
is a 30 bedded ward and the post holder will manage the ward with another
consultant colleague. There is also dedicated time within the job plan to cover their
colleague on Hayes ward, and a further colleague on a separate Elderly Medicine
ward (Franklin ward).
We would consider applications for a 1 year fixed term contract for those candidates
who will be willing to use this post as a vehicle to progress to specialist registration
via the CESR/Portfolio route.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible to the Director of Unplanned Care at The
Hillingdon Hospital. The role is a 10 +1 PA post - 9 direct clinical care (DCC), 2
supporting professional activities (SPA) as agreed by the medical director, the latter
includes service development, audit and personal CPD.
The post holder will, together with their consultant colleagues and other health care
professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service for
older people and support continuing service developments, audit and clinical
governance.
The post holder will participate in the on-call emergency medical rota on an
approximately 1: 22 basis. During the week, the post holder will be on call from home
from 1900-0700, and then complete an onsite post take ward round the following
morning from 0700-0900. During split weekend on calls (Saturday or Sunday), the
post holder will be present on site from 0700-1900 and then on call from home until
the following morning at 0700.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop an area of expertise of special
interest that he or she may have in Geriatric Medicine in accordance with the service
needs of the department. The post-holder will have continuing responsibility for the
care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the department.
They will also undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients
and the running of the clinical department.
About us
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the
London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident
and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity
services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery,
delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are
making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and
control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with
local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority,
neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system,
and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are
absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and
compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
The post holder will join our new Frailty Assessment Unit, which is the only frailty
assessment unit in North West London to achieve all 5 of NHS England's Acute
Frailty service recommendations. This is a stand-out unit offering acute front-door
frailty care in an 8 bedded assessment unit with direct pathways from community
and LAS as well as ED. This provides the opportunity to work alongside a developing
ACP and MDT workforce. The post-holder will also be responsible for managing 15
inpatients on one of our general Elderly Medicine wards (Hayes ward). Hayes ward
is a 30 bedded ward and the post holder will manage the ward with another
consultant colleague. There is also dedicated time within the job plan to cover their
colleague on Hayes ward, and a further colleague on a separate Elderly Medicine
ward (Franklin ward).
We would consider applications for a 1 year fixed term contract for those candidates
who will be willing to use this post as a vehicle to progress to specialist registration
via the CESR/Portfolio route.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible to the Director of Unplanned Care at The
Hillingdon Hospital. The role is a 10 +1 PA post - 9 direct clinical care (DCC), 2
supporting professional activities (SPA) as agreed by the medical director, the latter
includes service development, audit and personal CPD.
The post holder will, together with their consultant colleagues and other health care
professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service for
older people and support continuing service developments, audit and clinical
governance.
The post holder will participate in the on-call emergency medical rota on an
approximately 1: 22 basis. During the week, the post holder will be on call from home
from 1900-0700, and then complete an onsite post take ward round the following
morning from 0700-0900. During split weekend on calls (Saturday or Sunday), the
post holder will be present on site from 0700-1900 and then on call from home until
the following morning at 0700.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop an area of expertise of special
interest that he or she may have in Geriatric Medicine in accordance with the service
needs of the department. The post-holder will have continuing responsibility for the
care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the department.
They will also undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients
and the running of the clinical department.
About us
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the
London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident
and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity
services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery,
delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are
making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and
control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with
local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority,
neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system,
and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are
absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and
compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.