Employer South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Friarage Hospital
Town Northallerton
Salary £73,113 - £110,330 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 12/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
The post holder will work in partnership with our Hospital at Home, consultants in older people’s medicine, GP with specialist interest, pharmacists, nurses, therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary team delivering Hospital@Home to older frail people across Hambleton and Richmondshire areas.
The service aims to support frailty crises in the community and prevent admissions where appropriate. The Hospital@Home team takes referrals from GPs, paramedics and other health care practitioners. The post holder would become part of the existing team and work in partnership with the wider members of the team. The majority of assessments are done in the patient’s own home. The team consists of a lead consultant, OPM consultant, GP specialist interest and a team of ACPs, nurse, therapists, and pharmacy support. The team are integrated with the Urgent Community Response (UCR) team. The team meets every morning for “board round” and allocates face to face or telephone reviews by the most appropriate member of the team. We have a no wrong door approach to referrals and strive to provide excellent patient care.
The role will have an education and mentoring role for everybody within the Richmondshire and Hambleton healthcare economy in the management of frailty. Although the senior clinical model is working towards a 7-day service, the post holder will be required to cover Tuesday or Friday’s at this time.
Main duties of the job
The core functions of this post are:
* To provide clinical care in the form of comprehensive geriatric assessment to frail patients with a view to providing care at home where this is possible, including NEWS2 scoring, Rockwood scoring, 4AT scores and other formalised assessments.
* To understand the major frailty syndromes and their management.
* To understand, communicate and hold clinical risk for patients who choose to stay at home.
* To communicate with patients and their families the working diagnosis, options for treatment, management plan and any results that become available.
* To undertake mental capacity assessments where this is required.
* To undertake venepuncture, obtain ECGs, bladder scanning, and rectal examination, and enema delivery where this is necessary.
* To support other members of the multidisciplinary team in their provision of clinical care to patients.
* To work in partnership with all other members of the H@H/UCR senior leadership team.
* To work in partnership with the other members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Facilitate and support early discharge for patients admitted to wards where possible.
* Provide senior clinical decision making to the team.
Working for our organisation
The role will have an education and mentoring role for everybody within the Richmondshire and Hambleton healthcare economy in the management of frailty. The pro-active role will be to support local GPs and community matrons in the identification of moderate to severe frailty and make interventions to prevent frailty crisis and forward plan for their management when they happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
* Minimum of 3 years clinical experience in primary care and associated specialties (this experience could be gained alongside this role).
* Demonstrable experience in frailty management.
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Qualified general practitioner (MRCGP) with current GMC licence to practice.
* Communication and language skills (ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English).
* Further postgraduate qualifications in medical education (e.g. Diploma or Masters).
* Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education (PGCertMedEd).
EXPERIENCE
* Experience and ability to work in a multi-professional team.
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT-Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
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The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name David Pratt Job title Senior General Manager Email address david.pratt10@nhs.net Telephone number 07773593008 Additional information
Vicky Ewan
Consultant in Older Peoples Medicine
telephone 07974608855
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