Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviors.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Fixed term 6-12 months
Working Part time : 32 hours per week
Trust Registrar in Care of the Elderly (ST3+ level)
The successful candidate will be a Part time appointment working with the Care of the Elderly Team. Working with the Specialty Doctors they will ensure cover is provided for general inpatients and rehabilitation patients on the Stroke ward with 6 bedded hyper acute stroke area, and also general Care of the Elderly wards.
Main duties of the job
1. Responsible for the day to day running of the ward with self directed ward rounds,
2. Assessment of new patients
3. Provide senior support to junior members of the team
4. Plan maintenance medical treatment and appropriate outpatient investigations
5. Support consultant ward rounds
6. Provide cross cover
7. The attendance at out-patients clinics will be as per the DME rota
8. Support the wider nursing and specialist nursing team
9. participate in the general acute registrar on-take rota
10. Involvement in arranging junior team, multidisciplinary team meetings, in patient discharge summaries, out patient letters and general correspondence
11. The successful candidate may be required to participate in the acute/internal Medicine Registrar on-call rota depending on experience and competence level.
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