Job summary
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic FY3 or Core Clinical Fellow who will become an integral part of our orthogeriatric team. This will be a full-time position (non-training post), Monday to Friday 8am-4pm, without on-calls. The orthogeriatric department at Wexham Park Hospital is a developing department, known for the very good quality of the care delivered to the elderly patients admitted with neck of femur fracture.
Main duties of the job
The duties of the post-holder:
- Conduct daily ward rounds of the patients over 60 years admitted with diagnoses of neck of femur, distal femur or femoral periprosthetic fracture with supervision as required from the consultant ortho geriatrician.
- Work closely with the orthopaedic and anaesthetic teams for the optimization of complex patients in the pre-operative phase and for the management of acute medical complications in the post-operative phase.
- In carrying out his/her duties, the appropriate appointee will make himself/herself available to confer with patients' relatives, if required, and to discuss DNACPR and ceilings of care
- Take an active role in clinical audit, teaching and orthogeriatric service development.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person specification for: Foundation Year 3/Core Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person specification for: Foundation Year 3/Core Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBCH or equivalent Medical Degree
- Full GMC Registration (at time of application)
- Foundation training (or FY2 equivalent if overseas applicant)
- ALS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of special interest in geriatric medicine
- Evidence of competence to work without direct supervision where appropriate
Desirable
- Evidence of previous experience in geriatric medicine
- Evidence of involvement in service improvement associated with audit and QIP
Sills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to evaluate own practice
- Able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Computer literate
- Take an active role in audit
- Show a caring attitude to patients, staff and colleagues
- Be willing to provide medical support to orthopaedic team
- Be able to work effectively in a team
- Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Clinical Director
- Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development.
- Be able to cope well in stressful situations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBCH or equivalent Medical Degree
- Full GMC Registration (at time of application)
- Foundation training (or FY2 equivalent if overseas applicant)
- ALS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of special interest in geriatric medicine
- Evidence of competence to work without direct supervision where appropriate
Desirable
- Evidence of previous experience in geriatric medicine
- Evidence of involvement in service improvement associated with audit and QIP
Sills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to evaluate own practice
- Able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Computer literate
- Take an active role in audit
- Show a caring attitude to patients, staff and colleagues
- Be willing to provide medical support to orthopaedic team
- Be able to work effectively in a team
- Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Clinical Director
- Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development.
- Be able to cope well in stressful situations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
