Job summary
We are looking to appoint a doctor to work at Foundation Year 2 or 3 level in General and Geriatric Medicine from April until August 2024. This vacancy has arisen due to a gap in the Foundation Training programme.
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate keen to pursue a career in Geriatric and General Medicine. The successful applicant will be expected to work under the supervision of the Consultant Geriatricians on the Elderly Care wards. The junior team on each Elderly care ward includes a Specialist Registrar, a Specialty Doctor, ST or FY2 doctors, 2 FY1 doctors and a Physician Associate.
Main duties of the job
Work alongside the medical team to provide comprehensive geriatric assessment and ongoing care to the patients on an Elderly Care ward.
Attend Consultant and Registrar ward rounds.
Gather collateral history from patients and their families or GP.
Work alongside the multidisciplinary team to help plan complex discharges.
Attend and contribute to the 'best interest meetings' with families of patients with cognitive impairment to plan for future care..
To provide the best medical care to diagnose the underlying medical condition and improve the patient's general health
To improve patients mobility and functional independence by providing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
About us
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. The hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities including Accident and Emergency, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genitourinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillo-Facial surgery, paediatrics (including a NICU), general medicine (including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, ITU and gastroenterology), radiotherapy and oncology, and all the general surgical specialities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Fur further details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or to arrange a visit, please contact:
Dr Apurba Chatterjee Apurba.Chatterjee@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Dr Kate Dean Kate.Dean@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Fur further details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or to arrange a visit, please contact:
Dr Apurba Chatterjee Apurba.Chatterjee@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Dr Kate Dean Kate.Dean@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
Desirable
- Desirable Criteria Advanced Life Support certificate
Clinical Experience & Skills
Essential
- Experience in Geriatric Medicine
- Evidence of achievement of FY1 competencies at the time of application
Desirable
- Minimum 1 year NHS experience
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of experience in acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take
Desirable
- Specific management of geriatric syndromes including Dementia
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines.
- Undertake audits and present data as required.
- Good IT skills, use of patient and hospital database.
Desirable
- Completion of Quality Improvement Project
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English.
- Willingness to take responsibility, and exert appropriate authority.
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills, and able to work within MDT
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility and make decisions with senior support.
- To work within own level of experience and escalate to seniors when appropriate.
- Interpersonal Skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathize and work co-operatively with others.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
Desirable
- Desirable Criteria Advanced Life Support certificate
Clinical Experience & Skills
Essential
- Experience in Geriatric Medicine
- Evidence of achievement of FY1 competencies at the time of application
Desirable
- Minimum 1 year NHS experience
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of experience in acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take
Desirable
- Specific management of geriatric syndromes including Dementia
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines.
- Undertake audits and present data as required.
- Good IT skills, use of patient and hospital database.
Desirable
- Completion of Quality Improvement Project
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English.
- Willingness to take responsibility, and exert appropriate authority.
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills, and able to work within MDT
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility and make decisions with senior support.
- To work within own level of experience and escalate to seniors when appropriate.
- Interpersonal Skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathize and work co-operatively with others.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
