Specialty Doctor Elderly Care/Intermediate Care

• To be responsible for the assessment and clerking of new admissions, managing ongoing medical issues and completing electronic discharge letters
• To assist with twice weekly consultant ward rounds and attend once weekly multidisciplinary team meetings for efficient discharge planning.
• To provide clinical response to any emergency clinical issues that might arise.
• To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information using the Systm One electronic medical record as required by the Trust for audit purposes.

• To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
• The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.
• To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients.
• To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
• To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
• To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
• To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.

• To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care.
• Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs.
• To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others.
• To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops.
• To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy.
• To support new staff and their integration within the team.
• To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.

• To follow good medical practice standards in documenting all assessments of patients and to share necessary information with other health professionals.
• To provide reports on time.
• To ensure that all letters and summaries are checked and sent promptly to referring GPs, other colleagues, and agencies.
• The post holder will ensure that accurate and up to date records are kept of all clinical activity.
• The post holder will be expected to have good IT skills and to use the Trust’s electronic case record system.

• To participate in the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust.
• To actively promote professional integrated health working, internally and externally.
• To facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.
• To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols, and guidelines.
• To participate in the audit process, linking in with the clinical governance agenda.
• To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilising the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews.
• Support the AMD in strategic service development and business planning.
• Lead compassionately on the evolution of services.

Essential

• Experience in the management of a broad range of physical disorders in older adults
• Application Form
• Interview At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Application Form
• Interview Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams

Desirable

• Experience in general medicine

Essential

• Good knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of physical and mental health disorders and evidence-based management interventions.
• Application Form
• Interview
• Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines.

Desirable

• Evidence of change management skills