An opportunity has arisen for STI-2 Junior clinical fellow level doctor within our Frailty services at Royal Lancaster Infirmary working as part of our Frailty SEDC and elderly care wards.
The Frailty SDEC pathway works on an early intervention, better outcomes philosophy with a focus on returning patients to their usual place of residence on the same day as presenting in the Emergency Department where appropriate.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that currently consists of Consultant Geriatricians, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacy Technicians, Dieticians, Occupational Therapists, Trainee ACP, and REACT Community Assessors who provide a 7-day service assessing Frail & Older patients attending the emergency department.
This service has built strong links with our community services and established formal links with pre-hospital urgent and emergency care services to offer direct referrals.
Part of this role will be to support our elderly care wards and Acute Frailty unit as needed.
This is an exciting time for our services, and we hope you will want to play a part in developing a gold standard service which will achieve our aim of delivering excellent care in the Morecambe Bay area for our Frail and older patients.
Main duties of the job
As part of a skilled multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for undertaking patient assessments for Frail & Older patients attending the emergency department & Frailty Same Day Emergency Care area to help patients return to their normal place of residency at the earliest opportunity. This means ensuring that full documentation, including TTOs, discharge letters to other specialties/GPs, etc. are accurate, comprehensive, and timeously completed and ensuring investigations, follow-ups, and referrals are arranged where required.
To ensure the Frailty SDEC provides an effective service 7 days a week, this role will require weekend working when the rota is fully established on a 1 in 4 rotation.
Part of this role will also be to support our elderly care wards of which there are 3 and an Acute Frailty unit.
The appointment will be 40 hours per week.
About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case, and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals, and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health, and manage their conditions through high-quality care, advice, and support.
This post is based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website here.
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice at time of appointment
* ALS certified & in date
Desirable
* Certified in ATLS, APLS/EPLS
Experience
Essential
* Minimum of 4-months FY2 or above experience in elderly care.
* Experience of an NHS or equivalent training programme, such as Foundation Programme.
* Ability to take responsibility for the same day emergency care of patients
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
* Previous experience of working in the NHS or comparable health service in a medical capacity
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