Consultant with Hospital and Home Team (HAHT)

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Consultant to join our Hospital at Home (HAH) and Acute Medicine services at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.

This role has been created following the integration of Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), HAH, and community partners to deliver a seamless, patient-centred care pathway for our local population. Our newly established “SDEC Village”, co-located with the Frailty Assessment Unit and HAH, ensures timely care delivery, avoids unnecessary admissions, reduces duplication, and prioritises care for our sickest patients. Since its launch, numerous pathways have been developed in collaboration with the Health Care Partnership, improving admission avoidance, facilitating early discharge, and enabling patients to receive care in the comfort of their own homes.

The postholder will play an active role in both the Hospital at Home and Acute Medicine post-take processes. Hospital at Home post-take – reviewing patient lists to identify suitable candidates for safe, high-quality care at home, working closely with nursing and community teams to coordinate transfer. Acute Medicine post-take – supporting the standard post-take ward round, ensuring prompt senior review of new admissions, early decision-making, and timely onward care.

Main duties of the job

This is a 10PA job (with option of participation in medical on call – 1 in 16). It is envisaged that this post will evolve to attract more consultant colleagues to support HAH and existing SDEC services in the trust.

You will join the lead consultant and on the “hot week rota”, providing 5 weeks in six cover for HAH and will be responsible for coordinating the care of the patients on the Hospital At Home pathway. You will work with your team of experienced Nurses, Therapists, Pharmacist and Other allied health professionals to provide step up and step down care.

The aim of SDEC HAH is to achieve a reduction of avoidable hospital admissions and to facilitate earlier, safe discharge of patients from the acute services.

You will work closely with the Acute Medicine colleagues and colleagues in the Frailty Assessment Unit. There will be flexibility in working pattern with the Acute Medical team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
  • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
  • MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification
  • Success in Intercollegiate Speciality Examination or equivalent

Desirable

  • CCT in general, acute or geriatric medicine
  • Prior experience in acute, general medicine and frailty

Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Wide experience in all aspects of acute medicine
  • Experience of Multidisciplinary Team working at senior level.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients at consultant level

Desirable

  • Demonstrates ability in managing common acute and chronic conditions, including emergencies
  • Experience of providing leadership
  • Experience in working in the UK

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates clarity in written / spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation

Desirable

  • Experience of service innovation and development Demonstrates an understanding of NHS Management and resources.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 22 July 2026

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