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Location
Wakefield, West Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
This post is offered on a full time (10 PA) basis although less than full time applications will be considered and the department has a mixture of full and part time consultants in order to ensure a supportive environment for all. All our consultants work cross site but the successful applicant will work within the organization predominantly either at Pinderfields or Dewsbury and District Hospital. The department last year saw 9,403 admissions, saw 654 new patients in clinics and carried out 844 follow up appointments. The Elderly Medicine Department within the Trust consists of 19 substantive Consultants. The Department is supported by 1 x Associate Specialist, 5 x Specialist Registrars, 2 x Core Medical Trainees, 6 x VTS Trainees, 1 x FY2 and 5 x FY1. Clinical responsibilities will include: Ward rounds and attendance at dedicated MDT meetings Provision of specialist opinion Participation in outpatient or virtual clinics or home visits Participation in teaching and training Regular audit, data collection and quality improvement work to ensure ongoing improvements in the care of frail older people occurs Maintain overview of all ward patients Actively participating and facilitating discharges on the ward Support and supervise junior doctors on the ward Liaise with Same Day Emergency Care ANPs if necessary Contribute in the electronic and verbal handover of patients This post is associated with a number of different specialty interests including Community, Orthogeriatrics and acute frailty. This post includes on-call responsibilities as part of a dedicated Elderly Care on-call rota. Working arrangements currently consist of the following: Scheduled evening duties 5pm 8pm Monday to Friday currently 2:18 seeing older patients (> 80yrs or > 65yrs from Care Homes or patients with frailty) admitted via the Acute Care of the Elderly Unit varies from one or two patients to five/six patients On-call weekends currently 3:18 (1:6) 8-hour resident on call seeing approximately 20-25 patients with the support of the registrar. 1 consultant on call at Dewsbury and District hospital and 2 at Pinderfields General Hospital. Overnight On-call duties are currently undertaken on a 1:18 currently. The on call element of a 10PA job plan is assessed as 1.5PA. Those on less than full time working have on call commitments depending on their preference of 50%, 75% or 100%. Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service. Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles
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Salary
£93.67k - £126.28k per annum
