Applicants are invited to apply for a Locally Employed Doctor post for ST1/2 equivalent in Elderly Care Medicine to commence on 5th February 2025.
This post offers the opportunity to join a well-established multi-disciplinary Geriatric Medicine team. The post holder will participate with the other team members in providing the core hospital facility for Medicine for older people (MFOP) services which is fully integrated with primary care.
This post will be mainly based at Amersham hospital with cross cover in our Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Service Unit (MuDAS) at Wycombe General Hospital and weekend on-call shifts in our Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC) unit located at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Full support will be available to achieve various curriculum competencies and e-portfolio during the 6-month period. The post holder will also get guidance and support to work on Audit/ QI projects, teaching presentations and poster presentations.
Please note this post will close early if we receive a high number of applicants.
The post holder will be required to support the junior team of the allocated speciality.
Other responsibilities
• To have regular meetings with the Educational Supervisor and have a yearly appraisal
• To be willing to travel between different sites/organisations in order to fulfil the requirements of the post
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
The post holder will be required to support the junior team of the Geriatric Medicine team at Amersham hospital with cross cover in our Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Service Unit (MuDAS) at Wycombe General Hospital and weekend on-call shifts in our Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (FSDEC) unit located at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
The post holder will have regular meetings with the Educational Supervisor.
The post holder will get guidance and support to work on audits, QI projects, teaching presentations and poster presentations.
The post holder will need to be willing to travel between different sites/organisations in order to fulfil the requirements of the post.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Dec 2024