Job Overview

Here in Jersey, we have our own Health Care system, separate from the NHS. We are looking to develop and improve our healthcare services towards a modern, fully digitised and future-proof system, in advance of our new hospital (planned to open in 2029). To do so we need fresh eyes, new ways of working and the next generation of consultants to make our healthcare the best it can be. We aim to provide high quality, safe and effective care to the 110,000 people living on the Island and those who visit. The hospital benefits from a fantastic educational centre with a full SIM lab and dedicated time for all to learn.

Aligned to the Wessex Deanery, we support and develop Foundation Trainees as well as Clinical Fellows and SAS Doctors. We encourage all our Consultants to fully engage with the education and training of our future generation of Consultants.

Health and Care Jersey is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic substantive Consultant in General Medicine with an Interest in Care of the Elderly to join our already passionate consultant body.

Jersey is easily accessible from most regional airports in the UK and has good links with NHS tertiary centres especially in Southampton and London, which affords the successful candidates to maintain links within the NHS and the private sector working. To support your transition to Jersey, we can provide a generous relocation and remuneration package, which is benefitted by lower taxation than within the UK.

The Government of Jersey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (to include children) and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As this position will work with vulnerable people, the selection process will involve safeguarding measures and include an enhanced DBS check.

Interviews for this position will take place on Wednesday 22nd October 2025. A pre-interview meeting day for shortlisted candidates will be held on Tuesday 21st October 2025. Please note that you will be required to travel to Jersey to attend both days. 

For an informal discussion please contact David Hopkins (Interim Chief of Service), by emailing D.Hopkins@health.gov.je. For any recruitment related queries, please contact Sol Bradbury (HR Consultant), by emailing S.Bradbury@gov.je.

The Post

This post is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed Elderly Care & Frailty Department. The role will mainly focus on the development of frailty services for the island of Jersey as well as having ward commitments for both general internal medicine. The role will lead on the development of the frailty unit interfacing secondary care with primary care. The role will have a rotational commitment for rehabilitation which is situated on-site at Jersey General Hospital as well as outpatient clinical sessions.

Duties

1. Contribute to development of the Care of the elderly service in Jersey build and develop a frailty service which ensures integration between primary and secondary care.

2. Provide with the other Consultants a system of mutual out-of-hours cover for General Internal Medicine and cover for annual, study and professional leave.

3. Provide a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialities in Health and Care Jersey.

4. Liaise with medical staff in other specialities and participate in the regular clinical meetings and other post-graduate activities of the hospital.

5. Take part in the continuing medical education programme. Health and Care Jersey will provide study leave expenses in line with national terms and conditions of service.

6. To undertake outpatient clinics for both frailty & elderly care.

7. To set-up, lead, participate and attend relevant services’ MDTs.

8. To liaise with tertiary referral centres as appropriate to provide patient centred care & service improvements.

On Call Rota

The appointee will take part in the General Medicine on-call rota of one in eight. During the on-call the consultant will cover all medical inpatients in the event deterioration or medical emergencies. For weekday on-call a post take ward round is undertaken at 5pm, the following morning the on-call consultant is only required to post-take patients who are not on the Emergency Assessment Unit.

During weekends and bank holidays the consultant will undertake post take ward rounds and discharge ward rounds in line the medical model at 8am & 5pm.

Weekday on-calls operate 8am-8am the following day. Weekend on-calls operate from 8am on Friday to 8am Monday.

The Specialty

In patient care is based on medical wards in Jersey General Hospital. The post holder will be expected to deliver Consultant led care on that ward focussing on Elderly Care. There are currently no specialty outpatient clinics, and it is an opportunity for the newly appointed Consultant to develop a speciality outpatient service in discussion with the Care Group Chief of Service.

Management Structure

The Chief Officer directs the department for Health and Care Jersey - Tom Walker. The Director of Clinical Services Is Claire Thompson. The Medical Director Is Simon West he is also Medical Responsible Officer/Suitable person with the GMC for Appraisal and Revalidation.

