Consultant/Senior GP wsi in Community Medicine and Virtual Ward
Consultant/GP
Main area Geriatric Medicine Grade Consultant/GP Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Consultant or GP Level dependent on experience) Hours Part time – 4 sessions per week (4 sessions to work Thursday & Friday.) Job ref 220-EIM-MED-VW-A
Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Hospital Town London Salary £78,699 – £150,569 Dependent on experience Salary period Yearly Closing 04/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are seeking a Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Acute medicine or General practice to join our Virtual Ward/ Hospital at Home and provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team caring for patients in a virtual ward setting.
This is a fixed term post for 12 months at 4 sessions per week to work on Thursday & Friday.
In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the medical care of patients, supervising other medical staff, and ensuring the highest standards of care are delivered.
We are open to applications from candidates at all stages in exploring this sub-specialty including those for whom this would be a first post. We are looking for a collaborative colleague with a strong grounding in core community medicine who is keen to develop an interest in the virtual ward in a supportive environment.
The post holder will work within the Adult Community Services Department at Whittington Health. The primary duty of the post will be to provide senior clinical input to the Virtual Ward, Hospital at Home service.
This is an exciting opportunity to engage and provide senior clinical input into a dynamic and expanding service.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
The lead consultant, senior GP will also liaise closely with consultant colleagues in acute medicine, respiratory and cardiology who each provide virtual support to their patient groups.
The structure of the service will develop further once the successful candidate is in post but is likely to involve a daily MDT, telephone advice, and some domiciliary visiting to more complex patients. The ward will receive ‘step down’ patients from acute Trusts across NCL including UCLH and Whittington Health acute hospitals as well as ‘step up’ patients from the urgent community response services in the Borough of Islington and Haringey. Prospective cover for annual and study leave will also be built into the timetable.
See the attached job description for full details and a timetable of duties.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCGP
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) or European Community Rights
- A medical degree and postgraduate qualifications in medicine (MRCP or equivalent)
- SCE in Geriatric Medicine
- MD/PhD
Special interest
- Comprehensive experience in managing patients with all aspects of geriatric and general medical problems
- Experience in working in community medicine, general practice, virtual wards.
- Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of service development
Teaching
- Experience in undergraduate and multidisciplinary teaching
- Evidence of CPD relevant to medical education
- Evidence of CPD relevant to Community working.
Research
- Understanding of research methodology
- Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures
- Training in research methodology.
- Publications in peer review journals.
- Presentations to learned societies.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives.
Flexible thinking
- Ability to think and work flexibly.
Management and Leadership ability
- Potential to develop management and leadership skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental objectives
Audit and Governance
- Experience and evidence of completion of audit loop
- Awareness of national policies and relevant quality initiatives.
- Experience of service development.
- IT skills and computer literacy.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
- Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
- Participate in required training and supervision.
- Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Dr Nathalie Richard / Job title Clinical Lead Virtual ward / Email address nathalie.richard@nhs.net
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