Trust Registrar in Older People's Services
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Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Ipswich Hospital as Trust Registrar in Older Peoples Services (Geriatric and General Medicine) for a full time post.
We run a ward-based service which has allowed development of areas of expertise in the management of frail, complex elderly. The Constable Suite comprises Haughley and Grundisburgh wards which specialise in neurocognitive disorders and complex intermediate stay patients. These wards have been refurbished with bright colours, way finding, easy signage, mood lighting and removal of the nurse's station to provide a dementia friendly environment and extra facilities for end-of-life care and are recognised in the King's Fund Enhancing the Healing Environment project.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with an older people services Consultant, managing 28 patients on one of the Older Peoples Wards (Waveney ward). You will be supported by two FY2 doctors, and will supervise these juniors, using your clinical judgment and experience to escalate more complex patients for management under the guidance and instruction 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 leadership to the progressive, innovative multidisciplinary ward team, supporting the ward consultant and working closely the ward sister and nursing team to deliver excellent clinical care.
This post is integrated with other Older People's Services including Community Hospitals and at times your role will also include sessions in the frailty assessment base, falls clinic and other older people's wards.
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
04 October 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£55,329 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-MI2263
Job locations
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
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)
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