Junior Doctor in Older People's Services
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Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Ipswich Hospital and Community Team. We are inviting applications for a fixed term Junior Doctor qualified to FY3 or ST/CT Grade until 6th August 2024 with potential to extend beyond this.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with a geriatric consultant alongside the community medical team. The medical team consists of GP Specialist Trainees, Foundation Year 2 trainees, Local Employed Doctors and Advanced Care Practitioners. The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate clinical management of patient as part the progressive, innovative multidisciplinary ward team, effectively managing their own time in supporting the ward team and working closely with the ward matron, nursing team and therapy teams to deliver excellent clinical care and support patient progress during rehabilitation. Working within the clinical guidance of the Consultant, you will be expected to assess all new admissions, identify any acute medical needs and use your clinical judgment and experience to escalate back to the acute hospital when needed in the event of clinical deterioration. There is a weekly Consultant led ward round at each Community Hospital. Daily board rounds, weekly MDT meetings, monthly clinical governance meetings will also form part of your timetable.
This post is integrated with the Ipswich hospital older people's services and at times your role will also include sessions in the frailty assessment base, falls clinic and other community and older people's services.
About us
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients' own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.
We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites - totalling £100million over the next five years.
We are building a new elective orthopaedic centre for ESNEFT at Colchester Hospital. It will be one of the biggest centres in the country and will ensure we can retain complex and low volume cases locally for the people we serve.
We are also now building a £7million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester.
At Ipswich we are investing £35million in a new Emergency Department and co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional diagnostic imaging kit (MRI and CT). There's a £5.3million molecular diagnostic laboratory soon to open at Ipswich, and works begins soon for a new Breast Care Centre and a Children's Unit.
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Details
Date posted
15 November 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£43,923 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
10 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-MI2306
Job locations
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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