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Specialty Doctor Main area Intergrated Care Grade Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 24 hours per week (inclusive of 1 weekend a month supporting the virtual ward-including 1:4 cat A suppliment (8%)) Job ref 343-MED-775 Site Surrey Downs Health & Care Community Services Town Epsom Salary £59,175 - £95,400 Dependant on Experience Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/2025 23:59
" At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
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At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job Overview
Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to peoples own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centric Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual. This Partnership Includes
* The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
* CSH Surrey
* Epsom and St Heliers University Hospitals NHS Trust
* Surrey Council County
Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.
Its on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a Specialty Doctor as part of the HomeFirst Team covering the following clinical areas:
* Supporting the UCR and Virtual Ward services
* Provide middle grade support to the Mary Seacole Unit
The post holder will join our exciting and rapidly expanding HomeFirst Team delivering integrated holistic care spanning both acute and community settings. The post holders primary duty will be to support pathways to enhance our @home virtual ward within the National guidance, as well as provide middle grade support to the Mary Seacole Unit
The post holder will support our goal in improving the quality of care delivered to patients with a focus on maximising independence and supporting their return to their usual place of residence wherever possible. You will receive peer support from fellow doctors working across the frailty services in Epsom General Hospital and Surrey Downs Health and Care Partnership and be fully supported consultant geriatricians and an integrated management team helping you to drive forward change.
Working for our organisation
St Georges, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St Georges Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
To show dynamism, enthusiasm and flexibility in participating in the supporting and shaping of community and interface frailty services as part of SDHC.
To help provide a first class clinical service to all patients.
To provide high quality leadership and support to medical staff, Nursing and Allied Health Care Professionals across the HomeFirst Service.
To lead and support the multi-disciplinary team with complex discharge planning.
To support and sustain teaching and research where possible in relevant clinical areas.
When working in the community, the successful applicant will be expected to bring core medical skills; expertise and leadership to a wider team of clinicians tasked with the delivery of multidisciplinary assessment and integrated multi-agency interaction.
To work within the framework of applicable Trust policies, procedures, and clinical governance framework.
To work within contractual requirements, and in support of, applicable Trust clinical development frameworks, business plans, and development strategies.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Criteria
* MBBS or equivalent
* Has completed four years of training with two years in specialties relevant to geriatric medicine
Experience/ Knowledge Essential criteria
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills Essential criteria
* Evidence of Team working skills
* Evidence of excellent Communication skills
* Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, but understanding when to ask for help
* Equality and Diversity Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices
* IT Skills, Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
* Project Management skills (prioritising, planning, adapting plans, resource planning)
* Management Skills and leadership skills - Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team
Other Essential criteria
* Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions Professional calm and efficient manner Effective organizer/prioritisation skills
* Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others
Our mission: to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.
Theres never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
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