Job summary
This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting intermediate care service based in Ealing, West London. As a specialty doctor you will be providing care on one of the 3 bedded rehabilitation wards at Clayponds Hospital or the community based rapid response team.
The role involves working with a consultant led multidisciplinary team to manage patients who have been discharged from or at risk of admission to an acute care setting. You will be delivering high quality patient centred care to manage the daily medical needs of inpatients and those on the caseload.
As a specialty doctor you will be, in addition to your clinical duties you will be actively encouraged and supported to participate in delivering teaching undertaking audit, and in service development.
The role does not require any night time working, but will require a commitment to a 1 in 6 weekend rota.
Main duties of the job
The role will include working with a consultant led multidisciplinary team to provide clinical care in bedded units as well as patients in their own residence. The team consists of consultant geriatricians, advanced nurse practitioners, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and care workers in addition to auxiliary staff.
On a rotating basis, the post holder will be expected to participate in the daily virtual ward rounds, home visits, daily ward rounds of bedded wards, liaising with specialist teams, primary care clinicians and other agencies. The main service commitments of the post will be to deliver medical support to all areas of the intermediate care team as described below.
The post holder will be required to provide support to nursing, pharmacy, therapy, social work and non-qualified staff to provide clinical care to patients.
Areas of Intermediate Care:
Ealing Rapid Response service - a consultant led multidisciplinary team which aims to manage patients in crisis at home and facilitate admission avoidance.
Magnolia Ward - a 20 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital which provides general rehabilitation and admission avoidance beds
Jasmine Ward - 25 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital for inpatient general rehabilitation
Rosemary Ward - 25 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital for inpatient general and stroke/neuro rehab (Level 3)
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of physical health, community, social care, and mental health care in the UK.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
THIS IS NOT A DEANERY RECOGNISED TRAINING POST
The Intermediate Care Team sits within the wider auspices of Ealing Community Partners. The local providers for the partnership includes West London NHS Trust as the lead provider together with Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust. The partnership also consists of various other organisations of local interest. The role will include working with a consultant led multidisciplinary team to provide clinical care in bedded units as well as patients in their own residence. The team consists of consultant geriatricians, advanced nurse practitioners, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and care workers in addition to auxiliary staff. On a rotating basis, the post holder will be expected to participate in the daily virtual ward rounds, home visits, daily ward rounds of bedded wards, liaising with specialist teams, primary care clinicians and other agencies. The main service commitments of the post will be to deliver medical support to all areas of the intermediate care team as described below.
The post will require a 1 in 6 daytime weekend on call commitment, but does not require any overnight cover (on call rota to commence when establishment capacity has been reached).
The post holder will be required to provide support to nursing, pharmacy, therapy, social work and non-qualified staff to provide clinical care to patients.
Areas of Intermediate Care:
Ealing Rapid Response service a consultant led multidisciplinary team which aims to manage patients in crisis at home and facilitate admission avoidance.
Magnolia Ward a 20 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital which provides general rehabilitation and admission avoidance beds
Jasmine Ward 25 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital for inpatient general rehabilitation
Rosemary Ward 25 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital for inpatient general and stroke/neuro rehab (Level 3)
Audit:
The post holder will be encouraged and supported to undertake audit projects and quality improvement initiatives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
THIS IS NOT A DEANERY RECOGNISED TRAINING POST
The Intermediate Care Team sits within the wider auspices of Ealing Community Partners. The local providers for the partnership includes West London NHS Trust as the lead provider together with Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust. The partnership also consists of various other organisations of local interest. The role will include working with a consultant led multidisciplinary team to provide clinical care in bedded units as well as patients in their own residence. The team consists of consultant geriatricians, advanced nurse practitioners, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and care workers in addition to auxiliary staff. On a rotating basis, the post holder will be expected to participate in the daily virtual ward rounds, home visits, daily ward rounds of bedded wards, liaising with specialist teams, primary care clinicians and other agencies. The main service commitments of the post will be to deliver medical support to all areas of the intermediate care team as described below.
The post will require a 1 in 6 daytime weekend on call commitment, but does not require any overnight cover (on call rota to commence when establishment capacity has been reached).
The post holder will be required to provide support to nursing, pharmacy, therapy, social work and non-qualified staff to provide clinical care to patients.
Areas of Intermediate Care:
Ealing Rapid Response service a consultant led multidisciplinary team which aims to manage patients in crisis at home and facilitate admission avoidance.
Magnolia Ward a 20 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital which provides general rehabilitation and admission avoidance beds
Jasmine Ward 25 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital for inpatient general rehabilitation
Rosemary Ward 25 bedded unit at Clayponds Hospital for inpatient general and stroke/neuro rehab (Level 3)
Audit:
The post holder will be encouraged and supported to undertake audit projects and quality improvement initiatives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS
- Shall have completed at least 4 year's full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competences
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- Diploma of Geriatric Medicine
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Broad based professional training in general medicine
- NHS experience within the last 3 years
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Desirable
- Experience in Elderly Care/Rehabilitation Medicine
- Experience in Acute Care Medicine
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching junior medical staff, nursing staff or allied health professionals
Management and Audit
Essential
- Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable
- Evidence of leading audit and quality improvement activity
Research/publications
Essential
- Publications in peer review journals
- Presentations to learned societies.
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Personal skills
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.
- Caring attitude to patients.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
- Commitment to deliver a high quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS
- Shall have completed at least 4 year's full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competences
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- Diploma of Geriatric Medicine
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Broad based professional training in general medicine
- NHS experience within the last 3 years
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Desirable
- Experience in Elderly Care/Rehabilitation Medicine
- Experience in Acute Care Medicine
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching junior medical staff, nursing staff or allied health professionals
Management and Audit
Essential
- Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable
- Evidence of leading audit and quality improvement activity
Research/publications
Essential
- Publications in peer review journals
- Presentations to learned societies.
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Personal skills
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure.
- Caring attitude to patients.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
- Commitment to deliver a high quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice
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).
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).