Leadership Teams

Surgical - Scheduled Hospital Services

Chief of Service: Dr Simon Chapman
Planned Care Lead: Jemma Hammond
Assistant General Managers: Wayne Quenault and Tracey Wilkinson
Lead Nurses: Claire Ash and Stacey Bell

Medical - Hospital Services

Chief of Service: (Interim) Dr David Hopkins
General Manager: (Interim) Fiona Wade
Assistant General Managers: Karen Gardner and Natalia Miller
Lead Nurses: Harriet Holden and David McKenna

Social Care and Adult Mental Health

Director: Andy Weir
General Manager: Darren Bowring
Principal Social Worker: Paul Rendell
Head of Learning Disability Services: Robert Gardner

Children's Services

Chief of Service: Caroline Jenkins
Lead Nurse: Alex Watt
General Manager: Tracey Martin

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chief of Service: Caroline Jenkins
Director of Midwifery: Roslyn Bullen-Bell
Lead Midwife: Jan Auffret
General Manager: Tracey Martin

Medical Services Care Group

Care of the Elderly and General Medicine sit within the Medical Services Care Group which comprise the following range of services, a full structure chart of the care group can be found in the appendix:

Ambulatory Emergency Care

Cardiology
Diabetes

Acute Admissions Unit (AAU)
Emergency Department
Haematology
Integrated Sexual Health
Medical Day Unit
Medical Outpatients
Medical Wards – Barlett, Plemont, Corbiere and Rozel Wards
Neurology
Oncology
Palliative Medicine
Pathology
Renal Medicine
Respiratory
Rheumatology

Medical Services Care Group

Medicine in Jersey is fully age and specialty integrated. There are 4 medical wards, Bartlett, Plemont, Rozel and Corbiere.

A 5-bedded Enhanced Care Area is sited on AAU and there is a separate intensive care unit led by intensivists. There is also an Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit led by the Acute Medicine Department. There is a 14 bed Acute Assessment Unit.

SAS doctors are responsible for the day-to-day management of their patients on the wards with the help of clinical fellows, FY1 or FY2 doctor whom they closely supervise.

On call, the SAS doctor is responsible for seeing patients referred by the Emergency Department and reviewing patients admitted to the AAU by GPs in conjunction with the Acute Medicine team. A core responsibility of the Medicine Care Group is the provision of a safe acute medical service. The Care Group always provides named Consultant supervision for non-Consultants and ensures that prompt review and treatment is provided for acute medical emergencies referred by General Practitioners or the Emergency Department.

Consultants are responsible for producing and updating guidelines for the management of acute medical emergencies in their specialist area.

Care Group Statistics

There are 83 medical beds. 12-20 acute medical admissions on average during each 24-hour period on call within a range of approximately 6-24. There are approximately 4,500 medical admissions annually.

The Specialty Medical Staff

The current Consultants providing acute and specialist medical care to the Island population.

Dr A Mahmoud, AAU
Dr I Bodzioch, AAU
Dr J Vaz, AAU
Dr K Dabeedin, AAU
VACANCY, Care of the Elderly
VACANCY, Care of the Elderly
Dr A Mitchell, Cardiology
Dr P Le Page, Cardiology
Dr D Hopkins, Diabetes, Interim Chief of Service
Dr E Chacko, Diabetes
Dr A Varma, Emergency Department
Dr C King, Emergency Department, Interim Clinical Director
Dr H Stam, Emergency Department
Dr J Terris, Emergency Department
Dr J McInerney, Emergency Department
Dr K Anderson, Emergency Department
Dr M Finn, Emergency Department

