Specialty Doctor in Orthogeriatric Medicine - Geriatric Medicine

at  Wye Valley NHS Trust

This appointment is for a Specialty Doctor in Orthogeriatric Medicine; in Geriatric Medicine to work in the Department of Medicine.
The post provides excellent medical experience, teaching, and opportunities for learning. The post’s scheduled hours conform to guidance on junior doctors’ hours. The hours of work will be Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00.
The main purpose of this role will be to provide a help to the orthogeriatric consultant in the Orthogeriatric Service, working closely with the T&O department, to improve the care and outcomes for this group of patients. There is also the opportunity for the successful applicant to work in developing the fracture liaison service .
We welcome applicants who will bring innovative ways of working to the Trust.
This post may close early if we receive a high volume of interest.
Provide a high quality service in general and Geriatric Medicine to the people of Hereford and the surrounding area. Ensure that the patients receive a high standard of care required by the best practice tariff and the National Hip fracture database.
Medical input for the surgical team with assistance for frail patients on the surgical ward.
To contribute in the redesigning of the fracture liaison service, providing support to the specialist nurses for osteoporosis.
Supervision and teaching of junior medical staff in aspects of frailty.
Participate in quality improvement and audit of patients managed by the service, including auditing of data of the National Hip fracture database.
Communication with general practitioners, patients and relatives / carers
Teaching of nurses, other members of the MDT and visiting medical students
No fixed research commitment is expected, but research will be encouraged and facilities for it made available whenever possible.
The specialty doctor accepts that he/she will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, at the request of his/her particular consultant, in consultation, where practicable with his/her colleagues, both senior and junior.
You must be aware of and put into practice the Health and Safety procedures relevant for each ward or department in which you are required to work, including mandatory training.
Please see further duties and responsibilities attached on the job description.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
The Frailty Service is based in a purpose built three-ward block comprising three inpatient wards. The Consultant Geriatricians also have responsibility for inpatients in Leominster Community Hospital and Ledbury discharge to assess beds, undertake ward referrals from other specialties, support the Front Door Frailty team based in the Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC) Unit, Virtual Ward and provide a general and movement disorders out patient service.
Please see attached job description and personal specification for further details

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