The Trust is committed to the provision of a modern, high quality Consultant-led elderly care service and the successful candidate will work under the supervision of the 4 Consultants that are currently in post. There are daily ward rounds with the expectation that every patient will have a daily senior medical review. Inpatient care is undertaken predominantly on wards 6A and 6B which are both mixed sex 28 bed wards.
This post will input into the inpatient wards, orthopaedic wards and the frailty service but the service is in constant evolution to meet the demands of the population.
The frailty team work supporting the emergency department and assessment units and have a dedicated SDEC (Same day emergency care unit. The wider team provide general geriatric clinics as well as more specialised clinics such as falls and movement disorders.
* Ward based working at SPR level
* Review of inpatient referrals for elderly patients
* Contribution to departmental undergraduate education
* Contribution to clinical supervision of FY1/FY2 resident doctors
* Contribution to elderly care outpatient services
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in the county, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Lincolnshire is such a great place to live and work with many opportunities to grow and develop as well as spend time on hobbies, activities and taking in local historic sites. Find out more on the Visit Lincolnshire website.
Please see attached documents for detailed job description and person specification for this Specialty Doctor position.