Job summary
The older person's medicine department includes the Acute Frailty Unit, Ward 7, Ward 8 and Ward 20. SHOs may be expected to work across all of these areas flexibly. The department looks after older people who are often living with frailty, dementia and comorbidity. We provide a holistic, multidisciplinary, patient centered approach to care, based on the principles of comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Main duties of the job
Duties and Responsibilities
- The appointee is responsible to the Consultants for the execution of his/her professional duties and for the supervision of the junior staff in the departments.
- He/she will be responsible for the routine and emergency admission of patients.
- He/she will arrange to be on duty for emergencies in accordance with the appropriate rota.
- He/she will carry out daily ward rounds to assess progress of patients and ensure that all treatments ordered are carried out and attend rounds with Consultants.
- He/she is to ensure that adequate patient notes are kept and correspondence is undertaken punctually at all times.
- He/she will make him/herself available to confer with patient's relatives, if required.
- In carrying out his/her duties, the appointee will at all times be responsible for keeping the Consultants informed of serious cases on the Ward, cases of death and any other matter which it is deemed necessary that their attention should be drawn to. Any cases in which he/she has doubts must be referred to the Consultant.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- During his/her appointment, the appointee will at all times be expected to carry out such duties as assigned to him/her by the Consultant staff of the department and perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
- It is the responsibility of the appointee to carry out tuition and training and supervision of the F1s (House officers) within the department and give occasional lectures to nursing staff as required.
- He/she should report to his/her Consultant any deviation from good health he/she may observe in any member of the junior medical staff
Daily Commitment
- Daily board and ward rounds followed by ward jobs, practical procedures and meeting with relatives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- During his/her appointment, the appointee will at all times be expected to carry out such duties as assigned to him/her by the Consultant staff of the department and perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
- It is the responsibility of the appointee to carry out tuition and training and supervision of the F1s (House officers) within the department and give occasional lectures to nursing staff as required.
- He/she should report to his/her Consultant any deviation from good health he/she may observe in any member of the junior medical staff
Daily Commitment
- Daily board and ward rounds followed by ward jobs, practical procedures and meeting with relatives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB, ChB or equivalent. Valid ALS Certificate
- 1 year in SHO acute General Medicine with experience of acute on call
- At least two years post-registration
Desirable
- Part I MRCP Part II Written or PACES or equivalent
Previous experience
Essential
- Experience of acute medical take and inpatient medicine
- Suitable for SHO level ward work. Able to undertake ward rounds.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Expected attributes are intelligence, good organisation, ability to make balanced decisions and to cope with medical complexity. Good interpersonal skills are required to deal with patients and colleagues.
- Good organisation essential. Ability to apply theories of medicine to clinical practice. To know when to seek help.
- Essential for dealing with patients and other team members
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB, ChB or equivalent. Valid ALS Certificate
- 1 year in SHO acute General Medicine with experience of acute on call
- At least two years post-registration
Desirable
- Part I MRCP Part II Written or PACES or equivalent
Previous experience
Essential
- Experience of acute medical take and inpatient medicine
- Suitable for SHO level ward work. Able to undertake ward rounds.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Expected attributes are intelligence, good organisation, ability to make balanced decisions and to cope with medical complexity. Good interpersonal skills are required to deal with patients and colleagues.
- Good organisation essential. Ability to apply theories of medicine to clinical practice. To know when to seek help.
- Essential for dealing with patients and other team members
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
