Trust Doctor (non-training) Level 1 in Elderly Care

Job summary

This post with the Elderly Care department will provide wide experience in all aspects of Elderly Care including acute elderly care, chronic disease management, Orthogeriatrics, Parkinson's disease, dementia, rehabilitation, and palliative care. The job is predominantly ward based. It will generally be based on one ward and with one consultant team but will rotate to different areas and consultant teams giving exposure to different sub-specialties. There are opportunities to participate in out-patient clinics including Parkinson's disease clinics, Falls Clinics and Memory Clinics. There will be an expectation to contribute to the General Internal Medicine on-call rota, as per Trust policy. The department and the Trust provide regular teaching meetings and educational opportunities.

Main duties of the job

1. The normal working day will be from 9am to It consists of providing in-patient care for an allocated number of patients. This will on average be 12 to16 patients.
2. The post holder will be supported by a Specialist Registrar and consultant.
3. To undertake a daily ward round to review the patients, request the required investigations, review the results, and manage ongoing medical problems.
4. To attend the daily morning board round (to discuss with other members of the team; nurses, therapists, and discharge coordinators).
5. To actively participate in the multi-disciplinary meetings.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do to offer a high-quality patient experience in a caring and supportive environment. This aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter.

This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. We expect all of our staff to demonstrate the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility.

We believe healthcare is better when provided by supported and dedicated staff, so if you are innovative, forward thinking and dedicated to high quality patient care come and join our amazing team.

At the Dudley Group everyone is welcome, please ensure you have read our Recruitment Equality Statement included in the advert.