Geriatric Medicine Community Specialty Doctor

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment.
We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating.
NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway.
We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities.
We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.
Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video Job overview GERIATRIC MEDICINE COMMUNITY BASED INPATIENT ELDERLY / INTERMEDIATE CARE SPECIALTY DOCTOR (BILLERICAY – ESSEX) Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.
Job Details: Salary £59,175 - £95,400 per annum (Pro-rata) Contract Substantive Hours Part-time: 6 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = On call None Location Mountnessing Court Inpatient Unit, 240 Mountnessing Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0EH.
Qualifications needed:·Full GMC Registration with a license to practice·Experience in the management of a broad range of physical disorders in older adults, including end-of-life care.·At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies Main duties of the job To be successful in your application, you will need:·To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values,·To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about elderly physical health care,·Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care, ·To be a team player.
NELFT Benefits:·Relocation expenses·Career Development and training·Just & Compassionate Culture·Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives·Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme·Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support·Employee Assistance Programme·Health & Wellness initiatives·11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few·Retail Discounts·Flexible working and agile working·Cycle to work scheme Working for our organisation Why NELFT?NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met.
We are committed to delivering the best careto the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.
With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.
We are currently recruiting for a Specialty Doctor position in the Community Inpatient Intermediate Care Service, based at Mountnessing Court Inpatient Unit, 240 Mountnessing Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 is a well-established post, and we wish to recruit as soon as possible.
You will join 2wte Consultant Geriatricians, and Specialty Doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.
Why Essex?Essex is a great county, where you can enjoy beautiful countryside villages, historical towns, stunning waterfronts, and quiet coastlines, while easily commuting into London.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be expected to:·Workaspartofmultidisciplinaryteamsprovidingcaretoolder adultpeople with physical health needs, within a community based inpatient setting.·Provideseniormedicalsupporttotheteam,anddirectinputonclinicalcases.·Provideguidanceandsupervisiontotheteam.·Work directly with older adult people and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external older adult health providers, and acute hospitals.·Work alongside 2wte Consultant Geriatrician and Specialty Doctor within the service and share clinical supervision requirements for the team.·Developlinksalreadyestablishedwiththelocalacutetrusts'A&Edepartments and inpatient wards.·Beresponsibleforpatientsallocatedtothemandwillassess,manage,plan,and deliver care.·Supportyourpeersandtheteammanagerandbeaneffectiveteammember whilst working on their own initiative.·Supervisejuniorcolleaguesandliaisewithotherhealthandsocialprofessionals and agencies.
Person specification GMC Essential criteria Full GMC Registration with a license to practice Knowledge Essential criteria Experience in the management of a broad range of physical disorders in older adults, including end-of-life care.
Experience Essential criteria At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies BenefitsWe believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients.
We are committed to supporting our employees holistically.
Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT: A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers.
This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.