Specialty Doctor

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; Sur place; GBP 50 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is inviting applications for a Specialty Doctor in Medicine for Older People. The post is paid on the Specialty Doctor scale and supports career development in General Internal Medicine and/or geriatrics, including CESR opportunities.

The role involves clinical duties across acute and community settings, with supervision by consultants and potential involvement in outpatient clinics.

Qualifications

• At least four years of postregistration training.
• At least two years in a specialty training programme in General Internal Medicine and/or Geriatric Medicine.
• Evidence of working towards MRCP (UK) or equivalent is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Provide day-to-day clinical care for frail elderly patients across their pathway.
• Support care within Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units, including leadership in deteriorating patient situations.
• Supervise resident team members and provide guidance to the multidisciplinary team.
• Liaise with General Practitioners and contribute to care plans within Intensive Home Support Service.

Formation

Post-registration training in General Internal Medicine and/or Geriatric Medicine

Description du poste

The job title of the post is Specialty Doctor in Medicine for Older People. The post is paid on the Specialty Doctor scale.

Job Plans may be finalised with post-holders on an individual basis. Dependent on experience, training needs and department requirement, an element of contracted time may be used for, CPD, research or contributions to departmental administration.

The post-holder will be encouraged to advance their career in General Internal Medicine and/or a medical specialty, and will be supported in obtaining postgraduate qualifications. The Division also has experience of supporting doctors in CESR (previously Article 14) applications, and again this would be encouraged for suitably experienced doctors.

You will provide support for the care of medical patients throughout their pathway within the directorate. There will be opportunities to gain experience in speciality outpatient clinics, as well as supporting with the quality improvement of the department. There are also opportunities for development and progression, for which we are eager to strengthen our team and are particularly keen to receive applications from those who wish to develop their careers within Geriatrics and Stroke to a senior level.

This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of a valued team, and is a great choice for those who wish to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment and be a part of striving for continuous improvement, enhancing skills and making a difference to the service.

For further details / informal visits contact, Medicine for Older People services are throughout 2 sites of the Trust with the acute stroke unit and acute MfOP wards on the Blackburn site and a stroke rehabilitation ward at Pendle Community Hospital. The directorate is currently in the process of developing and strengthening its stroke pathway and frailty pathway, ensuring patients are provided with the correct standard of care in the right environment.

The directorate also provides ortho-geriatric support for the fractured neck of femur pathway.

The postholder is expected to work on the middle grade tier within the Medicine For Older People wards, and provide the relevant expertise and experience necessary to ensure the efficient day-today clinical care of frail elderly patients throughout their pathway including within the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units environment as well as within the community within the Intensive Home Support Service, working in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team, and under Consultant supervision and guidance. He/She will also be expected to provide supervision to the resident members of the team.

The postholder will be expected to undertake full clinical duties including the daily clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care planning of medical patients, providing immediate care to deteriorating patients including initial resuscitation where appropriate, appropriate referrals to other relevant specialist teams where indicated, and ensuring safe discharge and follow up in due course.

He/She will be expected to follow the various guidelines and protocols in place in the Care Group, and contribute to these. The post holder will liaise with GPs and provide expertise and work in co-operation to develop appropriate plans for patients within the Intensive Home Support Service. The post-holder may be expected to attend and manage patients in the Outpatient Clinics under Consultant guidance.

The post-holder will be expected to participate in the Division of Medicine Grand Rounds and audit meetings and will be welcome to participate in any available relevant further training and study opportunities.

Post-holders would be expected to gain and maintain certification in ALS, or recognised equivalents. In the case of cardiac arrests and critically ill patients, the post holder will be expected to act in a team leadership role, following appropriate life support guidelines.

For entry to the Specialty Doctor grade, applicants must have at least four years of postregistration training, of which at least two years must be in a specialty training programme inGeneral Internal Medicine and/or Geriatric Medicine, or must be able to demonstrate comparable skills and competencies. Evidence of working towards MRCP (UK) or equivalent or already holding such postgraduate qualifications is considered desirable.