With ageing population, numbers of admissions of elderly patients with multiple co-morbidities are increasing. Dudley Elderly Care service is providing wide range of services and continues to expand its services to improve the care of frail elderly patients. Current Elderly Care Department provide acute Geriatrics, inpatient Geriatrics and rehabilitation, Ortho-geriatrics, Peri-operative surgical care, Falls, Memory and Parkinson's services. Inpatient geriatrics beds also have "Forget me not" unit for patients with cognitive problems and "Parkinson's Disease" unit. This job is to provide registrar level cover in the Ortho-geriatrics and work as part of wider Geriatrics team.
Main duties of the job
* The normal working day will be from 9am to 5pm. It consists of providing in-patient care for an allocated number of patients. .
* The post holder will be supported by team of junior doctor and Consultant.
* To undertake a daily ward round to review the patients, request the required investigations, review the results, and manage on-going medical problems.
* To attend consultant ward rounds.
* To attend the daily morning board round (to discuss with other members of the team; nurses, therapists, and discharge coordinators)
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do to offer a high quality patient experience in a caring and supportive environment. This aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter.
This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. We expect all of our staff to demonstrate the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility.
We believe healthcare is better when provided by supported and dedicated staff, so if you are innovative, forward thinking and dedicated to high quality patient care come and join our amazing team.
At the Dudley Group everyone is welcome, please ensure you have read our Recruitment Equality Statement included in the advert.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Medical qualification from a recognised institute
* MRCP
Knowledge, Training and Experience
* Two years or more experience in Care of the Elderly
Registration
* GMC Registration with license to practice
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.
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