Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated Specialist Doctor to join our clinical team and provide expert medical care!
Your role will primarily be based through our Hospital at Home service, but with cross over involvement within our inpatient units. This dual-setting role focuses mainly on older patients with multiple health conditions and those with advanced clinical needs.
You will play a vital role in bridging the gap between acute hospital care and community-based services, contributing to an evolving Hospital at Home service.
You will be based within the inpatient units at St Martins Hospital, Bath or Paulton Hospital or within patients homes across Bath and North East Somerset. Service hours run from 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.
Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Doctor you will:
- Provide medical care to patients in inpatient community units at St Martins Hospital, Bath, and Paulton Hospital, as well as patients' homes across BaNES.
- Work within multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and ensure safe, effective care with optimized lengths of stay.
- Collaborate closely with the Royal United Hospital Bath (RUH) Hospital at Home team to provide acute multidisciplinary care in the home setting, focusing on admission avoidance and supporting early discharge from the acute hospital setting.
- Contribute to the strategic development of clinical practices within our services and strive for excellence in care delivery.
- Support and lead clinical teams in providing specialist interventions, ensuring continuity of care across various health and social care interfaces.
- Act as a professional role model and provide leadership and consultancy for the coordination of urgent healthcare needs, particularly for those traditionally requiring hospitalization.
- Deliver evidence-based clinical practice, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and timely response to changing clinical needs.
- Participate in audit and research activities to drive continuous improvement and contribute to the development of new knowledge and practices.
- Maintain active registration as a medical prescriber, managing medication needs for patients in Hospital at Home and preparing for discharge.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Specialist Doctoryoull be part of our valued team in Bath and North East Somerset.
You will feel valued as aSpecialist Doctor within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Medical and Dental SAS Doctor Payscale
- NHS Pension!
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least 100,000 pounds of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
We are looking for a Specialist Doctor who is:
- Registered with the GMC
- Relevant specialist experience for older/frail adult care
- There will be a requirement to travel across the region and at times to go to meetings and training in London or elsewhere in the UK- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle will be required.
- Passionate about providing high-quality care to the local community.
- Experienced in managing frail elderly patients and those with advanced clinical needs.
- Skilled in working within a multidisciplinary team across primary, secondary, acute, and social care settings.
- Able to lead and develop innovative healthcare practices and contribute to continuous service improvement.
- Committed to professional development and supporting a positive learning environment for colleagues and students.
Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Specialist Doctoryoull be part of our valued team in Bath and North East Somerset.
You will feel valued as aSpecialist Doctor within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Medical and Dental SAS Doctor Payscale
- NHS Pension!
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least 100,000 pounds of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
We are looking for a Specialist Doctor who is:
- Registered with the GMC
- Relevant specialist experience for older/frail adult care
- There will be a requirement to travel across the region and at times to go to meetings and training in London or elsewhere in the UK- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle will be required.
- Passionate about providing high-quality care to the local community.
- Experienced in managing frail elderly patients and those with advanced clinical needs.
- Skilled in working within a multidisciplinary team across primary, secondary, acute, and social care settings.
- Able to lead and develop innovative healthcare practices and contribute to continuous service improvement.
- Committed to professional development and supporting a positive learning environment for colleagues and students.
Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
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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.
