Job summary We are looking for an experienced doctor who is comfortable working within a strong multidisciplinary team to coordinate care for people with complex needs in a community hospital setting.
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is a regional trauma centre and one of the largest hospitals located in the beautiful Southwest.
You will be part of a very approachable team and provided with great educational support.
Main duties of the job Assessment of new admissions to the unit and timely completion of discharge documentation Review of clinical deterioration in patients at the guidance of nursing staff or medical colleagues Supervise trainees and Trust Doctors in your clinical areas Supporting the Senior Doctor team with ward rounds and MDTs - including covering these in event of absence.
The post-holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring patient care is based on need with services that are accessible and acceptable to patients and carers.
They will be available by appointment to meet with family members and other carers whenappropriate to discuss patients' management and progress Inclusion on theresident and non-resident on call rota based at Mount Gould Hospital.
When non-resident on call you are required to be able to attend site within 30 mins of being contacted or complete your on call as resident on call.
Complete Mortality Screening Tools following in house training The post-holder will be expected to uphold the principles of clinical governance and to adhere to the organisation's clinical governance requirements as outlined in Standards for Better Health.
You are expected to be actively engaged in the organisation's clinical governance programmeand regularly attend governance meetings.
Your base will be Mount Gould Hospital (MGH) About us The right person for the job will have experience working with older people living with frailty, and ideally experience in community hospitals or rehabilitation.
We are proud to work together with our partners to provide community hospital care, acute hospital geriatric care, community geriatrics, neurological rehabilitation and medical education across a number of sites.
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Put Patients First Take Ownership Respect Others Be Positive Listening, Learning, Improving Job description Job responsibilities There are 67 beds across these two community hospital wards for geriatric and post-acute rehabilitation.
The case mix is broad and includes those following orthopaedic surgery, trauma and amputation as well as acute physical illness in older people.
The majority of patients are admitted from Derriford Hospital following an acute episode of care.
There is an experienced multidisciplinary team across these wards including nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pharmacist, social worker, dietician and psychiatric liaison nurse support.
Following a successful pilot we have up to 8 End Of Life beds in side rooms across the two wards which are supported by the palliative care team.
Out of hours cover is provided through the senior nurse on site, supported by off-site hospital wide on-call junior doctor and senior on-call rota (in partnership with Livewell Southwest [LSW]).
There are 6 nursing and medical teams across the two wards.
Each patient is seen weekly by a senior doctor, and there is a weekly MDT to discuss all patients.
You will be responsible for the medical care for patients across the two wards.
You will cross cover absent colleagues too.
Person Specification Education, qualifications and special training Essential MB ChB or equivalent Full registration with the GMC MRCP/MRCGP or Diploma of Geriatric Medicine ALS Desirable Higher degree (MD or PhD) Knowledge and skills Essential Extensive experience of Geriatric Medicine Demonstrate evidence of wide based medical knowledge.
Demonstrable experience within the NHS Ability to work independently.
Ability to work with the wider multi disciplinary team.
Ability to undertake Comprehensive Geriatric assessment Ability to manage patients at End of Life and in Last Days of Life Ability to manage patients dementia, delirium and with challenging behaviour Good time management Experience Essential Demonstrable experience within the NHS Desirable Attended appropriate basic specialty courses.
Personal skills Essential Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients and staff, both orally and in writing Practical requirements Essential Ability to work the hours required Ability to cover on call duties.
Ability to travel between sites