Specialty Doctor - Older People's Services (10 PA's)
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UHD requires two Geriatric Medicine Specialty Doctors to fulfil the roles within our Older People's Services and Acute Care directorate. The post holder will be predominantly ward based and gain a wide range of experience and undertake on call.
Responsibilities
1. Work with other grades of staff, assist with ward rounds, admitting patients, and clinics.
2. Work alongside existing specialty doctors and trainee Geriatric registrars to provide care to inpatients, including new admissions.
3. Supervise and support junior medical colleagues, Physicians Associates, and Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
4. Maintain continued professional development.
5. Attend ward multidisciplinary meetings.
6. Contribute to educational sessions and Clinical Governance meetings.
7. Participate in departmental Quality Improvement work.
8. Teach Medical and Physician’s Associates students.
9. Participate in the hospital appraisal process as part of ongoing professional development.
10. Potential weekend working within the ortho-geriatric service.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated during December 2025, when this role and base of work will relocate to the Bournemouth Hospital site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance/reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Dr Sally Mitchell
Job title: Consultant Geriatrician
Email address: sally.mitchell@uhd.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0300 019 2483
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Other
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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