Geriatric Junior Clinical Fellow

Job summary

Geriatric Medicine is a dynamic department within the Medicine Division and has a strong focus on delivering high quality acute medical care of the frail older patient from admission through to discharge. The department oversees a bed base of around 200, approximating to a quarter of all trust inpatient capacity. These beds are located in an acute frailty admissions unit, short stay frailty ward, inpatient Complex Care wards and step-down transitional care facilities based on the Southmead site.

The department runs clinics in general geriatric medicine and falls, Parkinson's disease and enhanced pre-operative medical assessment on the Southmead site. At our satellite Cossham centre, we run a rapid access assessment clinic to support admission avoidance.

We have a newly- energised research program, and recent track record of high-impact publications and research output.

The medical team consists of 17 substantive consultants and approximately 45 junior doctors at any one time, supported by multiple advanced nurse practitioners, physician associates and therapists. This wider team has increased its emergency zone presence during the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing an acute frailty admissions unit, but we continue to deliver downstream inpatient care to frail and complex patients through the pathway through to discharge.

Main duties of the job

The post would suit trainees in Geriatric Medicine.

A successful candidate will:

Support allied health professionals in service delivery, for example with advance care planning or review of clinical symptoms

Contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings and develop a deep understanding of MDT working

Assist the development of integrated patient pathways

Evaluate service development work (may include patient consent, data handling)

Take part in research and quality improvement programmes

Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care

Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training across disciplines and specialties

About us

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.