Dr N Charles, Emergency Department
Dr N Payne, Emergency Department
Dr S Chapman, Emergency Department
Dr M Hanna, Gastroenterology
Dr M Duku Gastroenterology
VACANCY, Gastroenterology
Dr G Ortiz-Prieto, General Medicine
Dr W Nagi, Haematology
Dr S Munisamy, Haematology, Starting latter part of 2025
Dr B Lyons, Histopathology
Dr M Perenyei, Histopathology
Dr N Stefanos, Histopathology
Dr C Langoya, Microbiology
Dr A Chofle, Microbiology, Starting latter part of 2025
VACANCY, Neurology
Dr E Gomes Dos Santos, Oncology
Dr M Butt, Oncology
Dr R Soomal, Oncology
Dr W Ince, Oncology, Starting early 2026
Dr J Grose, Palliative Care
VACANCY, Renal Medicine
Dr S Alapati, Respiratory Medicine, Starting latter part of 2025.
VACANCY, Respiratory Medicine
Dr S Tosounidou, Rheumatology
Dr R Hembrom, Sexual Health
Dr S Kelavkar, Stroke, Starting early 2026.

In addition to outpatient clinics and 4 general medical wards containing 83 beds, the Medical Service Care Group is involved in the management of several specialist facilities. These include:

14 bedded Acute Assessment Unit (AAU)

5 bedded Enhanced Care Area (ECA)

6 chair Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC)

A well-equipped Clinical Investigations Department providing echocardiography, exercise ECG, respiratory assessment and GI physiology.

An endoscopy suite providing a full range of endoscopy and bronchoscopy services.

Diabetes Centre providing outpatient care for the diabetic population of Jersey, including retinal photography and specialist nursing support. Renal/Dialysis unit, providing emergency, acute and longer-term renal support as well as management of transplanted patients and assessment and treatment of renal conditions.

6 bedded isolation area for infected or neutropenic patients.

Other Hospital Departments

The following departments are located outside of the medical division:

2 Surgical Wards - Surgical Floor, Beauport
7 Critical Care beds which includes Medical and Surgical Intensive Unit
Designated Day Surgery Theatre (2)
Main theatre Suite
Outpatient Dental Department
Outpatient ENT Facilities Outpatient
Ophthalmology Department
1 Private Wing Ward (beds with admitting rights)
Private Patient Services
Radiology Department
Physiotherapy Department
Anaesthetic Department

This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

The Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre

A brand-new, cutting-edge outpatient facility named after the esteemed politician, Enid Quenault, celebrated for her enduring commitment to Jersey. This modern centre consolidates a diverse array of outpatient services in a single, well-equipped location. It features spacious consultation rooms, inviting public areas, a café with extended operating hours and excellent staff facilities, including showers and dedicated staff rest area.

Safeguarding

Health and Care Jersey has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as vulnerable adults in our care and for ensuring they are protected from harm.

The post holder will share responsibility for the safeguarding and welfare of all children, adults and/or families within their care and should be familiar with the signs and symptoms of abuse and know what to do if any such concerns are raised. The post holder requires to be aware of, and comply with, all child protection, safeguarding policies and procedures.

As this position will involve working in ‘regulated activity’, the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as part of their pre-employment clearances. Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory clearances being obtained.

Teaching

The Hospital has been a recognised ATLS centre since 1990 and ALS centre since 1995. Four courses of each are held annually, one of the ATLS courses is held in conjunction with an ATNC course. APLS courses commenced in 2002, and it is intended to run two courses each year. The hospital has a Governance committee supported by a team of clinical audit officers. The post holder will be expected to contribute and participate in the Department’s ongoing clinical audit programme. Health and Care Jersey work with Health Education Wessex to provide high quality medical education to FY1, FY2 and GP Trainee doctors on a rotational basis.

Medical Students also rotate through Medicine and Surgery from Southampton. The post holder will assist junior staff to identify and meet learning objectives by using the principles of teaching and learning.

