Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine

1 week ago

Southall, United Kingdom London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine to join our friendly and supportive department at Ealing Hospital.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide day-to-day care for patients with frailty on the Geriatric Medicine wards and acute floors. Work in the Older Persons Rapid Access Clinic (OPRAC). Participate in specialist roles such as dementia care, Parkinson's care, or surgical liaison.

About the Opportunity: This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing department during a period of expansion and service development. We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic, and team-oriented candidates who are passionate about Geriatric Medicine and eager to contribute to service development.

What We Offer:

A supportive and enthusiastic team committed to high-quality patient care. Excellent educational opportunities for trainees. Collaborative work with the wider healthcare system.

Candidates with a passion for our speciality and a keen interest in active service development are encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

Our department's aim is to enhance the health and wellbeing of our older population. We deliver a comprehensive range of services across intermediate and secondary care with particular focus on early comprehensive geriatric assessment in the acute setting. Our services include:

Specialist multidisciplinary care on our wards for older people. Comprehensive orthogeriatric service An Emergency Department Frailty Service OPRAC/SDEC outpatient clinics Surgical liaison service Parkinson's service

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest integrated care Trusts in the country bringing together hospital and Local services across the boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Ealing. Our 9,000 staff, including 1,300 doctors and 4,000 nurses and serves a diverse population of approximately 850,000. The Trust was established in October 2014 following the merger of The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and Ealing Hospital NHS Trust and has an annual budget of over £640 million.

This is a pivotal time for the Trust as we pursue a transformational programme of activity to improve the way healthcare is delivered across the acute and local settings in North West London. To evolve as an organisation, we must create an identity and culture that will support the ambitions we have for our services 'to provide excellent clinical care in the right setting by being compassionate, responsive and innovative.'

During this exciting period of opportunity and change, we have a clear plan to address our challenges and with the commitment of our teams we are making significant progress.

We continue to lead the way in a number of clinical services. Examples of excellence can be seen in our stroke service which is rated the best in the country and at St. Mark's Hospital, an internationally renowned specialist centre for colorectal diseases. We are also a leading provider in undergraduate and postgraduate medical training and education.

Job description
Job responsibilities

In-Patient Care:

Provide care for approximately 15 patients on the Medicine for Older People wards at Ealing Hospital.

Frailty Unit:

Focus on comprehensive geriatric assessments for older people presenting to the Emergency Department with frailty syndromes not requiring admission.

Outpatient Care:

Contribute to outpatient clinics, including movement disorder clinics and general rapid access clinics for patients with frailty syndromes.

Clinical Governance:

Support clinical governance by contributing to morbidity and mortality meetings, quality improvement projects, and clinical audits.

Teaching and Training:

Actively participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training, and supervision. Liaise with and teach nursing staff, healthcare assistants, therapists, and other members of the multidisciplinary team. Teach medical students rotating through the ward and contribute to the training of junior doctors.

Service Development:

Contribute to relevant service development initiatives.

This role requires a commitment to providing high-quality care for older patients, actively participating in clinical governance, and engaging in the teaching and training of healthcare professionals. Successful candidates will work closely with the clinical and managerial team to ensure the continuous improvement of our services.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential

Professional Values and Behaviours, Skills and Knowledge Leadership and Teamworking Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups

Education & Training
Essential

Education and Training Research & Scholarship

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