Specialty Doctor in Elderly Care & Orthogeriatrics

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Reading is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Elderly Care & Orthogeriatrics to join their multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on providing holistic patient-centered care and involves managing patients with hip fractures. The position is part-time, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to a comprehensive geriatric medicine service.

Qualifications

• Provide day-to-day medical care for patients.
• Conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients admitted from the Emergency Department.
• Attend daily board rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Medical Degree

Job description

Specialty Doctor in Elderly Care & Orthogeriatrics

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Applications are warmly welcomed to join a specialist multidisciplinary team contributing to the provision of our comprehensive geriatric medicine service. We are looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor to join the Elderly Care department in the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. This is a less than full time post (0.6 WTE) for a period of one year commencing August 2025, working predominantly with the Orthogeriatrics service.

The successful candidate will provide day to day medical care and review of patients on Emmer Green ward, and support the Orthogeriatric service.

The post-holder will have responsibility for the day-to-day care of the patients on Emmer Green ward. The ethos of each elderly care ward is holistic, patient centred care focussing on comprehensive geriatric assessment and multi-disciplinary team working. The successful candidates will be involved in reviewing patients who have sustained hip fractures outside of Emmer Green, and both the acute medical care and the discharge planning process of all of the patients on the ward.

The post holder will share clinical responsibilities with the ward team to

To provide, with colleagues, timely Comprehensive geriatric assessment, falls and bone health assessment on all patients with fractured neck of femur, distal femoral fractures and periprosthetic fractures in line with the best practice tariff.

To manage patients admitted from the Emergency Department to a dedicated hip fracture unit, overseeing their perioperative care and, with the multidisciplinary team manage their post-operative rehabilitation

Attend daily board rounds, Consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings

Work alongside the nursing & therapy teams and the rest of the MDT to help patients to achieve their maximum

Communicate with families of patients, especially those with cognitive impairment, regarding management plans and discharge destinations

Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Paul Wearing Job title: Consultant Interface Geriatrician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0118 3225474

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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