Consultant in Medicine for Older People & Stroke Medicine
British Medical Journal
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a joint rotating six month post in the Department of Medicine for Older People and Stroke Medicine at London North West based at Northwick Park Hospital.Our collective goal is to provide excellent care for our frail older patients and stroke patients to hospital and back home. We aim to treat acute illness appropriately, to enhance quality of life, to reduce disability, recognise when life is nearing its end, and to provide individualised person-centred care in the right setting at the right time. Post covid, our department is undergoing an exciting period of expansion and service development. Dynamic, enthusiastic and team-oriented individuals with a passion for our specialty and who are keen to take an active role in service development are invited to apply for these positions.We are a friendly department working within the Integrated Medicine Division. New Consultants will be supported to develop their own sub-specialty interest and mentoring will be provided. Consultants will be offered the opportunity to participate in the unselected medical take as part of their on-call duties to keep up GIM skills and accreditation.Applications are welcomed from Doctors within 6 months of their CCT, or CESR in Geriatric medicine, and existing consultants looking to relocate. The posts are full time, 10PA (7.5 DCC, 2.5 SPA).Main duties of the job6 months in Stroke Medicine
About usLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.We run major acute services at:
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.Job description
Job responsibilities6 Months in Geriatric MedicineThe post holder will be responsible for 1/3 of an elderly care ward working with 2 other consultant colleagues to provide internal cover for 34 inpatients. The post holder will have one outpatient clinic per fortnight and do 1 alternate afternoon a week covering the acute frailty service (working with a team of nurses and therapists in ED and SDEC to provide early focused CGA and multidisciplinary discharge planning).There is an expectation that the post holder will participate in general medical on-call rota 1:13 Friday-Sunday (for which 1 PA is allocated). Weekends are 8-5 or 9-9 shifts post-taking new patients or doing ward rounds on the AMU wards.Regular involvement in clinical governance (3 monthly meeting), morbidity & mortality reviews, service development activity, audit and teaching will be expected. The appointee will provide clinical supervision to junior doctors rotating to the department and will be the educational supervisor for up to 3 trainees. There is an active educational programme with a weekly departmental meeting, to which the post holder is expected to attend and contribute.Person Specification
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337-MS-1485-LTD-2CompanyLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) is one of the largest integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital and community services to the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.As well as delivering community services across four London boroughs from multiple sites we run major acute hospital services at:
We also provide specialist care at Meadow House Hospice. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.To find out more about our Trust, why not view our videoOur values – HEARTOur vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to provide excellent clinical care in the right settingWe are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust welcomes applications from people who wish to work part time or flexibly.Company info Website
£93666 – 126281 per year
London
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:32:43 GMT
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