Continued Professional Development

The post holder will seek opportunities to develop knowledge, skills and experience and be expected to maintain continued professional development to satisfy the requirement of annual appraisals including attendance at relevant courses and conferences, involvement at locally organised CME events and comparative audit. Health and Care Jersey supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education and is committed to providing reasonable amounts of time and financial support for these activities. Study leaves of 30 days in 3 years with a generous annual study leave allowance is provided, subject to the approval of the Care Group Head / Medical Director. The post holder will be expected to meet the Continuing Professional Development requirements of their relevant Royal College as required for revalidation.

Appraisal and Review

The post holder is required to participate in the annual appraisal and review process which has been implemented for all consultants and is in line with the GMC guidelines for revalidation. Training is available for appraisers.

Registration

It is a legal requirement for all doctors to be on the General Medical Council’s Specialist Register before being able to take up a consultant post. Specialty trainees are able to apply for a consultant appointment provided the expected date of the award of their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (or recognised equivalent if outside the UK) falls no more than 6 months after the interview date for the Consultant position and candidates will be asked to provide proof of this prior to shortlisting.

Proposed Job Plan

All consultants have a standard 10 PA contract for public work. Within this, all consultants have 1.5 core SPA for CPD activities in line with AoMRC guidance. Most consultants will have a further 1 SPA for agreed activities which support Health and Care Jersey.

The final job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Lead for General Medicine, the Chief of Service for Medical Services, Hospital Director and ratified by the Medical Director. The post holder’s job plan will be reviewed annually and will be appraised according to the current guidance.

The Job Plan can be discussed at the time of employment but will broadly be based on the provisional timetable outlined below until the joint review takes place between the successfully candidate and other consultant pathologists. The Job Plan will be authorised by the Chief of Service and is subject to annual review. However, it should be noted that this service requires a flexible approach.

The final job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Director and Chief of Service, before final approval with the Medical Director. The post holder’s job plan will be reviewed annually and will be appraised according to the current guidance.

In the event of inability to agree a job plan either at appointment or upon annual review, or in the event of issues arising from the appraisal process, negotiation will be with the Chief of Service.

Qualifications and Skills

Essential: 

Primary Medical Degree

Full Registration and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current License to practice (for overseas candidates it is mandatory that a license is obtained prior to appointment).

Higher Specialty qualification: MRCP & FRCPath or equivalent Qualifications for Specialist Registration.

Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.

Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.

Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register/Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent in the relevant Specialty (or be within 6 months of obtaining this at the date of the interview - documentary evidence of this must be provided to support your application) or equivalent.

ALS/ATLS trained.

Desirable: 

Relevant experience at a consultant level in a similar setting.

Higher Degree MSc, MD or PhD or equivalent.

General Experience

Essential: 

Experience in GIM and Care of the Elderly.

Participation on a general medicine on-call rota at a consultant level.

Evidence of successful interface between secondary and primary care.

Desirable: 

Enthusiastic Teacher.

Management Responsibility / Leadership Experience. Participant on the on-call consultant rota partial resident-on call on weekend ward rounds.

Specialist Experience

Essential: 

Clinical management of a Care of the Elderly Service at a regional or national level.

Experience in prevention and management of frailty.

Desirable: 

Clinical management of rehabilitation patients.

Treatment and management of patients with delirium.

Leadership and Management Skills

Essential: 

Ability to work flexibly with colleagues to develop & provide Care of the Elderly services.

Ability to Work Effectively with a Multi-Disciplinary Team, motivating and influencing others through their enthusiasm.

Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, management and other agencies.

Highly motivated.

Able to work within a team.

Experience of Teaching, Training & Supervision of Resident Medical Staff and undergraduate students.

An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to: Empower others, lead through change, influence strategically, collaborative working, drive for improvement, integrity.

Personal Atributes

Essential: 

Able to work flexibly in a changing health service.

Hepatitis Vaccination.

Other

Essential: 

Participation in Clinical Audit & Risk Management Activities.

Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults.

Evidence of annual appraisal.

Experience of service development.

Desirable:

Evidence of research and publication in peer reviewed journals.