Junior Clinical Fellow - Virtual Ward

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint 5 Junior Clinical Fellows / Trust Grade doctors at Senior House Officer level in Community General Internal Medicine (Virtual Ward). The post is suitable for those that have completed Foundation or Core Medical training (or equivalent). The clinical responsibilities include day-to-day community Virtual Ward work and 1:5 weekend on-call cover for the Virtual Ward.

There will be a robust induction to community working and training on EMIS which is used in the community for documentation and prescribing. The senior oversight is a salaried GP working with the team Tuesday to Thursday 08:00 - 20:30, and a full-time consultant working Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00. Senior cover outside of these hours will be via the on-call community consultant rota (weekends, Mon and Fri 17:00-20:30).

Main duties of the job

o Support daily senior Virtual Ward board rounds

o Undertake patient assessments for Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward, by telephone, face-to-face (in patient's home) or using video-technology.

o Provide support and advice to multi-disciplinary team members, including community Rapid Response nurses, district nurses and FY2 doctors on rotation within the community team.

o Take part in the clinical governance activities.

o Liaise with GPs and other acute and community-based services for prompt patient referrals and hand over of the care of patients.

o Take part in regular educational activities (We encourage successful candidates to take part in quality improvement projects / audits / teaching sessions)

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.