Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We invite applicants to apply for the permanent position of Specialty Doctor in the department of Medicine for the Elderly at Southend hospital

We have a large elderly population and seen a rise in emergency admissions to hospital and want to provide the best clinical outcomes for patients but to also work with our primary care partners to prevent hospital admission in the first place.

We have recently reviewed how we deliver elderly care services and in addition to our two dedicated older people's wards we have developed an older people's acute service (OPAS) where patients are seen and treated by a dedicated team of Geriatricians, nurses, social workers, discharge co-ordinators and rehab staff, with the aim of staying less than 72 hours. We also have a Day Assessment Unit where patients are seen and treated on the same day.

Our existing team for elderly services includes experienced geriatricians, discharge co-ordinators, nursing staff, social workers and rehab staff all of which are dedicated to providing good quality patient care. The role of geriatricians and other professionals who specialise in care of older people is crucial in implementing best practice in terms of leadership, involvement, education and training.

Your post will enable you to have some flexibility on their job plan by contributing to the acute DME wards, in reach service and Day Assessment service.

Main duties of the job

You will join the multidisciplinary team working in Geriatric Medicine, including doctors, nurses, rehabilitation staff and social workers. You will be expected to play an active role in MDT discussions over patient care and discharge planning.

Geriatric Medicine includes acute inpatient wards, out patients and Day Assessment unit - you may be required to work in any of these areas.

Clinical responsibility will involve the medical assessment of patients and all aspects of care that this involves and the organisation of investigations and onward referral as appropriate and necessary.

You will be jointly responsible, with the other medical staff, for communicating with GPs and other hospital-based doctors, from A&E, AMU and other specialities. and may be required to physically attend the A&E Department or the Acute Medical Unit in order to assess a patient

You will be expected to support colleagues working in the DAU and may be asked to assess patients attending the Outpatient DVT Service or provide emergency support to patients having transfusion reactions in the infusion room.

Organisational Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for generating discharge summaries or onward letters of referral for patients that are sent home. These should be sufficiently detailed as to ensure safe and effective handover of care from the hospital to Primary Care.

About us

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

25 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MM-LS3-1777-A

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-On-Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for applicants that will ideally have:-

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Full MRCP (UK) or equivalent at the time of application.
Has completed at least four years full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in Geriatric Medicine or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Geriatrics.
Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for applicants that will ideally have:-

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Full MRCP (UK) or equivalent at the time of application.
Has completed at least four years full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in Geriatric Medicine or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Geriatrics.
Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

Full MRCP (UK) or equivalent at the time of application.

Experience

Essential

Has completed at least four years' full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant speciality or as a fixed term speciality trainee in a relevant speciality

Skills

Essential

Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

Full MRCP (UK) or equivalent at the time of application.

Experience

Essential

Has completed at least four years' full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant speciality or as a fixed term speciality trainee in a relevant speciality

Skills

Essential

Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job

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

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