University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
An exciting opportunity to join the Orthogeriatric team working across Medicine and Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Silver Trauma Unit at the BRI with the opportunity to work at Weston General Hospital. The successful applicant will work with the Orthogeriatric team and be predominantly responsible for providing care for elderly trauma (over 75 years) and hip fracture patients (all ages) on the Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) wards and supporting the Bone Health for Older People (BHOP) Clinic.
Main duties of the job
The Specialty Doctor post available is detailed below and will be available to start from February 2025.
Core: The post holder will be responsible for the continuity of patient care for patients being treated on the Silver Trauma Unit at the BRI. The post holder will work with the Orthogeriatric team and be predominately responsible for providing care for elderly trauma (over 75 years) and hip fracture patients (all ages) on the T&O wards.
Clinical Management: The post holder is expected to take a full role in the delivery of the Trust wide agenda for Governance. The Trust believes in an open learning environment with clear risk management strategy that allows innovation and improvement in care whilst placing patient safety at the centre of our values. The post holder will take an active part in the department/specialty strategy.
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description including the main responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Full registration with General Medical Council (GMC)
* Minimum of six years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis)
* ST3 and above
* MB ChB or equivalent
* Special interest in a subspecialty of orthogeriatric
* MD/PHD in relevant specialty
Experience
* Minimum of six years full time post graduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme
* Knowledge of the role of clinical governance in current clinical practice
* Experience of educating support staff
* Knowledge of research techniques in clinical medicine
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
* Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* Proven ability to organise and prioritise workload
* Broad range of IT skills
* Demonstrate current ALS certification or equivalent
* Evidence of appropriate management training
* Interest in future research
Research
* Knowledge of the principles involved in research
* Evidence of involvement in research
* Interest in clinical research and an ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
* Ability to increase the academic profile of the department
* Proven participation in clinical research
* Publications in peer reviewed journals
* Experience in supervising undergraduate/postgraduate research projects
* Experience of patient and public involvement in service co-design
Clinical Governance and Audit
* Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
* An understanding of and a proven ability to apply research findings to individual patients or populations of patients
* Experience in quality improvement work
* Demonstrate experience as lead for clinical governance
* Lead for improvement initiative at local or regional level
Behaviours and Values
* Be able to demonstrate a commitment to the four Trust values
* Reflect Trust values through examples in clinical practice
* Demonstrate effective team work
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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