Job Overview We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic FY3 or Core Clinical Fellow who will become an integral part of our orthogeriatric team. This will be a full-time position (non-training post), Monday to Friday 8am-4pm, without on-calls. The orthogeriatric department at Wexham Park Hospital is a developing department, known for the very good quality of the care delivered to the elderly patients admitted with neck of femur fracture. Main duties of the job The Duties Of The Post-holder Conduct daily ward rounds of the patients over 60 years admitted with diagnoses of neck of femur, distal femur or femoral periprosthetic fracture with supervision as required from the consultant ortho geriatrician. Work closely with the orthopaedic and anaesthetic teams for the optimization of complex patients in the pre-operative phase and for the management of acute medical complications in the post-operative phase. In carrying out his/her duties, the appropriate appointee will make himself/herself available to confer with patients’ relatives, if required, and to discuss DNACPR and ceilings of care Take an active role in clinical audit, teaching and orthogeriatric service development. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person specification for: Foundation Year 3/Core Clinical Fellow in Geriatric Medicine Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria MBBCH or equivalent Medical Degree Full GMC Registration (at time of application) Foundation training (or FY2 equivalent if overseas applicant) ALS Desirable criteria MRCP part 1 or PACES Experience Essential criteria Evidence of special interest in geriatric medicine Evidence of competence to work without direct supervision where appropriate Desirable criteria Evidence of previous experience in geriatric medicine Evidence of involvement in service improvement associated with audit and QIP Sills and Knowledge Essential criteria Able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills Ability to evaluate own practice Able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team Computer literate Take an active role in audit Show a caring attitude to patients, staff and colleagues Be willing to provide medical support to orthopaedic team Be able to work effectively in a team Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Clinical Director Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development. Be able to cope well in stressful situations Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now