Orthogeriatric Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Orthogeriatric Specialist to join our team at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care and contributing to the development of our orthogeriatric services.

• Provide direct input to patients admitted under the fractured femur pathway, patients admitted with peri-prosthetic fractures, and frail patients admitted with other orthopaedic issues.
• Improve pre-operative optimisation, lead the perioperative medical management of fractured-femur and peri-prosthetic fracture patients, and coordinate the subsequent rehabilitation process.
• Provide oversight and clinical supervision for junior doctors attached to your team and contribute to teaching and training.
• Participate in daily trauma meetings, weekly handover meetings, and monthly fracture femur pathway meetings.
• Participate in and attend monthly audit and clinical governance meetings.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients through direct patient care and maintenance of continuing professional development.

At Medway NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on working together as one team to deliver high-quality patient care. Our culture and values are at the heart of who we are as an organisation, and we are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment.

We are an ambitious organisation that is striving towards excellence in all aspects of our work. We offer a range of benefits and opportunities for professional development, including flexible working arrangements, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery, and a cycle to work scheme.

We are committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the best talent and welcome applications from under-represented groups to support our commitment to a diverse, inclusive, and employer of choice workforce.

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
• MBBS or Equivalent
• Speciality Certificate Exam in Geriatrics (RCP)
• Supervisor qualifications (educational supervisor from RCP)
• Postgraduate membership with at least 2 years post-membership experience
• Experience in geriatrics, at least 1 year, and orthogeriatrics, at least 1 year