The post holder will be required to work as part of the ward and contribute to the on-call rota which will attract an on-call supplement in keeping with the Junior Doctor Contract.
The Elderly Care Department in Croydon University Hospital is a friendly and supportive department that aims to achieve a high standard of care for older patients both as inpatients and outpatients.
The Elderly Care Department contributes to a comprehensive programme of care interlinking hospital-based care with community provision to provide acute assessment and treatment, community care, intermediate care, rehabilitation, long-stay care and respite facilities for older people.
152 beds are designated for Care of the Elderly patients on the Croydon Health Services’ site including a Stroke Ward for all ages and an Orthogeriatric unit as well as a new 14 bedded Acute Elderly Care Unit.
Within the hospital site the department operates a ward based system so each Hospital Consultant is ward based. Each ward has 2 Consultants, one SpR, two ST1/2 doctors and one FY1 doctor.
Specialist outpatient clinics for Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease and Falls occur at least weekly.
Each SpR is part of an Elderly Care firm with 2 consultants, and is responsible for an Elderly Care ward base. Each ward has 28 patients and is staffed by 2 SHOs and one F1. The SpR will also have a commitment to outpatient clinics.
This post will be based on one of our elderly care wards.
This post participates in the medical SpR on-call rota and is a full shift rota.
The SpRs assist in the teaching of the Senior House Officers, Pre-Registration House Physicians and Medical Students attached to the firm as part of under-graduate training.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Dr Jas Virdee
Job title: Consultant Geriatrician and CBU Lead
Email address: jaspalvirdee@nhs.net
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