Job summary
This is an exciting time to join us as a Specialist Dr in our Kent Community Health Community Hospitals, as we are reviewing our future model of care and developing our services,to deliver the best outcomes for our patients. If you have an interest in Frailty medicine, and want to deliver high quality care, this could be a great opportunity for you!We have 9 Community Hospitals within Kent Community Health NHS Trust, across east and west Kent. The wards are staffed by multidisciplinary teams, who providerehabilitation, reablement and recovery to patients post illness or injury. A majority of our patients are frail, with multiple comorbidities; and we provide specialist pathways forrehabilitation post-acute stroke and fractured neck of femur. The hospitals accept admissions from local acute Trusts, with a small proportion admitted directly from thecommunity.
Main duties of the job
The medical model is supported by Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), Speciality Drs and Consultants, and you will work as part of a team supporting a cluster of hospitals.You will be expected to provide clinical review, oversight, and assurance to the medical care of our patients, alongside providing a point of escalation for complex patient adviceand guidance. You will support clinical quality and governance for the service.We welcome the opportunity for research and quality improvement within our wards; and have recently commenced training of junior Drs and trainee GPs on our sites, and havean ambition to develop this further.Many of our hospitals are based on the coast or in the Weald. The area lies in the heart of one of the most scenic stretches of countryside in England, and yet is accessible fromLondon. It also has some of the best schools in the country. Our hospitals are based in Faversham, Whitstable, Deal, Thanet, Tenterden, Herne Bay, Tonbridge and Hawkhurst; andwhilst routinely you will support a geographically based cluster of sites, there will be an expectation you may need to travel to any of them to work with our teams.If you would like further information or an informal discussion about this role, please contact Chloe Chalmers (PA to Assistant Director and Head of Service for CommunityHospitals): chloe.chalmers2@nhs.net.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- A post graduate qualification e.g. MRCP, Diploma or Masters qualification relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- 7 years post qualification experience, continuous or in aggregate that is acceptable for full, limited or temporary (but not provisional)
- Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Extensive clinical experience in the care and treatment of people with frailty (including long term conditions and dementia care experience)
- GMC registration Minimum of 4 years as registrar or staff grade, at least two of which must be in frailty
Desirable
- Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of practice to take a lead role in that area eg Stroke medicine, Hip Fracture, Dementia, Palliative care.
- Experience in other areas relevant to frailty health e.g. general practice, acute frailty
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced understanding of long-term conditions and application to older people
- Advanced knowledge of managing complex patient information and situations
- Advanced knowledge of change management
- Advanced knowledge of clinical governance
Desirable
- Extensive knowledge of research relevant to the management of frailty conditions.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate a high level of competence and excellence in practice.
- Excellent clinical skills within area of speciality
- Demonstrates experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
- Ability to manage complexity and uncertainty
- Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to manage time and priorities effectively and work under pressure to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and make decisions
- Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team e.g. in project work
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively e.g. report writing; thesis Peer review of research or publications skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to make decisions.
- Capacity to handle conflict and remain calm under pressure
- A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities.
- Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
- Demonstrates an awareness to fully engage in appraisal.
Ability to manage
Essential
- Understanding of management issues including medical discipline; clinical governance, service planning
- Work produced is managed to ensure a high quality standard reflective of the seniority of the post
- Able to be supportive to others Previous evidence of managing others
- Willingness to support or lead in service developments
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to manage e.g. project work; mentoring junior staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- A post graduate qualification e.g. MRCP, Diploma or Masters qualification relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- 7 years post qualification experience, continuous or in aggregate that is acceptable for full, limited or temporary (but not provisional)
- Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Extensive clinical experience in the care and treatment of people with frailty (including long term conditions and dementia care experience)
- GMC registration Minimum of 4 years as registrar or staff grade, at least two of which must be in frailty
Desirable
- Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of practice to take a lead role in that area eg Stroke medicine, Hip Fracture, Dementia, Palliative care.
- Experience in other areas relevant to frailty health e.g. general practice, acute frailty
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced understanding of long-term conditions and application to older people
- Advanced knowledge of managing complex patient information and situations
- Advanced knowledge of change management
- Advanced knowledge of clinical governance
Desirable
- Extensive knowledge of research relevant to the management of frailty conditions.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate a high level of competence and excellence in practice.
- Excellent clinical skills within area of speciality
- Demonstrates experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
- Ability to manage complexity and uncertainty
- Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to manage time and priorities effectively and work under pressure to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and make decisions
- Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team e.g. in project work
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively e.g. report writing; thesis Peer review of research or publications skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to make decisions.
- Capacity to handle conflict and remain calm under pressure
- A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities.
- Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
- Demonstrates an awareness to fully engage in appraisal.
Ability to manage
Essential
- Understanding of management issues including medical discipline; clinical governance, service planning
- Work produced is managed to ensure a high quality standard reflective of the seniority of the post
- Able to be supportive to others Previous evidence of managing others
- Willingness to support or lead in service developments
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to manage e.g. project work; mentoring junior staff
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
