NHS
Trust Resident Doctor (FY2/SHO)
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Job Description
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- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment of patients as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Providing the necessary communication back to GPs and family members
- Supervising the junior members of the medical team in day-to-day management of patients on the elderly-care wards
- Being involved in decision-making regarding care arrangements for older patients which may include case conferencing, best interest meetings and family meetings
- Making presentations at meetings, and undertake audit and other clinical governance activities.
- Being actively involved in teaching and training within the department.
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
- MBBS or Equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- MRCP or Equivalent
- Previous experience working in NHS
- Previous experience working in geriatrics
- MBBS or Equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- MRCP or Equivalent
- Previous experience working in NHS
- Previous experience working in geriatrics
Job summary
Trust Resident Doctor in Geriatrics
We are looking to recruit x2 full-time doctor to join the Department of Medicine for Older People on a one-year fixed term contract & 6-month fixed term contract.
London North West Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Trust Grade Specialist Registrar Doctor for 12 months in the Department of Medicine for Older People at Northwick Park & Ealing Hospital to work on our Elderly care wards which focuses on a comprehensive geriatric assessment, and early discharge planning.
Our goal is to provide a continuum of care for Older People spanning the acute District General Hospital, the local Specialist Rehabilitation Hospital and the necessary medical, social and therapies provision to promote maximal independence of older people living in the community. We aim to treat acute illness appropriately, to enhance quality of life, to reduce disability, recognise when life is nearing its end, and to provide individualised person-centred care in the right setting at the right time.
Main duties of the job
The post offers the applicant an exciting opportunity to gain experience in Care of the Elderly. The main duties of include:
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Date posted
27 February 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Foundation Doctor
Salary
£41,750 to £54,468 a year £41,750 - £54,468 per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
337-MS-1718-NP-A
Job locations
Northwick Park Hospital
London
HA1 3UJ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The department has acute frailty service which include a front door ED service and OPRACs (rapid access clinics). We also have a well-established orthogeriatric service. As well as in-patient and out-patient facilities the department has a Post-Discharge Rehabilitation Service (located at Willesden hospital).
The Department of Medicine for Older People has a friendly and informal atmosphere where the junior doctors feel well supported and achieve their educational targets. The successful appointee will be allocated an educational supervisor to assure that a personal development plan is agreed and will assure progression through continued professional development. We aspire to high standards of medical and nursing care, and routinely assess aspects of this with regular clinical auditing, to which the new appointee will be expected to contribute regularly.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Job responsibilities
The department has acute frailty service which include a front door ED service and OPRACs (rapid access clinics). We also have a well-established orthogeriatric service. As well as in-patient and out-patient facilities the department has a Post-Discharge Rehabilitation Service (located at Willesden hospital).
The Department of Medicine for Older People has a friendly and informal atmosphere where the junior doctors feel well supported and achieve their educational targets. The successful appointee will be allocated an educational supervisor to assure that a personal development plan is agreed and will assure progression through continued professional development. We aspire to high standards of medical and nursing care, and routinely assess aspects of this with regular clinical auditing, to which the new appointee will be expected to contribute regularly.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park Hospital
London
HA1 3UJ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park Hospital
London
HA1 3UJ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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