Frailty Consultant

Job Description

Job Title: Frailty ConsultantSessions: 10PAsContract: PermanentSalary: £82,096 to £110,683 excl LW and on call allowanceSite: TrustwideDepartment: Frailtyjoint appointment between Acute Hospital & Sutton Health & CareReports To: Dr Simon Winn, Divisional Medical DirectorAccountable To: Dr Simon Winn, Divisional Medical DirectorEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and quality driven Consultant colleague to expand our well established existing team. We are looking for colleagues with interests in quality improvement and innovationkeen to support new and innovative ways of working.This post will primarily be based at the Sutton place of care, although post holders may be required to work flexibly across any Trust sites including the community. Secretarial support and desk space in a shared office will be provided.Frailty Consultant will be expected to contribute to and be involved directly in service development and the shaping of frailty pathways for patients within the London Borough of Sutton, whilst maintaining an interface with the acute hospital. A team ofGP partners, specialised nurses, allied health professionals, and social care staff will provide support to deliver continuity of care from pre-admission and crisis response, to acute hospital based frailty care, to supported discharge, to acute post-dischargerecovery care.The St Helier-based frailty service forms a discreet, albeit aligned, model of care distinct from the pool of incumbent geriatricians with a main focus on front door frailty presentation and early supported management out of the acute hospital setting.Local audit has consistently shown that 40% of the acute medical take presents primarily with frailty syndrome. To this end, the acute hospital component of the frailty service works hand in glove with the acute physicians and the acute assessment and admissionspathways. In-reach into the ED is also encouraged and is supported by the Sutton Health & Care team of nurses, allied health practitioners and GPs.Where immediate supported discharge is not possible, an Older Persons Short Stay Unit is in operation to provide an operational base for continuity of acute frailty management, with an operational in-patient length of stay window of 5 days. This locationpools the resources of the Sutton Health & Care team as well as our Older Persons Advisory Liaison Service (OPALS) and will allow for continuity of acute frailty care for patients requiring that timeframe prior to a safe supported and integrated dischargeplan to the community.Finally, the Ambulatory Care Centre has been extensively expanded and resourced to enhance out-patient ambulatory services including hot clinics also for patients with frailty syndrome.This service is strongly supported and well-resourced by the Trust which is unique in the local health economy in that it holds a direct responsibility for the provision of its local community services. The model of care is grounded on strong peer supportand opportunities for cross-site learning from the established frailty consultants and services working within the sister services of Epsom General Hospital and Surrey Downs Health and Care.This post will provide a unique opportunity to develop the expanding field of Geriatric Medicine and support an enthusiastic cohort of junior doctors and use quality improvement to develop and discover measureable sustainable improvements.Sutton is a fantastic location; affordable hospital accommodation and in nearby Epsom and St Helier Hospital; good local schools.We provide relocation package (T&C applied).Interview Date: TBCJob description: Subject to royal college approvalFor further details / informal visits contact:NameDr Simon WinnJob titleDivisional Medical DirectorEmail addressTelephone numberAdditional contact information

• Dr Simon Winn, Divisional Medical Director:
• Daniel Camp Divisional Director of Operations - Medicine