East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

FY2 in Older People's Services (Geriatric & General Medicine)

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Job summary

Junior Doctor (FY2 or ST/CT) in Older Peoples Services (Geriatric and General Medicine). This is a full time fixed term contract until 31st March 2024.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with an older people services Consultant, Registrar and a Junior Dr Colleague managing 28 patients on one of the Older Peoples Wards (Waveney ward). Working within the clinical Guidance of the Consultant and Registrar, you will support active management of patients on the ward, using your clinical Judgment and experience to escalate more complex patients for management under more direct guidance and instruction of the Registrar initially, with overall clinical planning and accountability under the direction of the Ward Consultant. This will involve a daily consultant led board round, weekly MDT meeting and monthly clinical governance meeting. The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate clinical management of patient as part the progressive, innovative multidisciplinary ward team, effectively managing their own time in supporting the registrar and ward consultant and working closely with the ward sister, nursing team and therapy teams to deliver excellent clinical care.

About us

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients' own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.

We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites - totalling £100million over the next five years.

We are building a new elective orthopaedic centre for ESNEFT at Colchester Hospital. It will be one of the biggest centres in the country and will ensure we can retain complex and low volume cases locally for the people we serve.

We are also now building a £7million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester.

At Ipswich we are investing £35million in a new Emergency Department and co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional diagnostic imaging kit (MRI and CT). There's a £5.3million molecular diagnostic laboratory soon to open at Ipswich, and works begins soon for a new Breast Care Centre and a Children's Unit.

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Details

Date posted

01 August 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£34,012 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MI2207

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details about the post in Older Peoples Services/General Medicine.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details about the post in Older Peoples Services/General Medicine.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • FY2 Or ST/CT grade
  • Proven post registration experience in Medicine
  • Ability to organise own work.
  • Clear, logical approach to diagnosis and therapy.
  • Experience of specific procedures relevant to General Medicine e.g. Ability to place intercostal chest drains/ascitic drains (ccompetent under direct supervision) and lumbar puncture. (Unless signed off as competent)

Desirable

  • Experience in other related specialty
  • Experience of PICC lines
  • Demonstrates use of evidence-based practice
  • Understands structure of NHS management
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • FY2 Or ST/CT grade
  • Proven post registration experience in Medicine
  • Ability to organise own work.
  • Clear, logical approach to diagnosis and therapy.
  • Experience of specific procedures relevant to General Medicine e.g. Ability to place intercostal chest drains/ascitic drains (ccompetent under direct supervision) and lumbar puncture. (Unless signed off as competent)

Desirable

  • Experience in other related specialty
  • Experience of PICC lines
  • Demonstrates use of evidence-based practice
  • Understands structure of NHS management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical lead

Dr Dan Coates

Dan.Coates@esneft.nhs.uk

01473704674

Details

Date posted

01 August 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£34,012 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MI2207

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


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