Specialty Doctor

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradfield Green; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Specialty Doctor in the Care of the Elderly / Frailty service, based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. You will join the Care of the Elderly ward, performing comprehensive geriatric assessments for frail elderly patients, under the supervision of Consultant physicians, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You must hold GMC registration with a Licence to Practise.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise.

Responsibilities

• Carry out comprehensive geriatric assessments of frail elderly patients with multidisciplinary team support.
• Liaise with other disciplines within the Trust.
• Based on the Care of the Elderly ward at Leighton Hospital with collaboration from Care of the Elderly consultants.

Job description

Applications are invited for a Specialty Doctor in the Care of the Elderly / Frailty service. The successful candidate will be based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Cheshire.

The successful candidate will work with the Consultant Care of the Elderly and Frailty Physicians and will be expected to liaise with other disciplines within the Trust.

The successful applicant must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a Licence to Practise.

The successful candidate will be based on our Care of the Elderly ward carrying out comprehensive geriatric assessments of our frail elderly cohort of patients which will be supported by members of the multidisciplinary team.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.