Specialty Registrar in Geriatrics ST3+

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appointment a Registrar in Geriatric Medicine.

These posts are not recognised UK training posts. However, the post-holders will have a named supervisor, and will be supported in undertaking scheduled educational opportunities within the Trust and clinical specialties.

Successful applicants will support specialty teams in Acute Medicine and Acute Frailty in the management of their in-patient & out-patient workload, and will participate in out-of-hours cover on the registrar rota. The specific rotation preferences will be discussed with candidates at interview.

The post is fixed term until October 2024.

The division of Access and Medicine has been rated as Outstanding in the recent CQC visit in 2020. The Medicine Division at the Royal Surrey is organised into a number of individual Strategic Business Units, which include inpatient, outpatient and day case services. Inpatient medicine is organised in a specialty ward-based structure, with triage from the emergency assessment unit to ward based specialty care based upon clinical need. The Royal Surrey is a District General Hospital, with regional speciality referrals from across the South Coast, and incorporates the St Luke's Cancer centre, as well as one of the largest ICUs in the region.

Main duties of the job

The post holder works alongside the acute Frailty team based at the Royal Surrey and will work in several areas including with the

Acute Frailty team in the emergency department (ED) and emergency assessment unit (EAU)

Frailty same day emergency care unit (FSDEC)

Hospital at Home service

This post also contributes to the general medical registrar on call rota.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

14 May 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,329 to £63,152 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

5 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-LC-EMF16217

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supporting the Consultants in leading and supervising the team in the day to day management of patients following a comprehensive geriatric assessment approach.

Team members should attend a daily huddle or SAFER board round to ensure prioritization and efficient use of time.

Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patients are managed effectively and efficiently

Proactively liaising with patients families / next of kin (with patients permission where they have capacity or otherwise in their best interests) to ensure an understanding of frailty and management plan

Supporting junior doctors in their training and completing assessments

All members of the team are responsible for ensuring patient flow and effective bed usage by prioritizing discharge planning / completion of Electronic discharge letters

Supporting the managers with rotas / leave

Engaging with quality improvement work and data capture

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supporting the Consultants in leading and supervising the team in the day to day management of patients following a comprehensive geriatric assessment approach.

Team members should attend a daily huddle or SAFER board round to ensure prioritization and efficient use of time.

Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patients are managed effectively and efficiently

Supporting junior doctors in their training and completing assessments

All members of the team are responsible for ensuring patient flow and effective bed usage by prioritizing discharge planning / completion of Electronic discharge letters

Supporting the managers with rotas / leave

Engaging with quality improvement work and data capture

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
MRCP part 1 and 2
GMC

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Evidence of continuing professional development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
MRCP part 1 and 2
GMC

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Evidence of continuing professional development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).