Trust Registrar Geriatrics

Job summary

The post holder will be required to work as part of the ward and contribute to the on-call rota which will attract an on-call supplement in keeping with the Junior Doctor Contract.

The Elderly Care Department in Croydon University Hospital is a friendly and supportive department that aims to achieve a high standard of care for older patients both as inpatients and outpatients.

The Elderly Care Department contributes to a comprehensive programme of care interlinking hospital-based care with community provision to provide acute assessment and treatment, community care, intermediate care, rehabilitation, long-stay care and respite facilities for older people.

152 beds are designated for Care of the Elderly patients on the Croydon Health Services' site including a Stroke Ward for all ages and an Orthogeriatric unit as well as a new 14 bedded Acute Elderly Care Unit.

Within the hospital site the department operates a ward based system so each Hospital Consultant is ward based. Each ward has 2 Consultants, one SpR, two ST1/2 doctors and one FY1 doctor.

Specialist outpatient clinics for Stroke, Parkinson's Disease and Falls occur at least weekly

Main duties of the job

Each SpR is part of an Elderly Care firm with 2 consultants, and is responsible for an Elderly Care ward base. Each ward has 28 patients and is staffed by 2 SHOs and one F1. The SpR will also have a commitment to outpatient clinics.

This post will be based on one of our elderly care wards.

This post participates in the medical SpR on-call rota and is a full shift rota.

The SpRs assist in the teaching of the Senior House Officers, Pre-Registration House Physicians and Medical Students attached to the firm as part of under-graduate training.

About us

Working for your organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:o Croydon University Hospital o Purley Hospital o The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath o Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside o A minor injuries unit in New Addington The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our Vision:"Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it"Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:o You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff o You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff o You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians o You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to homeo You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

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