Specialist Doctor in Care of the Elderly
The post sits within the Acute and Integrated Community Care Directorate.
The post holder would be expected to champion a frailty approach to care and use comprehensive geriatric assessment to achieve the best care possible outcomes for older adults living with frailty in the Trust.
The successful applicant would spend some clinical sessions with the Acute Frailty Team providing clinical supervision to the MDT and the advanced clinical practitioners. They are expected to work with the team in ED and on the MAU to complete acute comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adult’s presenting with frailty crises and provide senior level reviews.
Please view attached job description for full details.
Hours per week: 10 PA's
Responsible for patients on acute COTE Ward 2, on a 25 bedded, acute delirium and dementia ward. This ward is staffed with a variety of trainee Doctors, and it is expected that clinical supervision would be provided to some of these trainees. It is expected they would lead the ward\-based MDT.
There will be the opportunity to develop a weekly clinic, which will be tailored to the successful candidates interests.
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed years’ experience in terms of nature, type and level of role. The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment history
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role. Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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