ID Medical
Location
Gosport, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
About the role
We have a fantastic new locum opportunity available at Gosport War Memorial – Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. Are you local to this role or find this area desirable?
Take a look at the key details and benefits:
When does the role start? ASAP
How long is the contract? 6 Months
What type of shifts? Full Time
Role Responsibilities: The successful Doctorwill be based at Gosport War Memorial Hospital (GWM) and/or Petersfield Community Hospital (PCH) as part of MDT working across in-patient and community services.
A central component of the role will be medical advice and guidance to the in-patient wards, providing senior and experienced clinical oversight to complex and challenging patients across our 4 community hospital wards and 2 frailty virtual wards. Day-to-day clinical responsibility for ward beds is provided by nurse consultants, Specialty Doctors and Advance Clinical Practitioners.
The Consultant Elderly Care Doctor will be key to enabling the multi-disciplinary ward team to handle complexity, manage frailty expertly and help to widen our step-up capability for local patients.
The post holder will work closely with acute Trust colleagues to support appropriate treatment Escalation and step-down rehabilitation pathways.
Alongside the in-patient work, the post holder will help develop and lead the community-facing components of the service. 2022 saw the integration of two new Urgent Care Response (UCR) teams with our well-established community hospital, Community Assessment Units (CAU) and Community Care Teams (ICTs). 2023 established two Virtual Wards (VW), each supported by a community hospital, UCR team, CAU and 4 ICTs and visible to all via RiO Virtual Ward functionality. Both VWs linked by a single locality UCR Line staffed by senior clinical staff 8am-6pm. CAU clinics are currently part of this role, working alongside sessions from Acute Trust Elderly Care colleagues. Provision of expert clinical opinion and leadership for community colleagues seeking support with their patients is firstly provided by local ICT led community MDT meetings. CAU appointments, daily VW Caseload Review Meetings, and the option of home visits from ACPs or this postholder all add depth to the Community Elderly/Frailty offering.
About us
ID Medical is the UK’s leading Healthcare Recruitment agency, regularly working with 95% of NHS trusts. Our dedicated Recruitment Consultants are always available to help you find a suitable role. With 100,000+ shifts available every month and positions in various grades and specialties across the UK, we’re best placed to support you.
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