We are seeking to appoint 1.00 WTE Consultant Physician with an
interest in Geriatrics within the division of Urgent Community Services
to join our expanding team and department. We are expanding our
clinical expertise to meet the demands of the Virtual Ward, Urgent Community Response Team and Community Services including intermediate care beds.
We invite candidates who have a passion for leadership and want to be
part of a dynamic team and are willing to work in a fast paced and busy
growing Community NHS Trust. You will join at a time as we grow our
thriving specialist teams who have special interest in development.
A key aim of this role is to provide consultant cover across our
community services, this will include the provision of senior clinical
oversight to the Urgent Community Response Team and the Virtual Ward
services which are embedded within our Urgent and Emergency Care
Community Service Division. This is a key leadership role to support the
ongoing transformation of our admission avoidance and step-down
service offer to the system, whilst working in key collaboration with our
acute trust. This division of care also includes Integrated Discharge
team, Minor Injury Units, Community Hospitals and DAART (Diagnosis,
Assessment and Rehab Team) services which enable integrated services
to support patients journey.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled Job Description and Person Specification

Please refer the Job description for details