Trust Grade Doctor in Geriatrics Medicine - London, United Kingdom - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

There are x2 posts available for roles as an IMT3 or ST4+ level trainee in general & geriatric medicine.

The post holder will be expected to work across the medicine for the elderly wards, rehabilitation unit and outpatients. They will work closely with the multidisciplinary therapy team and will have close supervision and training from the Geriatrics Consultants. If the post holder is keen to pursue a career in geriatric medicine, they will be supported and encouraged in gaining subspecialty experience and in applying for a training post if they so wish. They will participate in the acute general medicine registrar on call rota.

Please note, that we reserve ourselves a right to close the vacancy earlier should it reached sufficient amount of application.

Main duties of the job

The role is of an IMT3 or ST4+ level trainee in general & geriatric medicine. The post-holder will join the current team of junior doctors in the Elderly Medicine Department. They will be based on the medicine for the elderly wards, acute frailty, and surgical liaison services. There will also be opportunities to attend clinics.

Post 1: primarily involves inpatient ward work in the Medicine for the Elderly wards (Witherow, Lewis Loyd, Thistle) as well as the acute Frailty team and surgical/orthopaedic liaison. As part of the Elderly Medicine team, the post holder will also work closely with therapies, discharge team and social workers as well as liaise with community teams. Inpatient and outpatient duties are all well supported by a consultant Geriatrician.

Post 2: primarily involves inpatient ward work in the surgical liaison department; orthogeriatrics, major trauma surgical liaison and surgical stepdown unit.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

AM

Inpatient ward round

Consultant ward round

General Clinic

Consultant ward round

Inpatient ward round

Departmental Educational Meeting

Grand Round

X-ray meeting

Medical meeting

PM

Review new admissions supervise ward work

Review new admissions supervise ward work

Falls Clinic

Review new admissions supervise ward work

Review new admissions supervise ward work

For more details please refer to Job Description document attached.

Qualifications

Essential

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential

Language

Essential

Clinical Skills

Essential

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

Essential

Desirable